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AMATRICE, Italy (AP) -- Rescue crews using bulldozers and their bare hands raced to dig out survivors from a strong earthquake that reduced three central Italian towns to rubble Wednesday. The death toll stood at 120, but the number of dead and missing was uncertain given the huge number of vacationers in the area for summer's final days....
The first hospital of the Diocese of Miao, in North East India, to be inaugurated on Sept 8 will be dedicated to Bl. Mother Theresa of Kolkata.As the world is preparing for the Canonization of Bl. Mother Theresa of Kolkata, the Diocese of Miao, situated in the extreme north eastern corner of India, has planned to dedicate its first hospital to Bl. Mother Theresa of Kolkata. The hospital will be inaugurated on September 8, 2016 at Injan, Changlang District. “Mother Theresa and Mercy go hand in hand. We are very proud to say that the only place Mother Theresa visited in our Diocese was Borduria village in Tirap District of Arunachal Pradesh on August 2, 1993”, says Bishop George Pallipparambil SDB of Miao Diocese. The Diocese of Miao is so blessed to join the celebration of the Canonization Bl. Mother Theresa by honouring her with this first hospital of the Diocese.To mark this honour, a special statue of St. Mother Theresa of Kolkata will be...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Remo Casilli, ReutersBy Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Hearing the mayor of Amatrice incentral Italy say his town no longer exists and knowing there were children whodied Aug. 24 in the earthquakes that struck the region, Pope Francis turned hisweekly general audience into a prayer service.Beginning the audience in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francissaid he had prepared a normal audience talk on how the merciful Jesus is closeto people, but given the devastation in central Italy, he decided to lead therecitation of the sorrowful mysteries of the rosary.Later in the day, the Vatican press office said that as aconcrete sign of Pope Francis' concern for the earthquake victims, six Vaticanfirefighters had been sent to Amatrice. They will work under the direction ofthe Italian government emergency services in searching for victims and offeringthem assistance.Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanologyreported the first quake, which registered a magnitude 6....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Hollywood's blockbuster machine frequently stalled and sputtered this summer, leaving behind a steady trail of misbegotten reboots, ill-conceived sequels and questionable remakes....
LONDON (AP) -- The developer of the world's largest aircraft says the blimp-shaped airship sustained damage after it made a bumpy landing Wednesday on its second test flight in eastern England....
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- An astronaut has set a U.S. record for most time spent in space....
Two licks with a wooden paddle in the principal's office was the price 11-year-old Kaley Zacher, of Dexter, Georgia, paid for ignoring warnings about falling behind in her school work....
AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- Black Republicans cheer Donald Trump for a newfound outreach to African-Americans, but say the GOP presidential nominee must take his message beyond arenas filled with white supporters and venture into the inner cities....
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The president of the American University in the Afghan capital says a militant attack is underway on the campus....
AMATRICE, Italy (AP) -- A strong earthquake in central Italy reduced three towns to rubble as people slept early Wednesday, killing at least 73 people and injuring hundreds more as rescue crews raced to dig out survivors with bulldozers and their bare hands....
