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SEASIDE PARK, N.J. (AP) -- A pipe bomb exploded in a Jersey Shore town Saturday shortly before thousands of runners were due to participate in a charity 5K race to benefit Marines and sailors, authorities said....
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In a statement that echoes growing public frustration with the Government of President Muhammadu Buhari, elected on a platform of change and reform, the Catholic Bishops of Nigeria have voiced their own disillusionment with the government. The statement released in Akure, a city in south-western Nigeria says, “Nigerians are today disillusioned by the frittering away of the high hopes which they invested in his (Buhari's) resolve to turn things around” in the nation.The Bishops say, “The President can no longer safely ignore the very strong allegations of a rise in nepotism and sectionalism in federal appointments. This has further deepened the feelings of alienation and the rise of centrifugal forces that are threatening the foundations of our unity,” the statement reads.According to the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Nigerians are shocked and traumatised by rampaging criminals who have gruesomely murdered, raped, kidnapped an...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis was the principal celebrant at Mass on Saturday morning in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, together with a large group of Apostolic Nuncios who are in Rome for a major Jubilee Year of Mercy gathering.In remarks following the Readings of the Day, the Holy Father thanked the Papal diplomats for their willingness to renew their commitment to service in new and different countries with joy and enthusiasm, and encouraged the members of the corps to get out of their comfort zones and go beyond the limits of their own strengths and abilities in order to carry the Gospel of Christ to every corner of the globe.Taking the Gospel parable of the sower as his focal point, Pope Francis reflected on how Apostolic Nuncios sow the Good News everywhere in the world. The Pope acknowledged that often the life of the Nuncios is a “gypsy life” spent constantly on the road: “Just when you have learned the language well,” in one post, “a phon...
International rights groups have urged Indian authorities to immediately release a prominent rights activist in India’s troubled Kashmir region, who was arrested a day after he was barred from leaving India to travel to Geneva to participate in a session of the United Nations' Human Rights Council. Police picked up Khurram Parvez from his home in the region's main city Srinagar late Thursday night. Parvez and his organization, the Coalition of Civil Society, were the first to report and draw attention to thousands of mass graves in remote parts of Kashmir and to demand that the government investigate them to make clear who the dead were and how they were killed. His organization has also written scathing reports on cases of brutality involving some of the hundreds of thousands of Indian troops in the region and highlighted the widespread powers g...
As world leaders gather in New York in the coming days, it will be the busiest diplomatic season of the year at the United Nations Headquarters. During the high-level segment of the General Assembly’s 71st session, which starts next week, heads of state and governments and world leaders will debate to define international responses to many of the global challenges of today, including protracted conflicts, extreme poverty and hunger, the refugee crisis and climate change. The high-level week will kick off with a summit on Monday, 19 September, International Day of Peace, to address large movements of refugees and migrants. This is the first time the General Assembly has called for a summit at the Heads of State and Government level on this topic and it is a historic opportunity to come up with a blueprint for a better international response. World leaders are expected to adopt a political declaration as an outcome document at the summit, during which th...
Vatican City, Sep 17, 2016 / 08:15 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A mentally ill man rammed his car through a police checkpoint at St. Peter’s Square on Friday evening, demanding to meet with Pope Francis.The 64-year-old Italian man was immediately stopped by police officers. No one was injured in the incident, according to the Italian publication Il Messaggero. The man entered the area of the colonnade near the Paul VI Hall. After breaking through the security barriers, he exited his car and began ranting, saying, “I want to see the Pope.”According to reports, the man was visibly agitated. He is now being treated at a mental health center.The Vatican has increased security in recent months, in response to a wave of global terrorism.
Vatican City, Sep 17, 2016 / 09:39 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In a special Jubilee audience with nearly all of his 108 ambassadors around the world, Pope Francis thanked them for their dedication, and encouraged them to continue their work in humble service, without getting caught up in useless politics.“(You are) the link between the Successor of Peter and the different local Churches to whom you are bearers and artisans of that communion which is sap for the life of the Church and for the announcement of her message,” the Pope said Sept. 17.As papal ambassadors – also called nuncios – “you touch with your hand the flesh of the Church, the splendor of the love which renders her glorious, but also the wounds and sores that are begging for forgiveness,” he said. He thanked the nuncios for their service and fidelity, as well as their generous dedication and availability to their missions, often times demanding.As the Pope’s representatives, nun...
