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NEW YORK (AP) -- Breaking with presidential precedent, Donald Trump said Wednesday he will continue to profit from his global business empire after he enters the White House this month....
NEW YORK (AP) -- A defiant President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday adamantly denied reports that Russia had compromising personal and financial information about him, calling it a "tremendous blot" on the record of the intelligence community if material with any such allegations had been released....
Church and rights campaigners in Pakistan have expressed alarm over the mysterious disappearance of four progressive activists and bloggers in the space of a week.Salman Haider, a college professor and poet, Ahmad Waqas Goraya, author of a left-wing blog site Rationalist Society of Pakistan, as well as Asim Saeed and Ahmed Raza Naseer, who run Twitter accounts promoting liberal views went missing in Lahore and Islamabad last week.Although it’s not yet clear who is behind the disappearances, they are being seen as an attempt to silence voices critical of state policies, extremists and human rights abuses.A series of protests has been announced by activists in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore to demand the safe return of the missing men.The Catholic bishop’s National Commission for Justice and Peace has also expressed grave concern over the disappearances that took place between Jan. 4 and Jan 5."The missing professor and the others were talking for people. If they see...
(Vatican Radio) Australia’s ambassador to the Holy See says her government is in “listening mode” and keen to cooperate closely with the Vatican on questions such as disarmament, combatting human trafficking, or promoting child and maternal health.Ambassador Melissa Hitchman, who presented her credentials in September, was sharing her reactions to the Pope’s annual address on Monday to diplomats accredited to the Holy See.She said her country will welcome Pope Francis’ words on global peace, security and migration, while seeking to share expert advice on issues facing the Pacific region.Listen to Ambassador Hitchman’s conversation with Philippa Hitchen: Ambassador Hitchman begins by noting “a certain synergy” with previous papal speeches, as well as the recent message for the 50th World Peace Day. She adds that peace and security is “core business for the Australian government”, both bilaterally and in a multi...
Minneapolis, Minn., Jan 11, 2017 / 06:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On the night of Jan. 4, Nathan Leonhardt was locking up the Cathedral of St. Paul in Minneapolis when he found something extraordinary.Inside the church doors was a newborn baby boy. Shortly after 6 p.m., local police officers received a call that the baby had been abandoned at the Cathedral.“I was speechless. I froze for what seemed to be 10 seconds, but it was probably more,” stated Leonhardt, according to the Catholic Herald.“They picked a good spot to drop him off. It’s a church – we love children,” Leonhardt continued.Upon the police officers’ arrival, Sgt. Charlie Anderson said that “everybody in that call instantly fell in love” with the child, according to CBS Minnesota.“In this job you see so much bad in people. Violence, death and destruction. It’s just nice to have a call like this every once in a while, to remind you why you wear the badge,...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Watch out for the tempting promisesand easy rewards of false gods and idols because they always lead to confusion,disappointment and even death, Pope Francis said."We are tempted to seek even fleeting comfort, which seems to fillthe emptiness of solitude and ease the exertion of believing" in God,especially in times of trouble, he said Jan. 11 during his weekly generalaudience.But the hope and security that come from God "neverever disappoint," he said. "Idols always let you down" sincethey are figments of the imagination and not "alive and real" likeGod.The pope continued his series of talks on Christian hopeby reflecting on Psalm 115, which warns of the false hopes and securitiesoffered by man-made idols.While the psalmist speaks of statues made of "silverand gold," the pope said idols also include anything people hold up as theultimate answer to their happiness and security like money, power, success and falseideologies -...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The leadership of the Order of Maltadenied the legality of a Vatican investigation into the forced resignation of thegroup's former grand chancellor, but the commission established by Pope Francissaid it "is completely legitimate and authorized" to investigate thematter and inform the pope.Accordingto one of the legal notes prepared for the commission, the pope's right to beinformed of the circumstances surrounding the removal of Albrecht Freiherr vonBoeselager relates "to the authority he exercises directly and immediatelyover all baptized faithful, whether lay or clerical.""Thisis not about interfering in the internal affairs of the order because thepurpose of the commission, as is evident, is to give an account to the HolyFather on the procedures (used to remove von Boeselager) and nothingelse," said the note,which was dated Jan. 11 and shown to Catholic News Service. TheGrand Magistry of the order had released a...
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- The Polish foreign minister has been mocked on Twitter for saying he had a meeting with the representative of a nonexistent country as part of Poland's bid for a seat on the U.N. Security Council....
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- The front lines of the battle against the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline are shifting away from the dwindling encampment in North Dakota, with main opposing groups asking for activism to be spread around the U.S., a call heeded when a banner was unfurled during an NFL game on New Year's Day....
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Family members of nine slain church worshippers confronted Dylann Roof on Wednesday, one of them shouting at the condemned killer as he stared ahead emotionless during his formal sentencing hearing. Others offered forgiveness and love, urging Roof to accept God into his life....
