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Last year, Golden Leaf Holdings, a leading cannabis company, paid $3.3 million for almost 100 acres of land in Oregon to build a marijuana growing, processing and research site....
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A suicide bomber struck a funeral gathering in Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 35 people and wounding more than 60, Iraqi police and hospital officials said....
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -- Back where they started, the United States, Russia and others trying to help mediate Syria's civil war are searching for a diplomatic process that could succeed where last month's collapsed cease-fire failed....
TARBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Tiajuana Williams lives in a one-story apartment building in Princeville, North Carolina, that was flooded by a river bulging with rainwater from Hurricane Matthew. Before driving out of town in her Honda Civic ahead of the storm, she hurriedly packed a small bag with little more than a change of clothes....
At about 5 a.m. each day (AP) -- maybe a little later on weekends - an email from the Rev. Bill Shillady arrives in Hillary Clinton's inbox....
We are in October and the Church celebrates life in special ways this month
Vatican Weekend for October 15, 2016 begins with Pope Francis’ announcement of a new consistory : we hear from some of the cardinals-to-be. This is followed by a look at the General Audience of October 12, where the Pope renewed his appeal for peace and an urgent ceasefire in Syria. Finally, we shine the spotlight on the death penalty: why a former supervisor of death row executions underwent a radical change of heart.Listen to this programme produced and presented by Tracey McClure:
Vatican Weekend for October 16, 2016 features our weekly reflection on the Sunday Gospel: Jill Bevilacqua weaves together snippets from the bible, history books and biographies for this week’s reflection in her series, “There’s More in the Sunday Gospel than Meets the Eye” with readings by Sean Patrick Lovett. And, a focus on St. Teresa of Jesus, also known as Teresa of Avila - who was this beloved Spanish saint whose feast day is celebrated October 15th?Listen to this programme produced and presented by Tracey McClure:
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis received the participants in a gathering of senior citizens and their caregivers on Saturday, in the context of Italy’s national Grandparents’ Day celebrations. Grandparents’ Day in Italy – the Festa dei nonni – is marked each year on October 2nd, with events continuing throughout the month.Below, please find Vatican Radio’s English translation of the Holy Father’s prepared remarks************************************Dear Brothers and Sisters,I am happy to be together with you to experience this day of reflection and prayer, placed in the context of Grandparents Day. I greet you all with affection, starting with the Presidents of the Associations, whom I thank for their words. I express my appreciation to those who have faced difficulties and hardships in order not to miss this event; and at the same time I am close to all elderly persons, who, because they are ill or on their own, could not move from home, but ...
(Vatican Radio) From 14 October, the necessary procedure has been completed for the entry into force of the Convention between the Holy See and the Government of the Italian Republic in fiscal matters, signed in Vatican City on 1 April 2015, which promotes the exchange of information between the Holy See and Italy for fiscal purposes, and favours compliance with fiscal obligations for subjects fiscally resident in Italy.The Convention therefore enters into force on 15 October 2016. Those who intend to adhere to the fiscal regime it establishes must submit the necessary request to the Institute for the Works of Religion within 180 days of the entry into force.
