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WASHINGTON (AP) -- From a return to higher premiums based on gender, to gaps in coverage for birth control and breast pumps, experts say women could end up paying more for less if the Obama-era health care law is repealed....
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -- A crowd protesting a far-right commentator's appearance at the University of California at Berkeley hurled smoke bombs, broke windows and started fires Wednesday night, prompting officials to call off the event....
ALEPPO, Syria (AP) -- Fighting has ended in Aleppo, and now talk is beginning to turn to the question of how to rebuild Syria's largest city, where entire blocks have been smashed to rubble in scenes reminiscent of World War II devastation. The task will take tens of billions of dollars....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans suspended Senate committee rules Thursday to muscle President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency toward confirmation after Democrats boycotted a vote....
Pope Francis on Thursday created the new Ecclesiastical Province of Chittagong in Bangladesh. While raising Chittagong Diocese to the status of Archdiocese, he also elevated Bishop Moses Costa of Chittagong to the rank of Archbishop. For administrative purposes, dioceses around the globe are grouped into Ecclesiastical Provinces within countries or regions. Each Ecclesiastical Province is named after the Archdiocese, that includes several dioceses called suffragans. Chittagong Ecclesiastical Province now has been assigned Khulna and Barisal as suffragans. So far all of Bangladesh’s 8 dioceses formed a single Ecclesiatical Province of Dhaka but now with the creation of Chittagong Ecclesiastical Province, Bangladesh has two archdioceses.
(Vatican Radio) At least 10 people have been killed and dozens wounded this week in renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine.Fighting in the frontline town of Avdiivka has left thousands of residents without water or power in freezing conditions. The Catholic Church’s aid organization, Caritas, is in place in Donetsk - the most affected region - and has sent extra teams of aid workers to the city of Adviivka to help people in need on the frontline.Linda Bordoni spoke to Jorge Nuño Mayer, Secretary General of Caritas Europa about the humanitarian emergency.Listen: Due to the escalation in violence and the increased humanitarian needs, Jorge Nuño Mayer explains, Caritas Ukraine has sent more people to the city of Adviivka which has been suffering the most in the last days starting from the night between Saturday and Sunday with intensified shellings. He explains that out of some 25,000 inhabitants of the city only about 15,000 are left including &ldquo...
Pope Francis also made two appointments elsewhere in Asia. In the Philippines, he transferred Bishop Gilbert Garcera of Daet to Lipa Archdiocese as Archbishop. Bishop Garcera is taking over from Archbishop Ramon Argüelles, who has retired. In Laos, the Holy Father appointed Vicar Apostolic Louis-Marie Ling Mangkhanekhoun of Paksé the Apostolic Administrator of the vacant see of Vientianne. The appointment came after the Vicar Apostolic Jean Khamsé Vithavong of Vientiane retired.
It was on Dec. 30, 1841, that a group of 12 young Irish women belonging to the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM), better known as the Loreto Sisters, landed in Calcutta, British India, in what is Kolkata today, four months after setting sail from Ireland, never intending to return home. This intrepid band of 7 sisters and 5 postulants, averaging just 18 years of age, were led by Sr. Delphine Hart. After landing in Calcutta, they never looked back, and today the congregation is active in many parts of India, Nepal, Bangladesh. The Loreto Sisters of South Asia, headquartered in Kolkata, are currently marking 175 years of their presence in the region. “Remember, Reimage, Renew,” is the theme of the year-long celebration that began on December 17. To know more about them, we called Indian Sr. Sister Anita Braganza, the superior of the Loreto Province of South...
(Vatican Radio) Building walls and banning immigrants means “deporting the heart of America” and “letting the politics of fear rule us”. That’s the view of American theologian and author Father Dan Groody, who heads a centre for Latino spirituality and culture at Notre Dame University in Indiana.After spending time running retreat programmes for immigrants on the U.S.-Mexico border, Fr Dan has been developing a theology of migration, challenging Christians to view themselves as migrants and Jesus as an illegal immigrant who “put Mary outside the law”.Philippa Hitchen sat down with Fr Dan to hear how new U.S. legislation will affect his country’s immigrant communities and how global migration can be viewed from a theological perspective...Listen: Fr Dan’s interest in Latino spirituality began when he lived in Uruguay, Argentina and Chile during the dictatorship years. Following his ordination, he worked with the Valley Mis...
(Vatican Radio) The Sovereign Order of Malta held a press conference in Rome on Thursday, to outline what has happened since the resignation of Grand Master Fra’ Matthew Festing on Saturday 28 January. The Order released the following statement: In a press conference today, the government of the Sovereign Order of Malta has outlined its priorities, following the resignation of Grand Master Fra’ Matthew Festing on Saturday 28 January. The Grand Chancellor Albrecht Boeselager stated: “Together with the Lieutenant ad interim we are governing the Order according to our constitution and in a united and efficient way”.The government emphasized the Order’s loyalty to the Holy Father. It confirmed the Order’s willingness to collaborate with the Special Delegate. On behalf of the government, Boeselager thanked Pope Francis for his guidance that helped end government crises. He observed that in all his decisions the Pontiff showed respect and regard ...
