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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed a new peace agreement with the country's largest rebel movement on Thursday, aiming to end a half century of hostilities....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some Asian nations are watching anxiously as Donald Trump prepares to take up the presidency, but for at least one major power in the region, India, the changing of the guard in Washington could strengthen ties....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The military parade for Donald Trump has come early. Two months before Inauguration Day festivities, an extraordinary number of recently retired generals, including some who clashed with President Barack Obama's administration, are marching to the president-elect's doorstep for job interviews....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Thousands of people were surrounded by tight security Thursday as they lined the streets for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade....
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Latest on the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade in New York City (all times local):...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis will say Mass to mark the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12th in St. Peter's Basilica. A press release from the Pontifical Commission for Latin America explains that the Mass will begin at 6PM Rome Time. A Rosary will precede the Mass, beginning at 5:15 PM.Please find the full text of the press release, below***********************************************************Holy Mass in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe celebrated by Pope FrancisSaint Peter's Basilica, December 12, 2016PRESS RELEASEFor the third consecutive year, the Holy Father will celebrate Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on December 12 in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Pope Francis, through the President of the Pontifical Commission on Latin America, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, communicated his desire to once again preside at this celebration on the day when millions of Catholics around the world give honor to the Patroness of America and of the Philippines. The Eucharist wil...
(Vatican Radio) New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has visited towns affected by a powerful earthquake, saying officials are doing everything they can to restore infrastructure, but that damage is so extensive it will take some time.The 7.8 magnitude quake on November 14 killed two people and triggered landslides that still block a major coastal highway. Hundreds of tourists have been evacuated from Kaikoura in helicopters and by a navy ship. The town is a popular whale-watching venue.Although various humanitarian organizations are offering support, rescue efforts have been affected by a wave of aftershocks, Caritas Aotearoa is one of the organizations currently providing assitance to the affected regions. Monsignor Gerard Burns, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Wellington and President of Caritas Oceania, spoke with Vatican Radio’s Linda Bordoni about the aid Caritas Aotearoa is providing and about how it works in collaboration with the indigenous people...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis said on Thursday that corruption is a form of blasphemy which leads to the worship of money and the exploitation of others. His words came during the homily at his regular Santa Marta Mass for this last week of the Church’s liturgical year.Listen to Philippa Hitchen's reports:Reflecting on the readings for the day which speak of the end of the world, of judgement and redemption for God’s faithful people, Pope Francis talked about corruption which led to the downfall of the great city of Babylon.Corruption is a blasphemous way of living, the Pope warned, it’s the language of Babylon and worldly living. Corruption is a form of blasphemy where there is no God, he went on, but only the gods of money and wellbeing through the exploitation of others.Yet this worldliness which seduces the powerful will be torn down, the Pope said, just as we hear the victory cry of the angel, in the reading from Revelation, announcing the fall of Babylon...
Drug dependency is a ‘new form of slavery’ and a ‘wound in our society’ which should be combatted with education and rehabilitation.That was Pope Francis’ message to a Vatican conference called ‘Narcotics: Problems and Solutions of this Global Issue’, which was hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on 23-24 November.Listen to Devin Watkins’ report: Pope Francis told the two-day conference on Narcotics that those who fall into the snares of drugs are victims who have “lost their freedom” in return for “a new form of slavery”.Reflecting on the causes of drug dependency, the Holy Father said it results from a variety of factors: “the absence of a family, social pressure, propaganda from traffickers, the desire to live new experiences”.However, he said, “every dependent person brings with them a distinct personal history, which should be listened to, understood, loved, and, where possible,...
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Wednesday, awarded death sentences to a Muslim cleric and four others for burning alive a Christian couple two years ago. An anti-terrorism court in Lahore delivered the verdict after the prosecution presented all witnesses.Judge Chaudhry Muhammad Azam also imposed a fine of 200,000 rupees on each convicted for lynching the couple. Eight other suspects were sentenced to two years in prison, the Press Trust of India reported.The incident occurred on November 4, 2014 at Kot Radha Kishan area of Kasur district, 64 kilometers southwest of Punjab’s Lahore city. Shahbaz Maseeh, 26, and his wife Shama Bibi, 24, were attacked by colleagues at a brick factory in Punjab province where they worked. The couple were accused of setting fire to several verses of the Koran. The couple were planning to flee with their children when the mob caught them.According to the charge-sheet, the accused gathered a mob by making announcements from m...
