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BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Friday that America will stick with Afghanistan for years to come as a new U.S. president takes over what is already America's longest war....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Coal-state Democrats who are threatening a government shutdown over health benefits for retired miners should "take yes for answer" and stop stalling a short-term spending bill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Friday....
(Vatican Radio) This year’s Christmas tree and crib were due to be inaugurated and lit up on Friday afternoon in St Peter’s Square. Earlier in the day in the Paul VI hall, Pope Francis met with the donors of the tree and the nativity scene, telling them that these gifts “form a message of hope and love.”Listen to Lydia O’Kane report Welcoming the donors of this year’s Christmas Tree and crib, Pope Francis thanked them for their gifts which he said, would be admired in Saint Peter’s Square “by pilgrims from around the world during Advent and the Christmas holidays.”The 25 metre high spruce tree was donated by the Lagorai Forests Association which is located the Trentino region of Northern Italy and the Pope remarked that, “the beauty of those views is an invitation to contemplate the Creator and to respect nature, the work of his hands.”The Pope also had a special word of thanks to the children who decorated the tree...
(Vatican Radio) Cardinal Peter Turkson made an introductory address to a conference reviewing how the Holy See’s response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa could contribute to other health pandemics such as Zika.The two-day conference in Rome was organized by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and Caritas Internationalis, in conjunction with the US Embassy to the Holy See.“In sharing lessons learned with international organizations and partners, the conference seeks to strengthen church-related structures and personnel in countries affected by health emergencies as well as mitigate the impact of future epidemics on affected families and communities”, according to a press release from the US Embassy to the Holy See.Cardinal Turkson, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, said he was asked at the height of the Ebola outbreak by Pope Francis to oversee the Church’s response to the crisis, coordinating with Apostolic Nuncios and...
New York City, N.Y., Dec 9, 2016 / 03:02 am (CNA).- Emma and Isabella are suing their mother, Sofia Vergara, according to court documents obtained by the New York Post.Emma and Isabella are Vergara’s frozen embryos.Vergara is a Colombian-born actress perhaps best known for her role as the quirky but loving Gloria Delgado-Pritchett from the ABC series “Modern Family”. In 2013, she created and froze embryos with then-fiancé Nick Loeb, a businessman, in a California clinic through in-vitro fertilization.Reportedly, a contractual agreement struck between Vegara, then 40, and Loeb, then 37, stipulated that nothing could be done with the embryos without the consent of the other. The contract did not specify what would happen should the couple separate.The recent lawsuit, filed in Louisiana, argues that the embryos are being denied their inheritance of a trust in the state of Louisiana by not being allowed to be born. The state of Louisiana legally recognizes a fer...
Vatican City, Dec 9, 2016 / 05:21 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Friday the Vatican announced that Bishop John O. Barres of Allentown – who was baptized by the famed and saintly Archbishop Fulton Sheen – will be taking the helm in the Diocese of Rockville Center.“I must…thank the priests and the entire people of God of the Diocese of Allentown, where I have had the great blessing of serving as bishop for the last seven-and-a-half years,” Bishop Barres said in a Dec. 9 press release announcing his appointment.“You will all always be in my heart, my memories, my prayers and my Masses as I remember our days of ‘holiness and mission’ together.”A native of Larchmont, N.Y., Bishop Barres, 56, has led the Diocese of Allentown since July 2009, and will take over in Rockville Center for retiring Bishop William Murphy, who has reached the age limit of 75.His transfer will make him the first bishop of Allentown in their 55 year history to ever be...
Pretoria, South Africa, Dec 9, 2016 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- While countries around the world such as Canada, Germany and Japan have passed legislation to legalize physician assisted suicide, one has ruled to reject it: South Africa.The country's Supreme Court of Appeals overturned a high court ruling on Tuesday that would have allowed Robin Stransham-Ford, a 65-year-old retiree who had prostate cancer, to kill himself with the help of a doctor.“A court addressing these issues needs to be aware of differing cultural values and attitudes within our diverse population,” the Supreme Court stated, according to the Daily Mail.In addition, the court noted that in Stransham-Ford's case, the high court made their ruling on an “incorrect and restricted factual basis,” and that there was “no full and proper examination of the present state of our law in this difficult area.”In 2015, the Pretoria High Court ruled that Stransham-Ford could end his...
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) -- Thirteen minutes into his execution by injection, an Alabama inmate heaved and coughed and appeared to move during tests meant to determine consciousness....
AMONA, West Bank (AP) -- Facing a court-ordered evacuation, residents of the Jewish settlement outpost of Amona in the West Bank are digging in for a fight to the finish. Vowing fierce but nonviolent resistance, they have built shelters, bathrooms and a large kitchen to host thousands of supporters they hope will join them in their struggle to stay put....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Clinton decried the rise of fake news as an "epidemic" during a speech on Capitol Hill....
