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SMYRNA, Del. (AP) -- Before he died, held in a closet by inmates at Delaware's largest prison, Sgt. Steven Floyd saved the lives of fellow officers when he called out and warned his would-be rescuers that the inmates had set a trap, the head of the state corrections officers' union said....
AVDIIVKA, Ukraine (AP) -- International monitors on Friday strongly urged the warring sides in eastern Ukraine to silence their guns as heavy artillery and rocket barrages continued to pummel residential areas....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans are increasingly talking about repairing President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, a softer tone that comes as their march to fulfill a keystone campaign promise encounters disunity, drooping momentum and uneasy voters....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration ordered sanctions against more than two dozen people and companies from the Persian Gulf to China Friday in retaliation for Iran's recent ballistic missile test, increasing pressure on Tehran without directly undercutting a landmark nuclear deal with the country....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is taking his first steps aimed at scaling back financial services regulations, and the Republican-run Congress cast a vote early Friday signaling that it's eager to help....
Vatican Weekend for February 4th, 2017 features a review of Pope Francis’ General Audience, an interview on migration and refugee issues that are making the headlines with a theologian from Notre Dame University and the first part of a special program exploring the history of the signing of the 1929 Lateran Pacts that brought the Vatican City State into being.Listen to this program produced and presented by Susy Hodges:
Vatican Weekend for February 5th, 2017 features our weekly reflection on the Sunday Gospel reading, “There’s more in the Sunday Gospel than Meets the Eye,” plus our resident Vatican watcher Joan Lewis reviews the past week’s events in the Vatican.Listen to this program produced and presented by Susy Hodges:
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis sent his greetings on Friday to the participants in the XVI World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, taking place from 2 to 5 February in Bogotá, Colombia.Pope Francis encouraged participants “in their efforts to promote understanding and dialogue among peoples”.He made special mention of the peace efforts in Colombia between the government and rebel forces, saying they “can inspire all communities to rise above animosity and division, for ‘when victims of violence are able to resist the temptation to retaliate, they become the most credible promoters of nonviolent peacemaking.’”The Holy Father concluded his message invoking ‘blessings of wisdom and strength’ on all participants.“With prayers that nonviolence will thus become the “hallmark of our decisions, our relationships and our actions, and indeed of political life in all its forms” (Message for the 2017 World Day of Peace), Hi...
(Vatican Radio) Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin continued his visit to Africa this week, travelling on Wednesday to the Republic of Congo for the signing of a framework agreement on Church-State relations between Brazzaville and the Holy See.During the eleven day trip, the cardinal also visited Madagascar to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations and made a short stop in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.At the Nunciature in Brazzaville Cardinal Parolin met with the nine local bishops who spoke of the difficulties they face, including problems of violence and instability throughout the region.On Thursday morning the Vatican Secretary of State met with Congolese foreign minister Jean Claude Gakosso who recalled the pastoral visit made by Pope John Paul II in 1980. He also expressed his government’s appreciation for the Church’s extensive work in the fields of education, health care and social services, as well as the role of the Church in promoting re...
