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Rome, Italy, Sep 2, 2016 / 01:52 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- As the situation in Yemen continues to worsen, Bishop Paul Hinder on Friday requested prayers for priests, for the Missionaries of Charity, and for kidnapped priest Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil, whose situation is uncertain.“I do not know how we can continue in the present situation,” said a visibly moved Bishop Hinder. “And pray for Fr. Tom, if he's dead or not. We don't know.” The Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia spoke briefly Sept. 2 at the end of a symposium on Mother Teresa, foundress of the Missionaries of Charity, who will be canonized Sunday. The event was hosted by Asia News in Rome. Not originally scheduled to speak, the bishop apologized that his remarks were unprepared, as he had just left his office in Abu Dhabi that morning.“I suffer due to the situation that has arisen in Yemen, where 7 million people die of hunger; there is security for no one, it's not a question of bei...
Indianapolis, Ind., Sep 2, 2016 / 04:39 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- An Indiana woman who allegedly beat her 7-year-old with a coat hanger is citing religious freedom as her defense against felony abuse charges, saying her disciplinary tactics were inspired by her Evangelical Christian faith.But Kellie Fiedorek, who serves as legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, rejected the idea that religious liberty can be used to defend abuse. The U.S. has provisions built into federal law to protect against such misuses of religious freedom claims, she said.The alleged abuse occurred in February, when Thaing hit her son with a plastic coat hanger hard enough to leave multiple bruises. Two days later, a teacher discovered and reported the abuse when she tried to pat the little boy on the back and he flinched. Doctors counted 36 bruises on the boy, according to reports from the Indy Star.The woman, 30-year-old Kin Park Thaing, is a refugee from Burma (now known as Myanmar) who was granted polit...
Caracas, Venezuela, Sep 2, 2016 / 05:12 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Venezuela’s government is suffering from a “chronic” hearing disorder in face of the suffering of the people, charged Archbishop Diego Padrón Sánchez of Cumaná, president of the Venezuelan bishops' conference.He emphasized the peaceful and democratic character of the “Taking of Caracas” demonstration in the Venezuelan capital, which brought together as many as 1 million citizens who support a referendum to recall President Nicolás Maduro.Allí está la fuerza del cambio!Allí está un Pueblo que tiene claro su camino:REVOCATORIO!Viva Venezuela! pic.twitter.com/HIG9iVCHPE— Henrique Capriles R. (@hcapriles) September 1, 2016From the early hours of Sept. 1, opponents and sympathizers of Maduro’s government took to the streets. However, the government’s critics vastly outnumbered government supporters, according to organizer...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- There's something for everyone in movie theaters this fall. The calendar is jam-packed with romance, spectacle and jaw-dropping true life stories....
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Brock Turner, the former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting a young woman on campus, was handed a package by guards as he exited a California jail on Friday after serving half of his six-month sentence: A big packet of hate mail....
DAVAO, Philippines (AP) -- An explosion killed at least 12 people and wounded at least 24 at a night market in President Rodrigo Duterte's hometown in the southern Philippines, a region under a heightened security alert because of a military offensive against Abu Sayyaf militants, officials said....
HONOLULU (AP) -- Opening his final trip to Asia, President Barack Obama is expected to join Chinese leader Xi Jinping in announcing their countries are formally taking part in a historic global climate deal. Yet thornier issues like maritime disputes and cybersecurity shadow Obama's visit....
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IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Carol GlatzVATICANCITY (CNS) -- The inexplicable recovery from a severe brain infection --attributed to the intercession of Blessed Teresa of Kolkata -- is a sign thatGod's mercy is for everyone, said the Brazilian man who was healed."MercifulGod looks over all of us, without distinction. Today it was me, perhapstomorrow it will be someone else. I don't feel special. Merciful God watchesover everyone," Marcilio Haddad Andrino told reporters at a Vatican newsconference Sept. 2.Andrino'sreported cure was the miracle that cleared the way for Mother Teresa'scanonization Sept. 4, which is the day before the 19th anniversary of herdeath.Througha translator, Andrino told reporters that he started experiencing severe headpain, convulsions and fainting spells in 2006.Atfirst doctors did not know what was wrong, he said, but he, his fiancee --Fernanda Nascimento Rocha -- their families and parish began praying for theintercession of Mother Teresa, Andrino said.Hisco...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Brock Turner, whose six-month sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman at Stanford University sparked a national outcry, was released from jail Friday morning after serving half his six-month sentence....
