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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Thousands of bicyclists dared to be bare for the city's annual nude ride promoting positive body image, cycling advocacy and fuel conservation....
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis administered the Sacrament of Confirmation on a seriously ill young man before his Saturday Jubilee Audience in St. Peter’s Square.16-year-old Giuseppe Chiolo, a patient of the oncological department of the Meyer Hospital in Florence, travelled to the Vatican on Saturday morning aboard an ambulance.The Pope embraced Giuseppe before confirming him, and gifted him with a rosary as he asked the boy not to forget to pray for him.Giuseppe had recently written a letter to Pope Francis in which he revealed his strong desire to meet with the Pope; he was immediately invited to come to the Vatican.The Pope also had words of encouragement and comfort for Giuseppe’s parents and for his sister and aunt who were present in the Square together with the Chaplain of the Meyer Hospital and with the vice-director of the local Florentine Caritas office. He also thanked the three volunteers of Mercy who accompanied Giuseppe on his journey to Rome.During ...
Vatican City, Sep 10, 2016 / 11:06 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Christ took on our sins so that we might have true freedom, Pope Francis said Saturday during a special audience in St. Peter's Square, where he gave confirmation to a young man in a wheelchair.“The word 'redemption' is little used, yet it is important because it indicates the most radical liberation that God could perform for us, for all of humanity and the entire creation,” Francis said.Often, the Pope said, we deny that our sins have any power over us, when in reality they are another type of slavery.“By becoming one of us, the Lord Jesus not only takes on our human condition, but he raises us to the possibility of being children of God,” Pope Francis said. “By his death and resurrection, Jesus Christ, the Lamb without blemish, has conquered death and sin to free us from their domain.”The Sept. 10 gathering at the Vatican was the latest in a series of special audiences for the ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Police departments in at least two states that outfitted their officers with body cameras have now shelved them, blaming new laws requiring videos to be stored longer, which they say would significantly increase the cost....
The same qualities that make libraries ideal for studying and reading - unfettered public access, quiet corners and nooks, minimal interaction with other people - also make them appealing places to shoot up heroin, librarians are finding....
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) -- Violeta Zuniga gets around with a cane because of her knee problems, but nothing can keep the 83-year-old from performing Chile's national dance to protest her partner's disappearance during the country's military dictatorship....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan has been released from a Washington mental hospital for good, more than 35 years after the shooting....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Saturday's deal to renew a nationwide truce in Syria, open aid routes and establish a U.S.-Russian military partnership may be the best hope yet to end the brutal five-year civil war. It is also full of potential pitfalls and leaves Moscow with far more power than Washington to determine if there can be lasting peace....
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- Hillary Clinton said Saturday that she was wrong to put half of Donald Trump's supporters in a "basket of deplorables," but didn't back down from a description of his campaign the Republican nominee said smeared many Americans and would take a political toll....
(Vatican Radio) Over 210,000 Christians in Uzbekistan face more danger and uncertainty after Uzbekistan's parliament appointed Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyaev as interim president following the death of strongman leader Islam Karimov, according to tesimonies of local missionaries. Christians have also expressed concern about persecution in neighboring Kazakhstan, where Baqytzhan Saghyntaev was appointed as the new prime minister.Listen to Stefan Bos' report: "Many Christians and pastors in Uzbekistan believe that the situation for believers will only grow worse in the coming months," said the Mission Eurasia group in a statement. "If the current Prime Minister, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, comes to power, the harassment and persecution of Christians will likely continue—or grow worse."Mirziyaev, 58, is a close Karimov ally. He served as prime minister since 2003, holding the post longer than anyone else in the 25 years since Uzbekistan gained indepe...
