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IMAGE: CNS photo/Giorgio Onorati, EPABy Rhina GuidosWASHINGTON (CNS) -- Typically, the Facebook page for the Dioceseof Providence Office of Vocations in Rhode Island gets anywhere from 3 to 40 likes on theirposts -- most which celebrate seminarians, priests and their ministry. But ittook an actor and former member of a boy band to set its Facebook page onfire, not with a song, but with a video praising the priesthood, and one whichhas been viewed -- as of Oct. 6 -- 560,000 times, and received more than 6,000 likesand upward of 8,000 shares.Actor Mark Wahlberg, a native of Boston, where the NationalConference of Diocesan Vocation Directors held its annual conference Sept. 30?Oct.7, made the homemade video shown to those who attended, and later posted onDiocese of Providence vocations office Facebook page."We, the Catholic faithful, are counting on you to bring usgood and holy priests," Wahlberg said in the video. "Enjoy my hometown thisweek and know that I will pray for you and for ...
DALLAS (AP) -- State agents raided the Dallas headquarters of adult classified ad portal Backpage and arrested Chief Executive Officer Carl Ferrer on Thursday following allegations that adult and child sex-trafficking victims had been forced into prostitution through escort ads posted on the site....
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Immigration authorities caught just over half of the people who illegally entered the U.S. from Mexico last year, according to an internal Department of Homeland Security report that offers one of the most detailed assessments of border security ever compiled....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Ash Carter's former senior military aide used his government credit card at strip clubs or gentlemen's clubs in Rome and Seoul, drank in excess and had "improper interactions" with women during business travel with Carter, according to a report released Thursday by the Defense Department inspector general....
BEIRUT (AP) -- The battle for Aleppo has gripped the world, but it is hardly the only major front among the tangle of adversaries clashing across war-torn Syria....
MOSCOW (AP) -- The Russian military on Thursday strongly warned the United States against striking the Syrian army, noting that its air defense weapons in Syria stand ready to fend off any attack....
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Leaving more than 100 dead in its wake across the Caribbean, Hurricane Matthew steamed toward Florida with potentially catastrophic winds of 140 mph Thursday, and 2 million people across the Southeast were warned to flee inland....
DAVIS, Calif. (AP) -- An American researcher killed in a rock attack by protesters in Ethiopia this week was a talented scientist with a bright future, the chairman of her department at the University of California, Davis said Thursday....
Denver, Colo., Oct 6, 2016 / 12:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wrote a letter to Catholic leaders during a two-day conference in Denver this week, identifying himself as pro-life and vowing to support core values such as religious liberty and school choice.“I have a message for Catholics: I will be there for you. I will stand with you. I will fight for you,” he wrote Oct. 5. “I am, and will remain, pro-life. I will defend your religious liberties and the right to fully and freely practice your religion, as individuals, business owners and academic institutions.”Trump's letter was addressed to the 18th Annual Catholic Leadership Conference, being held Oct 4-6 in Denver.He stated that Catholics are “a rich part of our nation's history” and that “the United States was, and is, strengthened through Catholic men, women, priests and religious Sisters.”The GOP candidate has met a mixed reaction ...
Damascus, Syria, Oct 6, 2016 / 01:02 pm (Aid to the Church in Need).- This week, children at more than 2,000 schools across Syria are drawing images of peace and writing messages to the political decision-makers of the European Union and the United Nations under the motto “Peace for Children.” More than one million children are also signing a petition.This appeal for peace is a joint campaign sponsored by Catholic and Orthodox Christians in Syria, while all religious communities have been invited to take part.Children of all Christian denominations in Damascus, Homs, Yabroud, Aleppo, Marmarita, and Tartus are marking today as the Action Day for Peace. They are expressing their desire for peace through songs, dances, theatrical performances, prayers and other activities. Several children in Aleppo will also talk about their personal experiences.Sister Annie Demerjian, one of the local organizers of the event, said: “When a child talks about losing his father, for ex...
