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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The skyline shimmers, the music pulses and Donald Trump's helicopter swoops in for a landing....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Clinton is the country's most famous working mother. For 40 years, she's been at the center of countless conversations about gender and politics. Even her pantsuits have been debated for decades....
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) -- A beleaguered Donald Trump sought to undermine the legitimacy of the U.S. presidential election on Saturday, pressing unsubstantiated claims the contest is rigged against him, vowing anew to jail Hillary Clinton if he's elected and throwing in a baseless insinuation his rival was on drugs in the last debate....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hacked emails released in daily dispatches this past week by the WikiLeaks group exposed the inner workings of Hillary Clinton's campaign leading up to her 2015 announcement that she would seek the presidency, and through this year's primary....
(Vatican) Pope Francis on Saturday appointed a bishop to the Diocese of Jowai in north-east India’s Meghalaya state. He transferred Bishop Victor Lyngdoh of Nongstoin to Jowai, both suffragans of Shillong Archdiocese. At the same time, the Pope nominated Archbishop Dominic Jala of Shillong as Apostolic Administrator of Nongstoin.Pope Benedict XVI erected the Diocese of Jowai in 2006, and appointed Father Vincent Kympat as its first bishop. Bishop Kympat died on July 30, 2011, leaving the see vacant until Pope Francis on 3 February 2014, recalled Archbishop Emeritus Thomas Menamparampil of Guwahati from his retirement to be the Apostolic Administrator of Jowai. With the appointment of Bishop Victor Lyngdoh to Jowai, Archbishop Menamparampil, who served as the bishop of Dibrugarh for 11 years and the Archbishop of Guwahati for 20 years before his retirement on 18 January 2012, will resume his retired life.
(Vatican Radio) The Holy See has called attention to the plight of refugee children at a United Nations General Assembly session on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Children.“These children in extremely vulnerable situations need protection and are entitled to the rights guaranteed under the Convention on the Rights of the Child,” said Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations.“It is therefore urgent to ensure that measures and policies are in place wherever these children are to be found, like refugee routes and passageways of clandestine migrants,” he continued. The full address can be found below Statement by H.E. Archbishop Bernardito AuzaApostolic Nuncio, Permanent Observer of the Holy SeeSeventy-First Session of the United Nations General AssemblyThird Committee Agenda Item 64:Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Children Madam Chair,The most recent reports on the situatio...
(Vatican Radio) Environmental groups said nations have reached a deal this morning to limit the use of greenhouse gases far more powerful than carbon dioxide in an effort to further protect the environment.Listen to Ann Schneible’s report: Around 150 countries have agreed to limit the use of hydro-fluoro-carbon – or “HFC” greenhouse gases in a bid to protect the Earth's climate.Delegates worked through the night in the Rwandan capital to reach an agreement that would suit both developed and developing countries.Under the deal, developed nations commit to reducing their use of the chemicals sooner than poorer countries.HFCs are used in refrigeration and air conditioning: scientists believe they are playing a growing role in driving up global temperatures, especially as air-conditioning technology becomes more affordable for people in developing markets and more widely used in developing nations.Saturday’s agreement comes nearly three decades ...
(Vatican Radio) The Vatican delegation to the United Nations this week spoke on the issue of universal jurisdiction at a session of the UN General Assembly.It could be an important tool to ensure accountability and prevent impunity in case of serious violations of international humanitarian law and human rights, and to offer redress to victims,” – said Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations – “When traditional bases of jurisdiction are unable to address some heinous crimes, and when no international tribunal has competence, universal jurisdiction could become a necessary tool.”The Vatican diplomat said it is also important to safeguard the principle of universal jurisdiction from improper uses or ends.“One such safeguard would be ensuring that its application take place in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and international legal norms, including the sovereignty of States and nati...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Saturday morning met privately with the President of Argentina, Mauricio Macri. The president was accompanied by his wife, and their family.The Holy See Press Office did not issue a statement after the meeting, but President Macri told journalists it was “good” and “positive,” and that the two men discussed a variety of issues.The Argentinian leader is in Rome for the canonization of Jose Gabriel del Rosario Brochero, the Argentinian known as the “the Gaucho priest,” and one of seven people to be canonized on 16 October 2016.
Sunni Muslim groups have coordinated mass demonstrations across Pakistan, chanting slogans and displaying signs calling for the Christian woman Asia Bibi to be hanged. Their protests were sparked by the Supreme Court’s postponement of the decision on the case of the mother of five, sentenced to death for blasphemy in 2010, and still waiting for the judgement in her final appeal. Hundreds of members and supporters of Tehreek-e-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah gathered this week in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore to protest against the woman, now in prison for six years on charges of blasphemy. “It will be a war if accursed Asia escapes. We are united to guard the honor of Rasool Allah, we are His servants,” Mukhtar, on one of many protesters in Lahore supporting the hanging of the Christian woman told AsiaNews. “Was Pakistan formed to hang the lovers and spare blasphemers. Why is Asia Bibi not hanged even after the death sentence by La...
