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NEW YORK (AP) -- The Northeast is bracing for winter's last hurrah - a blizzard expected to sweep the New York region starting Monday with possibly the season's biggest snowstorm dumping up to 18 inches on Central Park....
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis’ papacy has in many ways been “one long Ignatian retreat by a Jesuit spiritual master for the entire Church”, a seasoned Vatican watcher has said.David Gibson, a Catholic reporter and prize-winning author, also pointed to Francis’ promotion of “synodality” as a key change under his papacy. He was interviewed by Susy Hodges.Listen to a report on the anniversary of Pope Francis' election that begins with sound clips from that evening, followed by the interview with David Gibson, a U.S. Catholic reporter and author: Speaking in an interview marking the 4th anniversary of Francis’ election on March 13th, 2013, Gibson said the Pope’s legacy will be “to recover those practices of discernment, of really examining one’s conscience.”Gibson, who works for the US-based Religion News Service, said he believed the prominence of “synodality” was the most significant change ...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis visited the Roman parish of St. Magdalene of Canossa on Sunday afternoon.The schedule released by the Vatican ahead of the visit included time with the children and young adolescents of the parish in their sports field, a meeting in the parish theatre with parents and newborns baptized during the course of the past year, a visit with the elderly and sick of the parish in the parish hall, and an encounter with parishioners active in faith formation and pastoral outreach, time for the Sacrament of Penance, and Mass in the parish church.St. Magdalene of Canossa was born into a prominent Veronese family in the middle of the second half of the 18th century. She used her family’s considerable wealth to serve and advocate on behalf of the poor of her city, eventually founding the Congregation of the Daughters of Charity, Servants of the Poor.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- South Africa's government is moving ahead with plans to allow a domestic trade and limited export of rhino horns, alarming many international conservationists who believe rhinos will be more vulnerable to poachers after a record slaughter in the past decade....
Student loans can be expensive, but a few preventative steps can help avoid unnecessary costs....
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) -- A mountain of trash gave way in a massive garbage dump on the outskirts of Ethiopia's capital, killing at least 35 people and leaving several dozen missing, residents said, as officials vowed to relocate those who called the landfill home....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo is getting New York ready for the snow blizzard expected to sweep the region starting Monday....
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- When Colorado expanded Medicaid coverage under former President Barack Obama's health care law, the largest provider in the Denver region hired more than 250 employees and built a $27 million primary care clinic and two new school-based clinics....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's not just who did it, but why....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump sends Congress a proposed budget this week that will sharply test Republicans' ability to keep long-standing promises to bolster the military, making politically painful cuts to a lengthy list of popular domestic programs....
