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BRUSSELS (AP) -- U.S. President Donald Trump met his match in a handshake showdown with France's new president, Emmanuel Macron....
BRUSSELS (AP) -- Meeting fellow NATO leaders for the first time, U.S. President Donald Trump aggressively challenged them Thursday to spend more on their own defense, putting the alliance under exceptional pressure to become tougher, sharper and newly relevant....
BRUSSELS (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Thursday chastised NATO leaders for not paying their fair share to protect the alliance, complaining in front of them that the defense burden the United States has shouldered for many years is "not fair" to its taxpayers....
(Vatican Radio) Its name, in Gaelic, means ‘friend of the missions’. Its work provides life-saving support for vulnerable communities in over 50 countries worldwide. And its members are hoping that Pope Francis may be able to see this vital outreach to the margins firsthand during his expected visit to Dublin for the World Meeting of Families in August 2018.This week the Irish faith-based missionary movement Misean Cara is launching its new five year plan, focused on key areas of education, healthcare, sustainable development and human rights. The new strategy is based on a global consultation with over a thousand beneficiaries in more than ten countries and highlights a particular concern for women and children, refugees or displaced people, and the disabled.The CEO of Misean Cara, Heydi Foster, embodies many of the goals and values that the organisation seeks seeks to promote. Born in Guatemala to parents educated by missionaries, her family suffered under ...
From Libya to Syria, grinding conflicts in North Africa and the Middle East have damaged health infrastructure and compromised water and sanitation services, threatening the health of 24 million children, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday. “Violence is crippling health systems in conflict-affected countries and threatens children’s very survival,” Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa said on 24 May. “Beyond the bombs, bullets and explosions, countless children are dying in silence from diseases that could easily be prevented and treated.”Millions of children in Yemen, Syria, the Gaza Strip, Iraq, Libya and Sudan are lacking nutritious food and being deprived of essential health care. Moreover, water and sanitation services have been compromised, causing waterborne diseases to spread. “When children can’t access healthcare or improved nutrition, when they d...
(Vatican Radio) The Vatican’s Secretary of State has assured participants at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction that the Holy See stands ever ready to make its own specific contribution as the Forum works to meet the urgent challenges before us.In a letter addressed to the President of Mexico who is overseeing the Global Platform taking place this year in Cancun, Cardinal Pietro Parolin said that “in the name of His Holiness Pope Francis, I express the hope that the work of the Global Platform will prove useful, fruitful and effective for enabling resilience to go hand in hand with the development of a genuine, responsible and fraternal cooperation grounded in the common good”.The Platform, which sees the participation of over 5,000 experts, including policy makers and disaster risk managers, is the world's foremost gathering of stakeholders committed to reducing disaster risk and building the resilience of communities and nations.In his let...
(Vatican Radio) An archbishop has celebrated a Mass to mark the 50th anniversary of one of Scotland’s most notable sporting achievements.Archbishop Philip Tartaglia presided at a Mass to mark the 50th anniversary of Celtic FC’s 1967 European Cup triumph in Lisbon. The Mass took place in the famous football (soccer) club’s spiritual home, St Mary’s church in the Calton, Glasgow, where the club was formally constituted in 1887 by an Irish Marist Brother – Brother Walfrid – and other founding members.Eighty years after the club was constituted, a team of Scots made history when they won the European Cup on 25th May 1967, when they defeated Inter Milan 2-1 at the Estádio Nacional in Lisbon. Quickly, the squad became known as the ‘Lisbon Lions’. The manager, Jock Stein, was lauded as a hero among Celtic fans. He was the first manager of a British team to win the trophy.Thousands of Scots are joining the club by marking the spe...
(Vatican Radio) Catholics in Scotland are gathering to pray for the victims of the recent terrorist attack in Manchester.Bishops from Scotland are inviting their flocks to gather for Masses to pray for those who were killed and those who have been affected by the recent “massacre” in Manchester, when a suicide bomber killed 22 innocent people after a concert.Archbishop Philip Tartaglia is inviting people in and around the Archdiocese of Glasgow to attend a special Mass on Thursday 25th May, the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, in St Andrew’s Cathedral. In his homily, released ahead of the Mass, Archbishop Tartaglia says, “We pray for those who have lost their lives. We pray for those who have been so horribly injured. We offer our deepest sympathies to the bereaved mothers, fathers, children, families and friends.”In an emotional look back on the events of 22nd May, His Grace explains that he wishes he “could turn the clock back, fr...
The benefits of Myanmar's economic growth, reform and reconciliation efforts have not yet reached children in the country's remote, conflict-affected areas, leaving an estimated 2.2 million children in need of better humanitarian assistance, a new report by the United Nations UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said. “Myanmar faces a real challenge in ensuring that children everywhere – and not just in urban areas – gain from the country's rapid development,” said Justin Forsyth, the Deputy Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). “There is a risk that many children and their families are excluded. This is especially the case for poorer children living in remote areas or trapped in situations of tension and conflict,” he added.UNICEF’a Child Alert report, entitled “Lives on Hold”, issued 23 May, attributed unresolved conflict, poverty and under-development to that situation. It st...
