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Jesús María, Mexico, Mar 29, 2017 / 12:43 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Fr. Felipe Altamirano Carrillo, an indigenous priest who served in the Mexico's western state of Nayarit, was murdered Sunday while returning from saying Mass in one of the towns in which he served.Fr. Altamirano Carrillo was killed March 26, apparently the victim of assault during a theft.“We are seized by the pain of his loss, so premature , and the way it happened,” read a statement of the Territorial Prelature of Jesús María del Nayar, which the priest served.“Although so far we don't have the details of this incident, we have been informed that he was returning from celebrating the Sunday Mass in the community of Cofradía, which is part of his parish, accompanied by some other people. He was driving his vehicle and at some point during the trip, they came upon some armed persons, presumably with the intention of assaulting them.”The prelature said that “it i...
IMAGE: NS photo/Ammar Awad, ReutersBy Dale GavlakZAATARI, Jordan (CNS) -- As the U.N.secretary-general visited the world's biggest camp for Syrian refugees in late March, he made an impassioned plea: Stop Syria's devastating war. "I want to make a strongappeal to the parties of the conflict and those who have an influence on (them)to understand that we must make peace," Antonio Guterres, a formerPortuguese prime minister, told reporters at the camp on the eve of a summitgathering Arab leaders on the shores of the Dead Sea in Jordan. "This has not only become atragedy for the Syrian people, but it has become a threat to the stability ofthe region, a global security threat for the world, as terrorism is benefitingfrom the crisis in Syria and other crises in the world," he said.Guterres, 67, is no stranger tothe camp, having served as the U.N. refugee agency's high commissioner for adecade, visiting the dusty desert facility numerous times. He headed UNHCR whenthe Syrian conflict broke...
DALLAS (AP) -- As a powerful storm system swept across Texas, storm chasers raced to record its fury and witness a tornado. But one such pursuit ended tragically when three men were killed as their vehicles collided at a rural crossroads....
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Two former aides to Gov. Chris Christie were sentenced to prison Wednesday for their role in a political revenge plot involving traffic jams at the country's busiest bridge, a scandal that sank the Republican's presidential aspirations....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Geographic and physical challenges - including the Rio Grande and threatened wildlife - will make it difficult to build the "big, beautiful wall" that President Donald Trump has promised on the U.S.-Mexico border, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Wednesday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rep. Maxine Waters doesn't expect to pose for a photo with President Donald Trump anytime soon....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to undo his predecessor's efforts to curb climate change, his administration has asked a federal appeals court to postpone ruling on lawsuits over Obama-era restrictions on carbon emissions....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Note to President Donald Trump and House Republicans: People really don't like your approach to overhauling America's health care. If you're hoping to revive the effort, you may want to try something different....
LONDON (AP) -- Britain filed for divorce from the European Union on Wednesday, with fond words and promises of friendship that could not disguise the historic nature of the schism - or the years of argument and hard-nosed bargaining ahead as the U.K. leaves the embrace of the bloc for an uncertain future as "global Britain."...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is vowing to step up efforts to combat the nation's opioid addiction crisis, and he's tapped New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to lead the fight....
