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Vatican City, Apr 16, 2017 / 03:00 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In a lengthy interview with EWTN's German television branch, Benedict XVI's closest aide describes how the retired pontiff is doing as he turns the milestone age of 90, giving a rare look into what life is like for the Pope Emeritus.Archbishop Gänswein has been Benedict's personal secretary since 2003, while the latter was still Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. He has remained close at Benedict's side throughout his papacy, resignation and his life of retirement.In anticipation of Benedict XVI's 90th birthday, which this year falls on Easter Sunday, April 16, Gänswein gave a lengthy interview to EWTN.TV in German, sharing insights into how the Pope Emeritus plans to celebrate his birthday and highlights and personal memories of his pontificate.Among other things, the archbishop recalls how Benedict handled his election, the frequently negative media-firestorm that envelope...
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Kevin Durant patted his chest after two big baskets in the fourth quarter and let everybody know "I got this!" Stephen Curry knocked down a timely baseline 3-pointer, reached his hand high and gestured to further ignite a raucous sellout crowd....
HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (AP) -- April the giraffe's calf is nursing strongly and his mother is recovering "perfectly," said officials with Animal Adventure Park on Sunday after a morning veterinarian check with the newborn....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Fifth Avenue came alive on Easter Sunday with outlandish costumes mingling with elegant bonnets fit for St. Patrick's Cathedral and nearby churches....
CLEVELAND (AP) -- A manhunt is underway for a suspect who police say killed a man on the street Sunday while streaming it live on Facebook....
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- The Latest on U.S. Vice President Mike Pence in South Korea (all times local):...
ISTANBUL (AP) -- Rising from humble origins to take the helm of Turkey's government in 2003, Recep Tayyip Erdogan quickly attracted a fervent following. But Erdogan, who served as prime minister and then president, also became feared and hated by many who saw him as an increasingly autocratic leader seeking to erode the country's secular traditions by imposing his conservative, religious views....
ISTANBUL (AP) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a historic referendum Sunday that will greatly expand the powers of his office, although opposition parties questioned the outcome and said they would challenge the results....
(Vatican Radio) A Mexican former State Governor accused of massive corruption and organized crime has been arrested in neighbouring Guatemala. James Blears with the details.Listen to James Blears report: Dishevelled and unkempt, former Governor of Vera Cruz Javier Duarte was arrested in the lobby of a hotel in the town of Panajackel, 130 kms West of Guatemala City. According to the Mexican Attorney General`s Office, Interpol helped in locating him. Mexico`s Foreign Ministry is now seeking his extradition.Governor from 2006 until October of last year, Duarte disappeared then, without completing his term. In that same month he was expelled from the Institutional Revolutionary Party- PRI. Auditors investigating vastly depleted coffers, say it`s one of the worst cases of misappropriation of funds for many years. Businesses and properties have been seized by investigators, who`ve also froz...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Cindy Wooden and Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Jesus is the risen shepherd who takesupon his shoulders "our brothers and sisters crushed by evil in all itsvaried forms," Pope Francis said before giving his solemn Easter blessing.With tens of thousands of people gathered in St. Peter'sSquare April 16, the pope called on Christians to be instruments of Christ'soutreach to refugees and migrants, victims of war and exploitation, famine andloneliness.For the 30th year in a row, Dutch farmers and florists blanketedthe area around the altar with grass and 35,000 flowers and plants: lilies,roses, tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, birch and linden.Preaching without a prepared text, Pope Francis began -- ashe did the night before at the Easter Vigil -- imagining the disciples desolatebecause "the one they loved so much was executed. He died."While they are huddling in fear, the angel tells them,"He is risen." And, the pope said, the church continues to proclai...
