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JEREMIE, Haiti (AP) -- As a pale blue coffin came into view, grieving women flung themselves to the floor near a morgue overlooking the ravaged city of Jeremie, where a humanitarian crisis has emerged in the wake of Hurricane Matthew....
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) -- The Latest on the shooting of three police officers in Palm Springs. (all times local):...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- A weakening Hurricane Matthew lashed Georgia and the Carolinas on Saturday in what appeared to be the last leg of its march up the East Coast, leaving in its wake millions of Americans relieved that one of the most fearsome storms on record in the U.S. wasn't that bad after all....
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Why now? And why this?...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on the presidential campaign a day before the second presidential debate between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump (all times EDT):...
NEW YORK (AP) -- A defiant Donald Trump insisted Saturday he would "never" abandon his White House bid, rejecting a growing backlash from Republican leaders nationwide who disavowed the GOP's presidential nominee after he was caught on tape bragging about predatory advances on women....
(Vatican Radio) The Vatican welcomed United Nations initiatives that provide practical resources and on-the-ground assessments focused on ensuring access to justice for people in vulnerable situations, including detainees, indigent persons, refugees, and other displaced persons.“The rule of law is meant to fulfill a role beyond maintaining harmony and order; it is also supposed to be an exemplary teacher,” – said Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations – “In this case, it ought to be an expression of society’s capacity to lift the poor and the excluded, the infirm and the imprisoned.”The Vatican diplomat was speaking at a UN General Assembly session on the rule of law.“While acknowledging the fundamental roles of judges, prosecutors, attorneys, and other vital participants in the implementation of the rule of law, my delegation is particularly concerned about the persons subject ...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Saturday evening presided at the Vigil of the Marian Jubilee taking place in St. Peter’s Square. The Jubilee began on Friday, which was the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, and the highlight of Saturday's event was the recitation of the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary.“From the earliest centuries, Mary has been invoked as Mother of Mercy,” Pope Francis said.“The prayer of the rosary is, in many ways, the synthesis of the history of God's mercy, which becomes a history of salvation for all who let themselves be shaped by grace,” – the Holy Father continued – “Through prayer and meditation on the life of Jesus Christ, we see once more his merciful countenance, which he shows to everyone in all the many needs of life. Mary accompanies us along this journey, pointing to her Son who radiates the very mercy of the Father.” The full prepared text of Pope Francis for the Vigil of the ...
(Vatican Radio) Georgians have voted in parliamentary elections to decide whether to stick with the ruling Georgian Dream party or give controversial former President Mikheil Saakashvili’s allies a second chance to rule the former Soviet nation. Saturday's vote was seen as a test of stability of Georgia, which is criss-crossed by strategically important oil and gas pipelines and traditionally buffeted between Russia and the West.Listen to the report by Stefan Bos: Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili was among those who cast their ballots early in the capital Tbilisi in the post-Soviet Caucasus country's parliamentary elections. He even pushed a man aside as lines were seen forming here and outside several polling stations. Following a tough election campaign, the prime minister tried to smile to reporters with his wife and a son at his side. Polls suggested the ruling Georgian Dream party, funded by the country's riches...
(Vatican Radio) More than 900 people have died, as Hurricane Matthew ravaged Haiti, with the death toll expected to rise, as more remote areas are revealed. Pope Francis has appealed for concrete acts of solidarity for the stricken nation.As James Blears reports, the hurricane is now mauling South Carolina.Listen: Haiti-the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, took the vicious brunt of Hurricane Matthew. It tore into the South of the country, destroying flimsy houses, bringing death. More than 80 percent of the coastal settlement of Jeremie, which is situated on a low hill, just off the beach, was wiped off the face of the map. More than a quarter of million people in Haiti, are today homeless. The Red Cross has launched an emergency appeal. Haiti`s never fully recovered from an earthquake in 2010, which killed thousands.Cuba and the Bahamas were next in line for Hurricane Matthew, suffering severe damage and significant los...
