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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump made his first two key personnel appointments on Sunday, one an overture to Republican circles by naming GOP chief Reince Priebus as his White House chief of staff, the other a shot across the bow of the Washington establishment by tabbing Breitbart news executive Stephan Bannon as chief strategist and senior counselor....
PARIS (AP) -- Less insouciant, more policed - France is a changed place since Islamic State extremists killed 130 people in the country's deadliest attacks a year ago. Fearing it's becoming more divided, too, survivors and victims' families marked Sunday's anniversary of the violence by pleading for national unity instead....
(Vatican Radio) The Secretary General of the NATO military alliance has warned US President-elect Donald Trump that "going it alone" is not an option for Europe or the United States. Jens Stoltenberg made the comments amid mounting concerns in especially Eastern Europe that the United States will be less committed to their security despite Russia's growing military influence in the region. Listen to the report by Stefan Bos: Stoltenberg urged Trump to realize that the West is facing its greatest security challenge in a generation.Several former Soviet satellite states who are now part of the alliance have been alarmed by Trump's election campaign rhetoric. He suggested that the United States would think twice about coming to the aid of any ally under attack if it had not paid its dues.Leaders in countries bordering Russia such as the Baltics and Poland are concerned that this could be interpreted by Moscow as a signal that it could potentially invade...
Vatican City, Nov 13, 2016 / 01:09 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- As Holy Doors close in churches and basilicas around the world, including in Rome, it is estimated that over 20 million people participated in the Church’s Jubilee Year of Mercy at the Vatican – and a billion people may have participated in churches worldwide.According to Msgr. Rino Fisichella, President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization, it is estimated that 20.4 million people attended Year of Mercy events at the Vatican over the course of this year.The Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization was in charge of putting Pope Francis’ vision for the Year of Mercy into practice – both in the Vatican and abroad.As the year comes to a close, the Holy Doors at three basilicas in Rome – St. Paul Outside the Walls, St. John Lateran and St. Mary Major – were closed during special Masses held Nov. 13. The Holy Doors at churches and basilicas ar...
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) -- Iraqi troops entered a town south of Mosul on Sunday where Islamic State militants destroyed artefacts at a nearby ancient Assyrian archaeological site, while special forces fended off suicide bombers during a cautious advance into the northern city....
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- A powerful earthquake struck New Zealand's South Island early Monday, killing at least two people, causing damage to buildings and infrastructure, and prompting emergency services to warn people along the coast to move to higher ground to avoid tsunami waves....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Immigrants and their advocates added their voices on Sunday to those who have been marching and protesting Donald Trump's presidential win....
NEW YORK (AP) -- For the combatants in America's long-running culture wars, the triumph of Donald Trump and congressional Republicans was stunning - sparking elation on one side, deep dismay on the other....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Even before Donald Trump chooses a Supreme Court nominee, the new president can take steps to make several contentious court cases go away....
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Sunday reminded the faithful that even the most sacred human constructions are "transitory" and warned them not to place their faith in them or in “false messiahs” who speculate on people's needs.Speaking to the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Angelus, the Pope said that our only certainty is that our life is in the hands of the Lord, and that God will never abandon us.Nothing can be lost if we place our lives in the hands of the Lord – Pope Francis said – as he reflected on the Gospel reading of the day which tells of the destruction of the Temple and the signs of the end of times.And commenting on the many “false messiahs” that exist in the world today – people who speculate on the human need for security – Francis invited the faithful not to be terrified or disorientated by wars, revolutions and calamities “because they too are part of the reality of the world...
