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NEW YORK (AP) -- The stock market has never been higher, and President Donald Trump would like more people to pay attention....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democrats and independents said Tuesday that upcoming legislation to rewrite the nation's tax code should ensure the middle class doesn't pay more and the "top 1 percent" doesn't pay less....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's choice to replace James Comey as head of the FBI headed toward Senate confirmation on Tuesday...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Raised voices could be heard through the thick door to the Oval Office as John Kelly - then secretary of Homeland Security - offered some tough talk to President Donald Trump....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's son-in-law told a group of congressional interns that the Trump campaign couldn't have colluded with Russia because the team was too dysfunctional and disorganized to coordinate with a foreign government....
NEW YORK (AP) -- An investigator who worked on the Seth Rich case claims Fox News fabricated quotes implicating the murdered Democratic National Committee staffer in the WikiLeaks scandal and coordinated with the Trump administration as it worked on the story....
An Indian bishop on Sunday urged young Catholics at the 7th Asian Youth Day in Indonesia to affirm their Christian identity by knowing Jesus and getting closer to Him. Celebrating the inaugural Mass of the preliminary “Days in the Dioceses” (DID) event in Palembang Archdiocese, Bishop Antonio Alwin Fernandes Barretto of Sindudurg said young people should talk about everything in their lives to the Lord Jesus. “Jesus is our life. Jesus lives among you,” he said in his homily.Archbishop Aloysius Sudarso of Palembang welcomed 251 Asian Youth Day guests from India, Malaysia and Indonesia for the preliminary July 30 to Aug. 2 DID. During the 4 days they will live with local Catholic families, share and learn about their faith and also celebrate and interact with local communities and youth groups. The guests from India, Malaysia and Indonesia who arrived in Palembang by train and air were felicitat...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a message to the National Youth Meeting at the Sanctuary of Aparecida in Brazil, inviting young people to turn their lives into leaven for a better Brazilian society.His message came at the conclusion of the “Rota” (Way) 300 project, which closed on July 29 with a large celebration at the sanctuary. The initiative celebrated 300 years since the discovery of the statue of Our Lady of Aparecida in the Paraiba do Sul River.Listen to our report: Pope Francis told the young people that Mary is a sign of hope and that she knows the difficulties awaiting young people. He also encouraged them to live with a missionary spirit.“Dear friends, in the midst of daily uncertainties and insecurities and in the midst of the precariousness created by unjust situations, you have one certainty. Mary is a sign of hope who will impel you with a great missionary drive. She knows the difficulties with which you live. Her attention and motherly...
The social arm of the Archdiocese of Colombo has launched an initiative to promote interreligious coexistence among Sri Lanka's various religious groups. In the initiative organized by Caritas Colombo, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and Catholic religious leaders led a float starting from Negombo, July 29. Led by people belonging to the four main religions in Sri Lanka, the float commenced its journey at Agurukaramulla Temple. It stopped at main religious places and requested devotees to place their signature on a billboard which depicted the Sri Lankan map. It received over 2,000 signatures. Peaceful country, one familyFather Lawrance Ramanayake, director of Seth Sarana-Caritas Colombo, said the initiative was a need in Sri Lanka. "Our effort is only to build a peaceful country with interreligious coexistence. Religious leaders can take leadership of this matter," said Father Ramanayake who organized the float."We hear of...
(Vatican Radio) Cardinal Peter Turkson, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, has released a message for World Tourism Day 2017, which will be held on 27 September.The theme chosen for this year is: “Sustainable tourism: a tool for development”.We bring you the official English-language version below:“Sustainable Tourism – a tool for development”1. On the annual occasion of World Tourism Day, celebrated every 27 September 2017, the Church joins civil society in addressing this phenomenon, in the conviction that every genuinely human activity must find its place in the hearts of Christ’s disciples [1].For the first time, this message is issued by the new Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, as part of its mission.The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2017 the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. Opportunely, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has fo...
