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Vatican City, Jul 10, 2017 / 10:34 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Sunday, the Catholic Church held a special day to remember the hard work and challenges surrounding the occupation of sailors and other maritime workers, who are responsible for transporting roughly 90 percent of the world’s goods.Cardinal Peter Turkson, head of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development, sent a message for “Sea Sunday” July 9, urging people to remember in prayer sailors and their families, who work under challenging conditions in order to make our lives better.“In our daily lives, we are surrounded by and use many objects and products that at some stage of their journey towards us have been transported on vessels. It is difficult for us to imagine behind these objects the faces of the many seafarers who have secured a smooth sailing for the vessel to deliver these commodities to the port safely,” Cardinal Turkson wrote.“On Sea Sunday we are invited to r...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler OrsburnBy Jose MontoyaWASHINGTON(CNS) -- Since the 13th century, the Escolania de Montserrat has sung daily forpilgrims at Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey in Catalonia, Spain.Thissummer they brought their sacred music -- some of it dating back to the MiddleAges -- to New Jersey, New York, Washington and California. Their U.S. tourJune 28 to July 7 included their debut on the West Coast.TheEscolania de Montserrat belongs to a Benedictine monastery one hour fromBarcelona called the Abbey of Montserrat. The choir is comprised of 50 boys.They leave leavetheir homes between the ages of 9 and 14 and spend four or five years atMontserrat."Montserratis the spiritual center of Catalonia," said the prefect of Escolania deMontserrat, Brother Sergi d'Assis, in a July 7 email to Catholic News Service."Every year, 2 million and a half pilgrims and visitors from all over the worldcome."Thevisitors from around the globe come to hear the choir perform."Themission of the Escola...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump pledged during the campaign to help U.S. factory workers by slapping tariffs on foreign steel. But his long-awaited decision on the issue is running behind schedule and administration officials are leaving plenty of wiggle room on what direction he'll take....
LONDON (AP) -- First, Rafael Nadal erased a two-set deficit. Then, he erased four match points. Nadal could not, however, erase the fifth....
LONDON (AP) -- Charlie Gard is a terminally ill British child whose parents are fighting for the right to take him to the United States for an experimental treatment. His case has gained international attention, including from Pope Francis and U.S. President Donald Trump....
LONDON (AP) -- A British court on Monday gave the parents of 11-month-old Charlie Gard a chance to present fresh evidence that their terminally ill son should receive experimental treatment....
OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) -- Five months ago, it was fears over flooding. Now it's flames....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on the probes into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia (all times local):...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's eldest son acknowledged Monday that he met a Russian lawyer during the 2016 presidential campaign to hear information about his father's Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton....
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) -- Iraq's prime minister declared victory over the Islamic State group in Mosul after more than eight months of some of the toughest fighting Iraqi forces have faced in the more than 3-year-old war against the extremists....
