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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants transgender people barred from serving in the U.S. military "in any capacity," citing "tremendous medical costs and disruption."...
(Vatican Radio) The biggest event of the Asian Catholic Church this year, is taking place in Yogyakarta city, Indonesia, next week. The 7th Asian Youth Day (AYD7) is being hosted by the Archdiocese of Semarang, August 2-6, with over 2000 young people from 21 Asian countries rallying around the theme, “Joyful Asian Youth: Living the Gospel in Multicultural Asia!” The continent-level event has been held in various Asian cities since 1999 in intervals of 2, 3 and 5 years, with the last AYD in Daejeon Diocese in Korea in 2014, in which Pope Francis participated. Organizers have divided the entire AYD into three events spread across 11 days from July 30 to August 9. On arrival, the participants will head to the 11 of Indonesia’s 37 dioceses who will be hosting them from July 30 to August 2 in what is called Days in the Dioceses (DID). All the participants will then converge in Yogyakart...
(Vatican Radio) Cardinal George Pell made a brief appearance at an Australian court on Wednesday in a preliminary hearing regarding the accusation of “historical sexual offences”.His lawyer said he would plead “not guilty” to the charges leveled against him by police in the state of Victoria.Listen to Devin Watkins’ report: Escorted by Australian police, Cardinal George Pell made his way through a mass of journalists and protesters to arrive at a filing hearing before the Melbourne Magistrate’s Court.Once inside, his lawyer Robert Richter told the court Cardinal Pell would plead “not guilty”.He said, “For the avoidance of doubt and because of the interest, might I indicate that Cardinal Pell pleads not guilty to all charges and will maintain his presumed innocence that he has."Cardinal Pell remained silent throughout the six-minute hearing.At a Vatican press conference in June, Cardinal Pell announced he would be tak...
(Vatican Radio) The archdiocese of Rouen in northern France held a special Mass on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of the assassination of an elderly parish priest, Fr Jacques Hamel.The 85-year-old was killed while celebrating Mass on July 26th last year after two gunmen stormed his church in the town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray.Listen to Philippa Hitchen’s report: Catholics in France are remembering the life and legacy of Fr Hamel, whose throat was slit by the attackers, later identified as Islamist militants. The assailants, who also took several parishioners hostage, were shot dead by police.At the exact time that the attack took place one year ago, the Archbishop of Rouen Dominique Lebrun celebrated Mass at the church of Saint Etienne-du-Rouvray. The service was followed by a public commemoration and the unveiling of a memorial stone, with French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Edouard Philippe among those paying tribute to the slain priest.Ind...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Sashenka Gutierrez, EPABy David AgrenMEXICOCITY (CNS) -- The Mexican bishops' conference does not believe an explosivedevice detonated outside its offices -- adjacent to the country's most visitedreligious site, the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe -- is an attack on theCatholic Church. Themotive for the July 25 explosion remains a mystery, though some inthe conference said it reflected the violence suffered by society at large in acountry with soaring homicide rates and a decade-long drug cartel crackdown."Thisact invites us to reflect emphatically, to reconstruct our social fabric toprovide better security for all citizens," Auxiliary Bishop AlfonsoMiranda Guardiola of Monterrey, conference secretary-general, told media theday of the explosion.HumbertoRoque Villanueva, Mexico's undersecretary for population, migration and religiousmatters, called the explosion "a message of hate," during aninterview with the newspaper El Universal."Ibelieve it is the regrettable ...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Pascal Rossignol, ReutersBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The martyrdom of a French priestkilled a year ago while celebrating Mass was an event that "hastransformed me as a bishop," Archbishop Dominique Lebrun of Rouen said. FatherJacques Hamel's life -- "simple and exemplary -- questions me as apastor and shepherd on how to consider the life of priests, on what I expect fromthem in terms of efficiency. I must tirelessly convert, to pass from thisrequest for efficiencyto admiration for their fruitfulness," the archbishop said in an interview with theVatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano. FatherHamel was murdered July 26, 2016, when two men claiming allegiance tothe Islamic State stormed his parish church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray nearRouen.After taking several hostages, the attackers slit FatherHamel's throat and seriously injured another parishioner. Witnesses say that inhis final moments, the beloved 85-year-old parish priest tried to push away hi...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- It was a woolly ride, but three wild rabbits managed to escape rising floodwaters in New Zealand by clambering aboard sheep and surfing to safety on their backs....
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- U.S. health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak linked to papayas from Mexico that has killed a person in New York City and sickened another 46 people in 12 states....
LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio put a child killer to death Wednesday, carrying out the state's first execution after a 3½-year delay and signaling the possible resumption of capital punishment in the state....
LONDON (AP) -- The parents of critically ill infant Charlie Gard conceded Wednesday that he will die in a hospice and not at home as they had previously wished....
