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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis received athletes, organisers and sponsors of the "Settecolli" international swimming competition on Saturday.The Settecolli event is the last major competition ahead of the World Championships in Budapest in July In remarks to his guests, who were gathered in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace on Saturday, Pope Francis said that swimming - especially competitive swimming - is an extremely demanding form of athleticism that requires the cultivation of many virtues, and also presses us to reflect on the gift of water."Your competitiveness, your racing, your living in contact with water, can also be a contribution to a different 'culture of water': water is life - without water there is no life - and to talk about life is to talk about God, the origin and source of life. Even our Christian life begins with the sign of water, with Baptism," Pope Francis said.More than 700 athletes from 36 countries are parti...
The desecration of a Catholic chapel by an armed rebel group in southern Philippines this week has been vehemently condemned by the top leader of the local Church. The incident took place on Wednesday in the village of Malagakit, when about 300 gunmen of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) attacked Pigcawayan town in North Cotabato province at dawn and engaged in gun battle with government forces. Hundreds of villagers fled to safety. “Malagakit chapel was devastated after the BIFF attack. Statues were broken and consecrated hosts scattered around the altar,” said Fr. Dominic Villa, parish priest of San Blas parish in Pigcawayan. "Wicked desecration" - Card. QuevedoCardinal Orlando Quevedo Archbishop of Cotabato deplored what he called the “wicked desecration,” saying “these are irreligious acts that cry out to heaven.” “Such acts are similar to the desecration of a...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- On the menu, the flavor profiles seemed incongruous: Chinese dumplings, Italian-style roast pork and a Mexican chicken dish featuring an edible weed....
LONDON (AP) -- The scope of Britain's fire-safety crisis broadened Saturday as London officials scrambled to evacuate four public housing towers due to concerns about fire doors and insulation around gas pipes....
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- The death toll from twin blasts in the northwestern town of Parachinar climbed to 55 overnight, bringing the overall death toll from three separate attacks in Pakistan on Friday to 73, with several others in critical condition, officials said....
BEIJING (AP) -- More than 120 people were buried by a landslide that caused huge rocks and a mass of earth to come crashing into their homes in a mountain village in southwestern China early Saturday, officials said....
PETALUMA, Calif. (AP) -- Martha is big, ugly, lazy and gassy. And a world champion....
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- LOS ANGELES (AP) - California Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday night blocked parole for Charles Manson follower and convicted killer Bruce Davis....
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- The death toll from twin blasts in the northwestern town of Parachinar climbed to 45 overnight, bringing the overall death toll from three separate attacks in Pakistan on Friday to 61, with several others in critical condition, officials said....
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- A pregnant 15-year-old who had been raped by a brother-in-law decided to marry her attacker, hoping this would shield her from other male relatives who might kill her in the name of "family honor."...
