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(Vatican Radio) U.S and other officials say Russia is moving nuclear-capable missiles into Kaliningrad, the tiny Russian enclave sitting between Poland and Lithuania, from where they could potentially reach several European cities, as part of a wider standoff with the West. The Russian military movements also come after the United States for the first time publicly accused Russia of orchestrating a string of cyberattacks against the U.S. Listen to the report by Stefan Bos: Estonian radio said Russian Iskander-M missiles are already en route from the Russian city of St. Petersburg to Kaliningrad in a civilian transport ship.The nuclear-capable missiles rockets have a range of about 500 kilometers and could reach several several European cities, including in neighboring Poland and Lithuania. There was no immediate comment from Russia on the reports but Moscow had threatened to place a missile system in Kaliningrad, on the doorstep of the European Union and the NATO m...
Rome, Italy, Oct 8, 2016 / 10:49 am (CNA/EWTN News).- During a special Jubilee weekend dedicated to Mary, Pope Francis said Mary was not only Christ’s mother, but also his obedient disciple and a model of concrete service to others.“Throughout her life, Mary did everything that the Church is asked to do in perennial memory of Christ,” the Pope said Oct. 8.With her faith, “we learn to open our hearts to obey God; in her self-denial, we see the importance of tending to the needs of others; in her tears, we find the strength to console those experiencing pain.”In each of these moments, Mary “expresses the wealth of divine mercy that reaches out to all in their daily need.”Pope Francis spoke to thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square to celebrate a special Oct. 7-9 Marian Jubilee, which is part of the Pope’s larger Jubilee of Mercy.The Marian Jubilee opened Oct. 7 with Mass in the Roman Basilica of Saint Mary Major. The ...
BERLIN (AP) -- German investigators found several hundred grams of "highly volatile" explosives in an apartment they raided Saturday in the eastern city of Chemnitz as they sought a Syrian man suspected of planning a bombing attack. The suspect remained on the run but three contacts were detained and being questioned, police said....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- World finance leaders pledged Saturday to use more resources to try to bolster economic gains as they confront stubbornly slow growth and a rising backlash against globalization....
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- An airstrike by a Saudi-led coalition on Saturday targeted a funeral hall packed with mourners in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, killing at least 82 people and turning the site into a "lake of blood," according to a senior Health Ministry official....
KUWAIT CITY (AP) -- An Egyptian driving a garbage truck loaded with explosives and Islamic State papers rammed into a truck carrying five U.S. soldiers in Kuwait on Saturday, injuring only himself in the attack, authorities said....
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- A fast-weakening Hurricane Matthew continued its march along the Atlantic coast Saturday, lashing two of the South's most historic cities and some of its most popular resort islands, flattening trees, swamping streets and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on the presidential campaign a day before the second presidential debate between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump (all times EDT):...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Mike Pence has long described himself as a "Christian, a conservative and a Republican in that order."...
NEW YORK (AP) -- A defiant Donald Trump insisted Saturday he would "never" abandon his White House bid, rejecting a growing backlash from Republican leaders across the nation who disavowed the GOP's presidential nominee after he was caught on tape bragging about predatory advances on women....
