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IMAGE: CNS photo/Dan Meloy, The Michigan CatholicBy Dan MeloyDETROIT (CNS) -- In a city withthe second-highest murder rate and highest violent crime rate in the country,peace can often feel like a hopeless cause in Detroit.But on a warm August night, withthunderstorms looming, at the corner of Gratiot and McClellan avenues on the city's east side, peace and prayer were onthe lips of Detroiters, friends and strangers alike.Taking Back the Night is prayergroup started by the Archdiocese of Detroit's Office of Black Catholic Ministries. Its objectiveis simple: asking God for peace on the streets of the city they love."I just wanted to join with thegroup in praying for peace; fighting crime, racism and all its effects," saidGenevieve Kocourek, a member of St. Augustine and St. Monica Parish on the east side. "A groupprayer is great because it brings people together, not just Catholics, butanyone who can join us in praying in public."The group offered intercessionsfor loved ones and the ...
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- One of President Enrique Pena Nieto's closest advisers and confidants, Finance Secretary Luis Videgaray, has resigned, in a move observers said was linked to the unpopular decision to invite Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to visit Mexico....
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) -- Uruguay's government said Wednesday that it is searching for another country to take a former Guantanamo detainee who is threatening to die on a hunger strike if he is not allowed to reunite with his family abroad....
BEIRUT (AP) -- An airstrike near the site of a suspected gas attack in Syria killed at least 10 civilians Wednesday, as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov agreed to meet this week for extended discussions on ending the 5-year-old civil war....
VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) -- President Barack Obama and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met informally on Wednesday in a holding room before attending a gala dinner at a regional summit, Philippine officials said....
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Apple's latest iPhone may be more notable for what's missing from previous models than what's being added. The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus unveiled Wednesday won't have an analog headphone jack - a longtime staple in just about every consumer electronics device that can play audio....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- During their eight overlapping years in the U.S. Senate, Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer were political partners, friendly - and sometimes less than friendly - rivals. Both were influential powerbrokers for New York, his home state and her adopted one....
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Republican Donald Trump vowed to boost military spending by tens of billions of dollars on Wednesday, outlining plans for major increases in the number of active troops, Navy ships and submarines, and fighter planes as he works to convince skeptics in both parties that he's ready to lead the world's most powerful military....
(Vatican Radio) The Paralympic Games 2016 will get underway later Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro following the opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium.The 11-day competition will see more than 4000 athletes taking part from 161 countries.The games have not been without problems. There have been concerns over its budget and slow ticket sales have plagued the sporting event.However, organizers say a late surge has seen sales jump from around 200,000 to 1.6 million.The games in London were considered a turning point in sports for people with disabilities and the organizers and athletes are hoping that these games will leave behind a legacy of accessibility.Cristina Gangemi is a disability consultant to the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales.She agrees that the reaction to the games four years ago was one of wonderment rather than sympathy.Listen to Lydia O'Kane's interview with Cristina Gangemi “I think that what happened in London 2012 was that we saw a com...
(Vatican Radio) The Holy See signed a Framework Agreement with the Central African Republic on Tuesday in the CAR capital, Bangui.Consisting of a preamble and 21 articles, the Framework Agreement sets forth the legal outline for relations between the Church and the State in the country.A statement from the Holy See says the two Parties, while safeguarding the independence and autonomy with their own, undertake to work together for the moral, spiritual and material development of the human person and the promotion of the common good.The Framework Agreement will enter into force upon the exchange of instruments of ratification.
