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DARAYA, Syria (AP) -- Syrian rebels and their families began evacuating a long-besieged Damascus suburb Friday as part of an agreement reached with the government following four years of grueling airstrikes and siege that left the suburb in ruins....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Friday that the case for raising interest rates has strengthened in light of a solid job market and an improved outlook for the U.S. economy and inflation. But she stopped short of offering any timetable....
ATLANTA (AP) -- Republican Donald Trump has told conservative evangelical pastors in Florida that his presidency would preserve "religious liberty" and reverse what he insists is a government-enforced muzzling of Christians....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Hillary Clinton said Friday the charitable programs of her family foundation would continue, perhaps through partnerships with other organizations, if she's elected president, even as critics argue that would present a conflict of interest....
(Vatican Radio) In this week's edition of There's More in the Gospel Than Meets the Eye, Jill Bevilacua and Seàn-Patrick Lovett bring us readings and reflections for the Twentysecond Sunday in Ordinary Time.Listen: GOSPEL LK 14:1, 7 - 14On a sabbath Jesus went to dineat the home of one of the leading Pharisees,and the people there were observing him carefully.He told a parable to those who had been invited,noticing how they were choosing the places of honor at the table.“When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet,do not recline at table in the place of honor.A more distinguished guest than you may have been invited by him,and the host who invited both of you may approach you and say,‘Give your place to this man,’and then you would proceed with embarrassmentto take the lowest place.Rather, when you are invited,go and take the lowest placeso that when the host comes to you he may say,‘My frien...
«Non-Violence: A Style of Politics for Peace». This is the title of the Message for the 50th World Day of Peace, the fourth of Pope Francis.Violence and Peace are at the origin of two opposite ways to building society.The proliferation of hotbeds of violence produces most serious negative social consequences. The Holy Father sums up this situation in the expression: “A Third World War in Pieces”. Peace, by contrast, promotes social positive consequences and it allows the achievement of real progress. Therefore, we should act within what is possible, and negotiate ways of peace even where they seem tortuous and impractical. Thus, non-violence can acquire a more comprehensive and new meaning. It will not only consist of desire, of moral rejection of violence, barriers, destructive impulses, but also of a realistic political method that gives rise to hope.Such a political method is based on the primacy of law. If the rights and the equal dignity of...
(Vatican Radio) With the canonization of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta (Kolkata) drawing near, the U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, Kenneth Hackett, shared his memories of her and in one anecdote described how she was able to exert her moral influence over the then Reagan Administration. Ambassador Hackett knew and worked closely with Mother Teresa and her Missionaries of Charity Order while he served as president of Catholic Relief Services and the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See has launched an online exhibit documenting the strong ties Mother Teresa had with the United States. He was interviewed by Susy Hodges.Listen to the interview with U.S. Ambassador Kenneth Hackett: Describing himself as “ecstatic” over Mother Teresa’s canonization, Ambassador Hackett said he felt it was definitely overdue or as he put it, “a long time in coming.” He paid tribute to Mother and the Missionaries of Charity Order she founded, saying she extended &ldq...
(Vatican Radio) Vatican Weekend for August 27, 2016 begins with a report on the General Audience and Pope Francis' prayers for Italy’s quake victims. Then, two historical feature segments: the XVI century in the Vatican when Raphael and Bramante were two of the most famous artists to apply their brush and draftsman tools to the Vatican palaces, and, Rome’s Holy Stairs: Could this sanctuary be home to the same Jerusalem steps where Pontius Pilate passed judgement on Christ? Listen to the programme presented and produced by Tracey McClure:
(Vatican Radio) Vatican Weekend for August 28, 2016 features our weekly reflection on the Sunday Gospel, "There's More in the Sunday Gospel than Meets the Eye" presented by Jill Bevilacqua and 'Joan knows...', a bird's eye view of the past week in the Vatican with Joan Lewis, EWTN bureau chief here in Rome.Listen to the programme presented and produced by Tracey McClure:
