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ISTANBUL (AP) -- Archaeologists have uncovered a rare stone figurine of a woman dating back 8,000 years at a dig in Turkey's central province of Konya that an expert says is one of only handful of statuettes of the era ever found in one piece....
DETROIT (AP) -- Truckers are warning that a government plan to electronically limit the speed of tractor-trailers will lead to highway traffic jams and possibly an increase in deadly run-ins with cars....
ATLANTA (AP) -- Jimmy Carter says the United States is experiencing a "resurgence of racism" and he's calling on Baptist faith leaders to foster change in their churches and communities....
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A police officer responding to a reported armed robbery shot and killed a 13-year-old boy who had pulled from his waistband a BB gun that looked "practically identical" to a police weapon, authorities said Thursday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama told insurers this week his health care overhaul has had some growing pains. But with premiums rising and marquee insurers bailing, could the real diagnosis be "failure to thrive?"...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump outlined his vision for managing the nation's economy as president Thursday, promising that his plans to lower taxes by $4.4 trillion over a decade and cut regulations would lead to booming growth, create millions of jobs and even cut into the nation's budget deficit....
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- Hillary Clinton returned to the campaign trail Thursday, smiling and chatting with reporters as her plane flew to North Carolina. The Democratic presidential candidate appeared energetic and in high spirits after the bout of pneumonia that sidelined her....
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Thursday welcomed the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan. Abu Dhabi is one of seven emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates (UAE).At the end of the private audience, the Prince presented the Holy Father with an Afghan tapestry, which arrived from Afghanistan as part of a charitable project run his daughter.The Pope gave the Prince a medallion depicting the ‘Tree of Peace,’ telling him “peace is our vocation.”A Tweet issued the office of Prince Mohamed bin Zayed said the UAE “values Pope Francis’s efforts to confront violence and extremism.”After the meeting with the Pope, the delegation met with the Cardinal Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin.A tweet from the office of the Prince said they discussed “enhancing bilateral ties, [and] issues of common interest.”
(Vatican Radio) The Holy See and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (UAE) on the mutual exemption of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and special passports of the United Arab Emirates and the Vatican.The Memorandum was signed on behalf of the Holy See by Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States; and on behalf of the UAE by His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.The signing was witnessed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.The signing of the agreement was part of the visit by Sheikh Mohamed to the Vatican, where he met with Pope Francis earlier in the day.
(Vatican Radio) Catholic and Orthodox theologians are meeting in the Italian town of Chieti for the 14th plenary session of their international dialogue commission. The meeting from September 15th to 22nd brings together two representatives from each of the fourteen Orthodox Churches, alongside 28 Catholic participants, under the shared presidency of Cardinal Kurt Koch from the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity and Archbishop Job of Telmessos from the Ecumenical Patriarchate.The meeting will focus on discussion of a draft document, drawn up at the previous two sessions, entitled “Towards a common understanding of Synodality and Primacy in service to the Unity of the Church”. Participants will also share moments of prayer together with local Christian communities, including a Mass in the cathedral of San Giustino in Chieti on Saturday and a Divine Liturgy at the shrine of the Holy Face in Manoppello on Sunday.To find out more about the meeting...
