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WASHINGTON (AP) -- After a tumultuous stretch of gaffes and falling poll numbers for Donald Trump, top GOP campaign and party officials insisted Sunday that their presidential nominee is getting back on track and will catch up with Democrat Hillary Clinton by around Labor Day....
CITRONELLE, Ala. (AP) -- The suspect in the killing of five people at a home in Alabama attacked them while they slept and then abducted his estranged girlfriend and an infant - both of whom were found alive, authorities said Sunday....
Secretaries General from the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences Eastern Africa (AMECEA) will be holding a five-day regular meeting in Lusaka Zambia beginning Monday 22 August.The secretaries from the 8 member countries of AMECEA will be hosted by the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB).Speaking ahead of the meeting, Rev. Fr. Cleophas Lungu, Secretary General of the Zambian bishops said the meeting will review AMECEA programmes and look at how countries are implementing the recommendations made by the Bishops during the last AMECEA plenary in Malawi.“The AMECEA Bishops in their last plenary meeting in Malawi made resolutions that, as a Region and respective conferences are to implement, so it is one of the matters that we shall be discussing, ” Fr. Lungu told Mwenya Mukuka, ZCCB Communications Officer.Meanwhile, the Secretary-General of the Sudan Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SCBC), Fr Jacob Odwa Paul has told Catholic Radio Network (CRN) that he...
Preparations are underway in Cotonou in Benin Republic for the next stage of the Taizé Pilgrimage of Trust scheduled to take place from 31st August to 4 September 2016.Thousands of young adults (between the ages of 18 and 30 years) from Benin, from West Africa and elsewhere are expected to attend the event.The meeting aims to support young people in their spiritual quest. It is an encouragement to deepen trust in God, in oneself and in others.The daily program includes prayer together and a time of sharing in the morning in the parishes, and in the afternoon at a central location.Hospitality is an essential aspect of the pilgrimage, therefore participants from outside will be welcomed by parishes and local communities and offered accommodation in simple conditions.The Taizé Community is an ecumenical monastic order located in France. Founded in 1940 by Brother Roger Schütz, it currently has over 100 brothers who come from Catholic and Protestant communions.The o...
Vatican City, Aug 21, 2016 / 08:27 am (CNA/EWTN News).- While Pope Francis has often spoken about sports as a means of fellowship and fraternity, the message has a special resonance in his August prayer intention, which coincided with the Rio Summer Olympics.Released Aug. 2, just a few days before Rio 2016 began, the Pope’s prayer video for the month shows athletes displaying their skills at different sports, while the Pope, sitting at his desk, offers his prayer that sports would be an opportunity for encounter and fraternity.The images used in the brief, 1 minute, 30 second video are particularly symbolic, given Francis’ frequent insistence on tearing down walls and fostering dialogue among peoples.As the athletes show off their talent in sports such as soccer, tennis, table tennis, volleyball and rugby, they throw or kick their balls against brick wall, breaking it apart blow by blow with large holes caused by their swing and strength.Pope Francis, in his native ...
In a way, the 2016 season will pick up where 2015 left off: Alabama is No. 1 and Clemson is 2....
DALLAS (AP) -- Freestanding emergency centers have sprouted in recent years across the suburban landscape, taking root in affluent neighborhoods and directly challenging nearby medical clinics and hospitals....
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Taking the Olympics to Rio de Janeiro was always considered a bit of a risk. Now that South America's first games are drawing to a close, the question is: Did the gamble pay off?...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Clinton heads into the fall out front in enough states to give her at least a tie in the Electoral College, meaning a victory in any of the several states now a toss-up would be enough to push her over the top and into the White House....
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Hillary Clinton "owes the state of North Carolina a very big apology," Donald Trump thundered, condemning the loss of manufacturing jobs due to free-trade deals supported by the Democratic presidential nominee....
