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IMAGE: CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano via EPABy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICANCITY (CNS) -- Europe must recover the memories and lessons of past tragedies in order to confrontthe challenges Europeansface today that seek to divide rather than unite humanity, Pope Francis said. Whilethe founding fathers of what is now the European Union worked toward a"united and open Europe," free of the "walls and divisions"erected after WorldWar II, the tragedy of poverty and violence affecting millions of innocentpeople lingers on, the pope told European leaders gathered at the Vatican March 24."Wheregenerations longed to see the fall of those signs of forced hostility, thesedays we debate how to keep out the 'dangers' of our time, beginning with the long file of women,men and children fleeing war and poverty, seeking only a future for themselves andtheir loved ones," he said. PopeFrancis welcomed the 27 European heads of state to the Vatican to commemoratethe 60th anniversary of the signing of the ...
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ROME (AP) -- Posing with Pope Francis before Michelangelo's masterpiece "The Last Judgment" at the Vatican, European Union leaders started their weekend pilgrimage in Rome hoping that a visit to the cradle of their unity project could somehow rekindle the vigor of the bloc's youth....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jewish groups had pointed to scores of bomb threats against their communities as the most dramatic example of what they considered a surge in anti-Semitism. Some blamed a far-right emboldened by President Donald Trump. Now, that picture has been complicated by the arrest of an Israeli Jewish hacker who authorities say is responsible for the harassment....
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin made his preferences in the French presidential election clear Friday by hosting far-right candidate Marine Le Pen at the Kremlin, but analysts are skeptical about Russia's ability to sway the outcome of the vote....
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) -- Long before his short stints in jail turned into years behind bars, Khalid Masood was known as Adrian Elms, with a reputation for drinking and an unpredictable temper....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump greenlighted the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline on Friday, declaring it a "great day for American jobs" and siding with energy advocates over environmental groups in a heated debate over climate change....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, a key figure in investigations into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia, has volunteered to be questioned by lawmakers as part of a House probe of the Kremlin's alleged meddling in the 2016 election....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a humiliating setback, President Donald Trump and GOP leaders pulled their "Obamacare" repeal bill off the House floor Friday after it became clear the measure would fail badly....
Vatican Weekend for March 25th, 2017 features: a report on Pope Francis’ general audience, a look at the figure of St. Thomas More whose prayer on good humour is prayed by the Pope every day, a priest from Liverpool tells us about the story behind the famous Beatles song ‘Let It Be,’ archive sound of Pope Pius XII’s words on the Treaty of Rome, a review of the encyclical Populorum Progressio on its 50th anniversary and a Lenten reflection on the theme of blindness.Listen to this program produced and presented by Susy Hodges:
