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(Vatican Radio) Fighting is raging once again in eastern Ukraine with the United Nations saying that civilian casualties have reached the highest level in a year. The ongoing conflict between government forces and Russian-backed separatists has also added to pressure on media, after personal details were released of thousands of journalists. Listen to Stefan Bos’ report: Amid the turmoil, Ukrainian government forces could be seen trying to halt an apparent attack by Russian-backed separatists around the town of Maryinka, near Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.Ukrainian soldiers were seen responding to the attack with machine-gun fire and grenades. The July 30 violence of which video footage just emerged, is one of several incidents that has worried international observers with the U.N. already warning that the number of civilian casualties in fighting in eastern Ukraine is back to last year's highs.The UN Human Rights Office said it documented 69 civilian...
(Vatican Radio) As the United Nations called for an urgent humanitarian pause to the fighting raging in the divided city of Aleppo where two million people lack access to clean water and electricity, the Chaldean Bishop of Aleppo speaks about his “destroyed country and the destroyed families” in Syria. Bishop Antoine Audo described how “everybody is suffering everywhere in Syria” because of the war and bombardments. He said there was now no water and electricity in Aleppo (following the latest round of fighting), even in the areas of the city controlled by the government, and called once again for a political solution to the conflict. Bishop Audo was interviewed by Susy Hodges.Listen to the interview with Bishop Antoine Audo of Aleppo: Once Syria’s commercial centre and its largest city, Aleppo has borne the brunt of the fighting and bombardments during the nation’s 5 year old civil war and large areas of it now lie...
Krakow, Poland, Aug 10, 2016 / 04:03 am (CNA).- Clarence Gilyard is the seasoned Hollywood actor who kicked major bad-guy posterior as Chuck Norris' gun-slinging, karate-kicking deputy James Trivette on the hit 1993-2001 CBS series.The man is legitimate – especially after working alongside Chuck Norris and his impressive slow-mo high kicks for an entire eight seasons on Walker, among other roles. But what many fans may not know is how Gilyard's high-octane life led to a breaking point and eventual conversion to Catholicism, or how his faith profoundly shapes his life today.In a sit-down interview with CNA July 29 during World Youth Day in Krakow, Gilyard in a nutshell recounted his former wild lifestyle and his decision to convert, which eventually led him to get involved in the global youth event. He also gave his advice to parents on how to help their kids authentically live the faith.“I hit bottom, I hit bottom…I was pretty much sex, drugs and rock and ...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):...
Battling against our fleshy selves is one of the hardest parts of being a Christian. The fight against the part of us that wants to go our own way and follow our own plan is a constant one. But learning...
(Vatican Radio) Venezuela`s National Electoral Agency indicates that a push for a referendum on the leadership of Nicolas Maduro won`t be in time to precipitate a Presidential Election.Listen to James Blears’ report: The National Electoral Agency announced that if the opposition must follow protocol and procedure, and collect four million signatures for a Referendum by late October. They then have one month to verify, and 90 more days to decide whether to schedule an official referendum.After this latest development, the opposition -- which has lambasted officials for demanding fingerprints to back up phase one of this process and which required just one percent of the electorate`s vote -- are now threatening to bypass the entire process, and hold a nationwide referendum rally on 1 Sept.If the recall vote on President Nicolas Maduro and his government is not done and dusted by 10 Jan, even if the result went against him, constitutionally, his vice pre...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Amtrak has started settling lawsuits with victims of last year's deadly derailment in Philadelphia, and lawyers involved in the process say a strict confidentiality provision prevents them and their clients from talking about how they're doing or how much money they've received....
BALTIMORE (AP) -- A harshly critical Justice Department report says Baltimore police officers routinely discriminate against blacks, use excessive force and are not adequately disciplined for misconduct....
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) -- Gunshots rang out after a car struck a protester during a demonstration in Ferguson, Missouri, on the second anniversary of Michael Brown's death, disrupting what had been a peaceful gathering but apparently striking no one....
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- It is one of Rio's most renowned favelas, the Cidade de Deus made infamous in a film that helped cement a stereotype of the other side of the "Marvelous City" that is host of the Olympic Games - one where ghettos are ruled by drug lords and baby-faced criminals shoot to kill....
