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JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli officials on Wednesday sought to downplay any damage caused by President Donald Trump's disclosure of classified information to senior Russian officials that was provided by Israel, and lauded the robust security cooperation with the United States just days before the president is due to arrive for a state visit....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump faced fallout Wednesday over revelations that he personally appealed to now-fired FBI Director James Comey to abandon the bureau's investigation into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, allegations based on notes Comey wrote after the meeting....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Speaker Paul Ryan declared Wednesday that he retains confidence in President Donald Trump and cautioned against "rushing to judgment" over the cascading revelations coming out of the White House....
(atican Radio) In this the second in a three part series on Rome’s Basilica of San Clemente, we tour the 12th century level of this ancient Church, exploring the magnificent mosaics and frescos it contains.The Basilica’s Rector, Fr Thomas McCarthy is our guide as we delve deeper into its art and history.Listen: In the next edition we continue our tour to the Basilica’s lower level.
(Vatican Radio) The leadership of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community – COMECE – were in Rome this week for meetings in connection with a major high-level Congress in Rome this fall, on the theme: Rethinking Europe.With the cooperation of the Holy See, the meeting aims to promote deeper reflection on the future of the Community, in order to recover the thrust and the enthusiasm that Pope Francis indicated to the members of the European Parliament and on the occasion of the conferral of the Charlemagne Prize.The President of the COMECE, Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Friesing, told Vatican Radio that putting the human person back at the heart of European public policy is the main message of the Church.“I see, when I meet politicians and other people, that they are open to discuss,” said Cardinal Marx to Olivier Bonnel of Vatican Radio’s French service. “We cannot [do] politics, we are not politicians,&rd...
(Vatican Radio) At the General Audience on Wednesday, Pope continued his catechesis on Christian Hope, speaking this week on “Mary Magdalene, Apostle of Hope.”He was reflecting on the reading from the Gospel of St John, chapter 20, verses 15-18a:15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” She thought it was the gardener and said to him, “Sir, if you carried him away, tell me where you laid him, and I will take him.”16 Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni,” which means Teacher.17 Jesus said to her, “Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”18 Mary of Magdala went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,”Below please find the English-language summary of Pope Francis’ cate...
Acts 8:5-8, 14-17, I Pt 3:15-18, Jn 14:15-21. Anecdote: The Winners: Upon until 1987, only eleven horses had won the coveted Triple Crown in Thoroughbred racing. What is it that makes some horses winning thoroughbreds? Why is it that some horses have more speed, strength and stamina than other horses? Essentially, of course, these traits have to come from within the horses themselves: from their own inner capacity and from their inherited gene structure. Still, it seems that they also need help from outside. To become champions, they need the help of expert trainers and skillful jockeys to activate and develop their inner powers. It is the same with us. Born human, we have within us capacities to love, learn, choose, work and so on. But we need the help of parents, teachers and friends to activate and develop these capacities so that we can reach our full human potential. That is why we need the Holy Spirit and why Jesus promised to send Him to us: “I will a...
The United Nations has expressed alarmed over increasing numbers of deaths of Afghan children due to conflicts and is urging parties to conflicts to take action. According to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) the first four months of 2017 witnessed the highest recorded number of child civilian casualties resulting from conflict-related incidents in Afghanistan, including the highest number of children killed, for the same comparable period since the Mission began documenting cases. Between 1 January and 30 April 2017, UNAMA preliminarily recorded 283 child deaths, a 21 per cent increase compared with the same period in 2016. Children are killed by explosive remnants of war in civilian-populated areas and in ground fighting. Many of the more than 700 children injured have suffered life-changing injuries, including loss of limbs, as well as significant and lasting trauma such as witnessing the death of siblings, parents...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis continued his catechesis on “Christian Hope” at his General Audience on Wednesday, focusing this week on the figure of St Mary Magdalene.The Holy Father’s reflections were based on a passage from the Gospel of St John, which relates how St Mary Magdalene was the first to see Jesus after His Resurrection. Her visit to Jesus’s tomb, the Pope said, mirrored “the fidelity of so many women” who visit cemeteries to keep alive the memory of those who have passed away. “The most authentic bonds,” he said, “are not broken even by death.”Pope Francis noted that Mary Magdalene’s first visit to the tomb was a disappointment: Seeing the empty tomb, she went to the place the disciples were hiding and told them that someone had stolen the body of Jesus.But although she was sorrowful, she returned to the sepulchre. The Pope continued, “It was while she was standing near the tomb, with eyes filled ...
The European Union announced on Tuesday it is restoring a preferential tax concession for goods imported from Sri Lanka that it withdrew seven years ago over alleged human rights abuses, but the South Asian nation’s progress in human rights will be monitored closely. Tung-Lai Margue, ambassador to the EU delegation to Sri Lanka told reporters that the change would take effect on Friday. He said the tax concession, known as the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), is being restored as an incentive to make further progress on human rights. It also recognizes efforts the government has made so far, though some issues remain.The ambassador said torture and the prevalence of a draconian anti-terror law are among problems needing attention and the EU will monitor Sri Lanka's progress. ``It is true that the government, in order to get GSP plus has made a lot of effort. But it may not be enough,'' Margue said. ``It's not that we are complacent, ...
