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IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The song of the angels that heraldedthe birth of Christ urges men and women to seek peace in a world divided bywar, terrorism and greed, Pope Francis said. "Today this message goes out to the ends of theearth to reach all peoples, especially those scarred by war and harsh conflictsthat seem stronger than the yearning for peace," the pope said Dec. 25. Migrants, refugees, children suffering due to hunger and war,victims of human trafficking as well as social and economic unrest were alsoremembered by the pope."Peace to the peoples who suffer because of theeconomic ambitions of the few, because of the sheer greed and the idolatry ofmoney, which leads to slavery," he said. An estimated 40,000 people slowly made their way throughsecurity checkpoints into St. Peter's Square to attend the pope's solemn Christmas blessing "urbi etorbi" (to the city and the world). Heightened security following theDec. 19 terrorist attack i...
LONDON (AP) -- George Michael, the British pop superstar who reached early fame with WHAM! and went on to a solo career lined with controversies and chart-topping hits that blended soul and dance music with social commentary, has died, his publicist said Sunday. He was 53....
CHICAGO (AP) -- Everything changed for the Chicago Cubs on a rainy November night. A century-plus worth of heartache washed away by a wave of pure joy....
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Explosives experts on Sunday defused a large World War II aerial bomb in the southern German city of Augsburg - clearing the way for thousands of evacuated residents to return to their Christmas celebrations at home....
For hundreds of protesters, it was cause to cheer when the Obama administration this month declined to issue an easement for the Dakota Access pipeline's final segment. But that elation was dampened by the uncertainty of what comes next: a Donald Trump-led White House that might be far less attuned to issues affecting Native Americans....
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Carrie Fisher is in stable condition days after suffering a medical emergency, according to her mother, actress Debbie Reynolds....
MOSCOW (AP) -- The Russian military choir that lost most of its singers in a plane crash Sunday is often described as the Kremlin's "singing weapon."...
SOCHI, Russia (AP) -- Backed by ships, helicopters and drones, Russian rescue teams searched Sunday for victims after a Russian plane carrying 92 people to Syria crashed into the Black Sea shortly after takeoff. Investigators said they were looking into every possible cause for the crash, including a terror attack....
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis made an impassioned plea for peace on Sunday in a world broken by conflict, terrorism and injustice.Speaking to an estimated 40,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square and to the world during his traditional Christmas Day “Urbi et Orbi” address, the Pope wished Christmas peace for people scarred by wars and for those who have lost loved ones to terrorism. Listen to the report by Linda Bordoni: Today, Pope Francis said, the Church experiences the wonder and the joy that derives from the birth of the Son of God, the Prince of Peace.And in a heartfelt cry for peace in a world disfigured by violence, the Pope said Jesus’ message of hope goes out to the ends of the earth to reach all peoples, especially those scarred by war and harsh conflicts that seem stronger than the yearning for peace. Francis forgot no one. He cited those suffering in Syria and recalled the ``most awful recent battles'' in Aleppo and p...
GAO, Mali (AP) -- As the sun starts to fall, the call to prayer at the mosque echoes throughout Gao, a predominantly Muslim town in northern Mali. At that same moment, a small church bell nearby also rings....
