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IMAGE: CNS photo/Robert DuncanBy Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- To understand the current situationin Iraq -- the evolving and complex conflicts there, and the fear and resilienceof its Christians -- one has to understand its past, which is often ignored orunknown in the West, said a former papal representative to the country."History is itself a victory over ignorance,marginalization and intolerance; it is a call for respect and to not repeat themistakes of the past," said Cardinal Fernando Filoni in his book,"The Church in Iraq."The book is also "a testimonial" to the victimsof "the Islamic terrorism of ISIS," he told the Christians andnon-Christians he met when Pope Francis sent him as his personal representativeto encounter and pray with these shaken communities that fled the Islamic State.That brief visit in 2014 was a homecoming of sorts.The Italian cardinal, now 71, lived in Iraq during atime of great tension and turmoil. St. John Paul II made him the apostolicnuncio -- th...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Delta Air Lines has pushed back at Ann Coulter after the conservative commentator berated the carrier on Twitter over a changed seat assignment....
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Other than St. Peter's Basilica, there is hardly better real estate in Vatican City than the sprawling penthouse apartment in the Vatican gardens, where the rooftop terrace has in-your-face views of the dome itself and overlooks the hotel that Pope Francis calls home....
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan opposition leaders called Monday for a 24-hour nationwide strike to increase pressure on the socialist government after more than 7 million people rejected a plan to rewrite the constitution and consolidate the ruling party's power over the country, which has been stricken by shortages and inflation and riven by more than 100 days of clashes between protesters and police....
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Relatives and neighbors of an Australian woman who was fatally shot by Minneapolis police over the weekend demanded answers Monday about her death, with one calling the shooting of the meditation teacher and bride-to-be "an execution."...
TONTO NATIONAL FOREST, Ariz. (AP) -- Five children were among the nine people killed in a flash flood at an Arizona swimming hole during the weekend, and all were part of an extended family, authorities said Monday....
Local authorities in North Cotabato province in the southern Philippine region of Mindanao are building an army of young Christians, Muslims, and tribal "peace builders in communities." Cotabato Governor Emmylou Talino-Mendoza announced last week the holding of a "peace builders camp" for the youth starting on Wednesday. The activity will "instill the importance of peace and respect for religion" in the minds of young people, said the governor. She said, "The three-day peace camp aims to make young people appreciate the importance of peace, and their role in building and advocating for a peaceful community." Talino-Mendoza appealed to parents to allow their children to join the peace camp.The province of North Cotabato is home to Christians, Muslims, and tribal communities that have suffered from decades of war waged by Moro rebel groups in the region. More recently, the volatile Mindanao region has seen the ris...
Catholic schools in the Philippines embarked on a 14-day prayer campaign for peace on Monday as fierce fighting continues in the southern city of Marawi. The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP) said such ‘communal action’ is needed to help end the ongoing conflict in the Mindanao region. “The intention of the prayer and reflection is for peace in Marawi and other areas in the Philippines where there are conflicts,” said the CEAP, the country’s largest private educational organization. “This communal action also intended to touch the hearts of the Catholic educational community to assist in the rebuilding of the city of Marawi,” it said. In solidarity with other prayer initiatives, the prayer for peace is a project of the National Advocacy Commission (NAC) and has been adopted by the entire CEAP community. The Islamic city of Marawi remains locked in a fierce battle between government forc...
(Vatican Radio) Church leaders from the central African region have concluded a meeting in Yaoundé, Cameroon, with an urgent appeal for peace and reconciliation in the war-torn region.Listen to our report: In a concluding document for their XI plenary assembly, the bishops of the Central African Republic, Chad, Gabon, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Congo-Brazzaville expressed solidarity and prayers for all those most affected by violence in the region. They also appealed to “all who sow terror and death to stop the bloodshed and work for peace, dialogue and reconciliation”.During the July 8th to 16th meeting, the Church leaders voiced their concerns over the death of Bishop Jean Marie Benoit Bala, whose body was found in a river in Cameroon on June 2nd. Local authorities have described the death as a suicide, but the bishops believe their brother was murdered two days earlier and claim the killing is part of a series of mysterious deaths and disappearance...
