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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sharply at odds over the Republican's assertions that he may not concede if he loses on Election Day, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton chose cutting jabs over lighthearted teasing as they came face-to-face at a fundraiser. Yet both showed flashes of willingness to see beyond their bitter election battle, the archbishop who sat between them said Friday....
Vatican Weekend for October 23, 2016 features our weekly reflection on the Sunday Gospel reading in Jill Bevilacqua’s series, “There’s More in the Sunday Gospel than Meets the Eye” and EWTN’s Rome Bureau chief, Joan Lewis takes a look back over the past week’s events in the Vatican.Listen to this programme produced and presented by Tracey McClure:
Vatican Weekend for October 22, 2016 features a report on Pope Francis’ message for the upcoming World Day for Migrants and Refugees – with the focus on children. This is followed by a look at the UN’s new Secretary General who’s an expert on refugees – we’ll tell you what he had to say after he met Pope Francis at the start of his pontificate. And, the Jesuits elect their new Superior General - we take a peek at him and get an insider’s view of the Jesuit archives in Rome.Listen to this programme produced and presented by Tracey McClure:
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis said humility, gentleness and magnanimity are the three key attitudes to build unity within the Church and urged Christians to reject envy, jealousy and conflicts. He was speaking at his Mass celebrated on Friday in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence.Taking his inspiration from the greeting at Mass “peace be with you,” the Pope focused his homily on what is required to nurture peace and unity and avoid war and conflicts. He said our Lord’s greeting “creates a bond” of peace and unites us to create a unity of spirit and warned that if there’s no peace and if we aren’t able to greet each other in the widest sense of the word, there will never be unity. The Pope explained that this concept applies for unity in the world, unity in the town, in the district and in the family.The evil spirit sows wars, Christians must avoid conflicts“The evil spirit always sows wars. Jealousy, envy, conflicts, gossip&helli...
As a result of dwindling donor support, the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has embarked on constructing the “Great Jubilee mini-mall” at the Jubilee Centre along Nairobi’s Langata road situated near the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA). The mall will serve to support and sustain the Bishop Conference’s pastoral and social development programs.Speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony at the site early this week, KCCB Chairman and Homabay Diocese Bishop, Philip Anyolo announced that the over 500 million Kenya shillings project would host a supermarket, exhibition stalls, food courts and a 240 vehicle parking area. The mall project, he said, was the beginning of the next phase towards financial sustainability.Bishop Anyolo revealed that the Church in Kenya would also be embarking on another bigger project to provide student hostel accommodation next to CUEA. “Besides accommodation, we expect the hostels to create an oppo...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Friday spoke of the importance of promoting and supporting young people so they can face the challenges of life.“Providing formation for young people is an investment for the future: young people must never be robbed of their hope for tomorrow” he said.The Pope was addressing members of the John Paul II Foundation that is celebrating the 35th anniversary from its foundation.To those present in the Vatican for the occasion, Pope Francis said the anniversary is a good moment to look back and draw up a balance of the work done in the past years, but it is also a time to look to the future with new goals and objectives. The John Paul II Foundation was established by a Papal Decree on October 16, 1981 as a religious, educational, charitable and non-profit organization.Pointing out that the work of the Foundation spans many countries and has benefited many students – especially in Eastern Europe – the Pope said: &...
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) -- The Latest on the developments in Iraq where Iraqi forces and their allies launched a major offensive this week to retake Mosul, the country's second-largest city from the Islamic State group (all times local):...
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Do you prefer Chicago's Benny the Bull or Boston's Wally the Green Monster? The deviousness of Arizona State's Sparky the Sun Devil or the goofiness of South Carolina's Cocky? Or maybe you're more traditional, and like Penn State's Nittany Lion. If you're offbeat, go for Stanford's Tree....
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- South Africa will soon submit a bill in parliament to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, its justice minister said Friday, making the country the second this week, after Burundi, to move to leave the tribunal that pursues the world's worst atrocities....
BEIRUT (AP) -- The Syrian government on Friday opened a new corridor for rebels and civilians who want to leave the besieged eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo, but the U.N. said planned medical evacuations haven't begun as planned because of a lack of security assurances from the warring sides....
