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The Church in Mozambique is this Sunday praying for peace. The country is grappling with real fears of renewed civil war. Mistrust and accusations have been growing between the ruling Frelimo government and the opposition Renamo.The Episcopal Conference of Mozambique has decided to set aside Sunday 22 May, the celebration of the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity as a particular day of national prayers for peace. The Bishops want all donations made on this day to be given to Caritas Mozambique for its humanitarian apostolate. The announcement for the special peace prayers was made recently at the end of a plenary meeting held by the Bishops. More concretely, the Mozambican Bishops want Frelimo and Renamo to put a definitive end to Mozambique’s long-running political and military unrest. They have called on the two rivals to return to the discussion table and involve civil society in the country’s quest for a “path to peace.”Declaring the day for praye...
LONDON (AP) -- British voters will decide in one month whether or not to deal a historic hammer blow to European integration by putting their island nation on an independent path outside the European Union....
PARIS (AP) -- The girl, speaking in the lilting accent of southern France, appeared in government ads describing how she was recruited by Islamic State extremists during her quest for religion, then encouraged to quit school and go to Syria, and finally to plot a suicide attack against a synagogue at home....
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's president said on Sunday a submarine belonging to his country's Oil Ministry was headed to the site of the crash of EgyptAir Flight-804 in the eastern Mediterranean to join the search for the cockpit voice and flight data recorders, commonly known as black boxes....
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The Latest on the killing of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Akhtar Mansour in a drone strike (all times local):...
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- A Nepal official says some 30 climbers have gotten frostbite or become sick on Mount Everest, in addition to two who died in recent days on the world's highest mountain....
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) -- Along with beach towels or sandals, there's a new popular beach accessory that says a lot about the violence gripping this once-glamorous resort: a small black leather tote hanging from the neck or shoulders of some men. It's not a man-bag, exactly; it holds a small pistol....
VIENNA (AP) -- For the first time since World War II, a right-wing politician could win Sunday's election for the Austrian presidency as established parties that have dominated postwar politics watch from the sidelines....
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Mullah Mohammed Akhtar Mansour's brief rule, which ended Friday with his death in a drone strike, was marked by mistrust and strife....
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A senior commander of the Afghan Taliban confirmed on Sunday that the extremist group's leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansour, has been killed in a U.S. drone strike....
