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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- Hillary Clinton tore into Donald Trump's tax history, business acumen and trustworthiness Monday as she sought to capitalize on news that the New York real estate mogul may not have paid federal taxes for years - one of several revelations that rattled the Republican presidential candidate's campaign....
The Second Indonesian Youth Day (IYD) taking place in the northern Diocese of Manado, Oct. 1-6, enters its second phase on Oct. 4, as young participants from the nation’s 37 dioceses, including a group from Malaysia’s Kota Kinabalu Archdiocese, ended a 3-day live-in programme Oct. 3, residing in local Catholic, Protestant as well as some Muslim families of Manado’s 37 parishes. The final phase of the 6-day event will start Tuesday afternoon with the official inauguration of the Indonesian Youth Day, with all the participants coming together for the first time at Manado’s Klabat Stadium. They will be joined by several thousands of others. The youth event on the theme, “The Joy of Gospel Amidst a Plural Society in Indonesia” intends to create in the young Catholics of Indonesia the need to appreciate and treasure the differences between people and in nature in order to live in harmony and brotherhood with all.A press confer...
By Mark ZimmermannWASHINGTON(CNS) -- Those involved in the administration of law should seek justice andmercy in their work, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis saidOct. 2."Those two virtues must intersect in our lives and actions," said the archbishop, whowas the homilist at the 64th annual Red Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthewthe Apostle in Washington.TheRed Mass in the nation's capital is celebrated just before the Supreme Court beginsits term in October; opening day for the court this year was Oct. 3.TheMass seeks God's blessing and guidance on those who work in the law, includingjudges, diplomats, government officials and attorneys. The Mass also wasattended by university officials and law professors and students.WashingtonCardinal Donald W. Wuerl was the main celebrant of the Mass, which was attendedby five Supreme Court justices: Chief Justice of the United States John G.Roberts Jr. and Supreme Court Associate Justices Anthony M. Kennedy, ClarenceThomas...
STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Japanese biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries on how cells break down and recycle content, a garbage disposal system that scientists hope to harness in the fight against cancer, Alzheimer's and other diseases....
TOKYO (AP) -- Since North Korea's latest nuclear test, Pyongyang and Seoul have been openly trading threats of decapitation strikes and annihilating capitals populated by millions of civilians. And the talk of how each side might throw that first pre-emptive punch has become more detailed than ever....
MOSCOW (AP) -- President Vladimir Putin has suspended a Russia-U.S. deal on the disposal of weapons-grade plutonium....
NEW YORK (AP) -- In his years as a reality TV boss on "The Apprentice," Donald Trump repeatedly demeaned women with sexist language, according to show insiders who said he rated female contestants by the size of their breasts and talked about which ones he'd like to have sex with....
(Vatican Radio) The Colombian people have narrowly - but decisively and stunningly - voted to reject the peace deal between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the FARC, which took four years to negotiate and agree.Listen to James Blears' report: The referendum was a simple yes or no vote. Accordingly, the vote has come back a narrow "no". While 49.8 percent voted "yes", 50.2 percent voted "no". It was that close, but a miss is as good as a mile.It's a stunning slap in the face for President Juan Manuel Santos, who bluntly stated that he has no plan B to cope with this. While it's an extraordinary victory for ex-President Alvaro Uribe, who had steadfastly campaigned for "no".This clearly indicates that, even though the people of Colombia are war-weary after 52 years of civil war, the majority feel that the FARC are getting away with it far too easily, and that they have been castigated ...
(Vatican Radio) Hungary's government-sponsored anti-migration referendum has been declared invalid because of low turnout, though citizens participating in it overwhelmingly rejected the mandatory European Union quota to relocate asylum seekers among member states. Less than half of 8.3 million eligible voters bothered to cast ballots after several opposition groups urged Hungarians to boycott Sunday's referendum. Listen to Stefan Bos' report: Official results showed that roughly 98 percent of the more than three million voters casting valid ballots backed the government. The referendum asked: "Do you want the European Union to be able to prescribe the mandatory settlement of non-Hungarian citizens in Hungary even without the consent of Parliament?" Most voted "No", against EU plans to resettle at least 160,000 migrants fleeing war and poverty among member states, even though Hungary would have to accommodate ...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis, during the inflight press conference on his return from Azerbaijan, was asked how he would counsel the faithful in America and what wisdom would he have them keep in mind next month when the Presidential election there occurs?Responding to the question, the Holy Father said that, “in electoral campaigns, I never say a word. The people are sovereign. I'll just say a word: Study the proposals well, pray and choose in conscience.”The Pope’s answer mirrors that of Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’, who is in Rome this week.Listen: Speaking to Lydia O’Kane, Archbishop Kurtz said, “…It’s important that our faithful, in fact all people of good will form their consciences well. The Church is not going to endorse this candidate or that candidate, never has and certainly will not now and into the future. But we will talk ab...
