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WASHINGTON (AP) -- For Democrats lulled into apathy by the uninspiring presidential election, President Barack Obama is offering himself as motivation....
BEIRUT (AP) -- The Latest on the developments in Syria, where a Russia-U.S.-brokered cease-fire, now in its seventh day, is hanging in the balance after numerous violations (all times local):...
NEW YORK (AP) -- An Afghan immigrant wanted for questioning in the bombings that rocked a New York City neighborhood and a New Jersey shore town was taken into custody Monday after a shootout with police in New Jersey, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press....
The Association of Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS) has strongly condemned the closure of the English language daily newspaper, the Nation Mirror, by South Sudanese authorities.South Sudan’s Catholic radio, Voice of Hope, reported at the weekend that the country’s media association warned the government that the closure of the newspaper is a grave threat to press freedom and freedom of expression. “(This) is a clear sign of intimidation to scare the media fraternity from doing its work in South Sudan,” AMDISS expressed.The closure of the National Mirror comes shortly after the newspaper published details from the US group, Sentry. The Sentry group recently made public findings that accused South Sudan's politicians from both the government and opposition sides of profiting from the conflict in that country. The media Association has appealed to authorities to end media interference and instead create a conducive environment for the press t...
(Vatican Radio) As the 3-day event of the World Day of Prayer for Peace concludes, Pope Francis will be traveling to Assisi on Tuesday, 20 September to participate in the final meeting. The event, which is promoted by the Sant’Egidio Community, was first held in October of 1986 by Pope Saint John Paul II. The Community has more than 60,000 members, spanning from 73 countries around the globe. The various global communities share values and principles that characterize the Sant’Egidio Community. Thirty years later, men and women from various religious and geographical origins still unite in Assisi, this year with the title, “Thirst for Peace. Religions and Cultures in Dialogue.” They call for coexistence, peace, and unity. Also present in Assisi is Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, chancellor for the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family and president of the Pontifical Academy for Life. Listen: Archbishop Paglia says ...
(Vatican Radio) Don’t envy the rich and powerful or conspire against your neighbour, but instead nurture the light of faith in your lives. That was Pope Francis’s message in his homily at the Santa Marta Mass on Monday morning, as Philippa Hitchen reports:ListenReflecting on the reading from St Luke’s Gospel the Pope talked about the many ways in which we hide the light of faith, through jealousy and arguments, by plotting evil against our neighbours or simply by putting off until tomorrow the good that we should do today.The light of faith, he said, is a gift that each one of us receives from God on the day of our Baptism. He recalled that Baptism was called ‘Illumination’ in the first centuries of Christianity, a term that is still used in some of the Eastern Churches today.But just as Jesus warned the crowds not to conceal the light, so the Pope said if we hide that light we become lukewarm Christians. He talked about the many ways in which we risk...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis will travel to Assisi on Tuesday, to participate in the concluding day of the World Day of Prayer for Peace event, organised by the Sant’Egidio Community. The theme for this year is “Thirst for Peace. Religions and Cultures in Dialogue.”The President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran spoke to Vatican Radio’s Oliver Bonnel about the Pope’s visit and the impact of the spirit of Assisi.Listen: The Cardinal says that a message of “fraternity and peace will be at the heart of the visit", and goes on to say that dialogue is the unique means in which to promote justice and peace.Asked about how the the spirit of Assisi can have an impact on political leaders today, Cardinal Tauran answers by saying, "I think what is important is to improve that religions are not a danger but that it’s a richness for society because unfortunately now...
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's week-long cease-fire, brokered by the United States and Russia, was in doubt Monday amid repeated violations and with no aid deliveries to the besieged rebel-held part of the northern city of Aleppo, a key point in the agreement....
State and federal lawmakers are promising to improve conditions for hundreds of foreign fishermen working in Hawaii's commercial fleet, and at least one company has already stopped buying fish from the boats following an Associated Press investigation that found the men have been confined to vessels for years without basic labor protections....
For more than a decade, members of a little-known group called the Pain Care Forum have blanketed Washington with messages touting prescription painkillers' vital role in the lives of millions of Americans, creating an echo chamber that has quietly derailed efforts to curb U.S. consumption of the drugs, which accounts for two-thirds of the world's usage....
