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UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Standing before the United Nations for the last time as president, Barack Obama will reassure foreign leaders that the world is better equipped to tackle its challenges than at almost any point in history despite a cascade of harrowing crises that seem devoid of viable solutions....
BEIRUT (AP) -- The U.N. humanitarian aid agency suspended all convoys in Syria on Tuesday following deadly airstrikes on aid trucks the previous night that activists said killed at least 12 people, mostly truck drivers and Red Crescent workers....
(Vatican Radio) Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, addressed world leaders on Monday at a summit aimed at tackling global issues surrounding refugees and migrants at the United Nations.The event was sponsored by the Vatican’s Permanent Observer mission to the UN, together with Caritas Internationalis and the Geneva based International Catholic Migration Commission.Listen to Cardinal Parolin's full address: The one day meeting at the UN headquarters in New York marks the first time the General Assembly has called for a summit on this issue. Organisers hope it will point the way towards a more responsible and predictable system for responding to large movements of refugees and migrants.Cardinal Parolin's full statement to the summit is below:Statement on Roundtable #1: Addressing the Root Causes of Large Movements of Refugees and MigrantsBy His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin Secretary of State of His Holiness Pope FrancisMr. Chair,During ...
Cartagena, Colombia, Sep 20, 2016 / 12:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin will visit Colombia Sept. 26 to mark the signing of a long-awaited peace agreement between the Colombian government and FARC rebels.It was announced Monday that Cardinal Parolin will visit Cartagena during the signing of the peace deal, which was agreed to Aug. 24 between the government of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and the country's largest rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC).The deal is intended to end a 52-year conflict in the South American country. It will be signed Sept. 26 in front of a large group of diplomatic delegations and then submitted to a popular vote by the Colombian people Oct. 2.Cardinal Parolin's presence at the signing will fall immediately after his visit to the Sept. 13-26 U.N. General Assembly in New York City as the Holy See's Observer. During the assembly, he spoke at a Summit for Refugees and M...
KENANSVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Donald Trump is spending a good bit of time in this critical presidential swing state, but he's spending Tuesday evening far from cities like Charlotte and Raleigh where many candidates have courted moderate voters in recent years....
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen a ground test of a new rocket engine and ordered a satellite launch preparation, state media said Tuesday, an indication the country might soon conduct a prohibited long-range rocket launch....
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) -- He was a recent college student with an interest in computers who had worked part time as a private security guard. He was said to be an honor student in high school. And he had nothing more than a minor traffic citation on his record....
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Having escaped the civil war in her homeland to find refuge in Argentina, Nairouz Baloul hopes the South American nation will now welcome many more Syrians like her to begin a new life....
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's cease-fire has faltered further after an aid convoy was hit by airstrikes, with activists saying at least 12 people were killed in the attack, mostly truck drivers and Red Crescent workers....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump Jr. has posted a message on Twitter likening Syrian refugees to a bowl of poisoned Skittles....
