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IMAGE: CNS photo/Abdalrhman Ismail, ReutersBy Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As a brief cease-fire agreement failedand Syrian government forces returned to bombing Aleppo and fighting rebels inthe city streets, Pope Francis made a forceful appeal for assistance for thethousands of innocent civilians trapped in the besieged city."I appeal to the consciences of those responsible forthe bombardments," Pope Francis said at the end of his weekly generalaudience Sept. 28. "They will have to account to God!"Dozens of civilians were reportedly killed by thebombardments in late September and the U.N. World Food Program said it was"extremely concerned about the more than 250,000 people trapped in easternAleppo city who are cut off from food, water, medicine and other essentialsupplies."Pope Francis told people gathered for his general audiencethat his thoughts and prayers were going "to the beloved and martyredSyria. I continue to receive dramatic news about the fate of Aleppo'spopulation...
BOSTON (AP) -- A 22-year-old man rescued in the Atlantic after floating on a life raft for a week had been a suspect in the 2013 slaying of his grandfather, deepening the mystery surrounding his ordeal and the apparent death of his mother at sea....
NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands (AP) -- Dutch-led criminal investigators said Wednesday they have solid evidence that a Malaysian jet was shot down in 2014 by a Buk missile that was moved into eastern Ukraine from Russia....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Secretary of State John Kerry is threatening to cut off all contacts with Moscow over Syria, unless Russian and Syrian government attacks on Aleppo end....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is preparing to send more troops to Iraq to help reclaim the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group, U.S. officials said Wednesday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional leaders have broken a stalemate over money to address the Flint, Michigan, water crisis, clearing the way Wednesday for a spending bill needed to keep the government running until December. The spending measure also would provide long-delayed money to fight the Zika virus and help Louisiana rebuild from last month's disastrous floods....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Clinton sought Wednesday to build on her widely praised debate performance by making a direct appeal to younger voters whose enthusiasm drove Bernie Sanders' unlikely campaign....
Caritas Zambia has started implementing a 2-year project aimed at strengthening community capacity in Emergency Preparedness and Response. The project being implemented on the outskirts of the capital, Lusaka in Mumbwa and Sibuyunji districts will see 300 people benefit from this programme supported by Norwegian Church Aid (NCA). The idea is to build community capacity to engage in advocacy aimed at creating climate change adaptation initiatives that will assist communities acquire resilience and reduce vulnerability to climate change impacts. “This project aims to build the capacities of communities to learn to reduce risks in their localities even before disasters occur rather than waiting to manage disasters after they have already occurred,” Caritas -Zambia Head of Programmes Eugene Kabilika has said.One of the project’s activities is to facilitate training for communities in Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR). FMNR is one of the measures fo...
(Vatican Radio) At his General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis spoke about “Forgiveness on the Cross.”Below, please find the English language summary of the Pope’s catechesis for the weekly General Audience: Dear Brothers and Sisters: Jesus’ words during His Passion culminate in forgiveness: “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do” (Lk 23:34). For the good thief, these are not mere words, for Jesus truly forgives him. For the bad thief, however, it is inconceivable that the Messiah would remain on the Cross and not save Himself. But it is precisely by remaining on the Cross that Jesus offers salvation to every person regardless of their situation. This Jubilee Year is a time of grace and mercy for all, the good and the bad, those in health and those who suffer. It is a time to remember that nothing can separate us from the love of God (cf. Rm 8:39). To all those sick in hospital, who li...
