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Civilian casualty toll could complicate Iraqi reconciliation
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The U.S.-led coalition has come under increasing scrutiny by monitoring groups regarding civilian casualties in the fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq, a turn that is worrying some in the country's political leadership who fear the destruction and loss of life could complicate hopes of reconciliation with the country's minority Sunnis....
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Pope Francis sits down for an interview with Norah O'Donnell on CBS' "60 Minutes," which aired Monday, May 20, 2024. / Credit: CBS News/Adam VerdugoCNA Staff, May 21, 2024 / 11:26 am (CNA).Pope Francis has once again come out strongly against an ordained female diaconate, reiterating what for the Holy Father has been a consistently firm stance against women becoming clergy. The pope made the remarks this week in an interview with CBS News anchor Norah O'Donnell during an appearance on the network's flagship magazine program, "60 Minutes.""You will have many young boys and girls that will come here at the end of next month for World Children's Day," O'Donnell said to the pope at one point during the interview. "And I'm curious, for a little girl growing up Catholic today, will she ever have the opportunity to be a deacon and participate as a clergy member in the Church?""No," the pope replied. Pressed by O'Donnell as to whether a female di...
People participate in a funeral procession of president Ebrahim Raisi and his seven aides in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan province, on May 21, 2024. / Credit: Photo by AZIN HAGHIGHI/MOJ News Agency/AFP via Getty ImagesCNA Staff, May 21, 2024 / 11:56 am (CNA).Pope Francis on Monday offered prayers to the Islamic Republic of Iran after the country's president was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was among eight killed in the Iranian Air Force helicopter crash in the country's East Azerbaijan Province on May 19.Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was also among those killed. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. In a telegram signed by Pope Francis on Monday, the Holy Father wrote that he sent "condolences upon the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and all who perished" in the disaster."Entrusting the souls of the deceased to the mercy of the Almighty...
The schismatic decision of the Poor Clares "seems absolutely wrong to me" but we must see "if it is possible to heal it, cure it, reverse it," said Spanish Archbishop Mario Iceta. / Credit: Archdiocese of Burgos, SpainACI Prensa Staff, May 21, 2024 / 12:26 pm (CNA).Archbishop Mario Iceta of Burgos, Spain, in whose jurisdiction is located the convent of the Poor Clares of Belorado and Orduña, expressed his surprise and concern over the nuns there going into schism and noted: "I don't know if they realize the profound consequences" of their decision.The prelate made the remarks May 17 on the "La Linterna de la Iglesia" ("The Church's Lantern") program broadcast by the Spanish radio station COPE following the schismatic decision of the Poor Clares of Belorado to leave the Catholic Church to place themselves under the authority of Pablo de Rojas, a false bishop excommunicated in 2019. "I'm worried about the situation, thinking about what has come about in s...
