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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- U.S Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte has apologized for his behavior surrounding an early-morning incident at a Rio de Janeiro gas station, saying he should have been more "careful and candid" about how he described what happened....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump's campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigned on Friday in the wake of campaign shake-up and revelations about his work in Ukraine....
(Vatican Radio) Mexico`s National Human Rights Commission says Federal Police Summarily executed 22 men on a ranch in a operation in which 42 died. Listen to James Blears report: Mexican Authorites insisted it was a fierce gun battle between Federal Police and suspected members of the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel on an isolated ranch in the Western State of Michocan. But...after a detailed and exhaustive investigation, Mexico`s National Human Rights Commission, concludes that Federal Police arbitrarily executed 22 men, four more died from excessive force, one died in a fire. While it wasn`t possible to determine exactly how 15 others died. One Police Officer was killed. Furthermore, the investigation found that two people arrested were tortured. It also states that seven bodies were moved and guns placed in their lifeless hands to fake the appearance of a firefight. The blame is firmly placed at the door of Federal Police....
Vatican Weekend for August 20, 2016 features spotlights on Pope Francis’ General Audience this Jubilee Year of Mercy and Taize, the ecumenical prayer community in Eastern France whose founder, Br Roger Schutz, was killed in August 2005. Jill Bevilacqua takes us there. And, from Auschwitz to sainthood – we remember St. Maximilian Kolbe – the Polish priest who gave up his life so that another man could live.Listen to the programme presented and produced by Tracey McClure:
(Vatican Radio) In this week's edition of There's More in the Gospel than Meets the Eye, Jill Bevilacqua and Seàn-Patrick Lovett bring us readings and reflections for the Twentyfirst Sunday in Ordinary Time. Listen: GOSPEL LK 13:22 - 30Jesus passed through towns and villages,teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem.Someone asked him,“Lord, will only a few people be saved?”He answered them,“Strive to enter through the narrow gate,for many, I tell you, will attempt to enterbut will not be strong enough.After the master of the house has arisen and locked the door,then will you stand outside knocking and saying,‘Lord, open the door for us.’He will say to you in reply,‘I do not know where you are from.And you will say,‘We ate and drank in your company and you taught in our streets.’Then he will say to you,‘I do not know where you are from.Depart from me, all y...
Vatican Weekend for August 21, 2016 features our weekly reflection on the Sunday Gospel reading,'There's More in the Sunday Gospel than Meets the Eye' by Jill Bevilacqua and, Veronica Scarisbrick speaks to people in the know about the pontificate of St. Pope Pius X.Listen to this programme presented and produced by Tracey McClure:
(Vatican Radio) Ukraine’s president has warned of “a full-scale Russian invasion” and says Kiev may have to impose martial law. Petro Poroshenko made the remarks amid reports of ongoing fighting between government forces and Russia-backed seperatists in eastern Ukraine that killed several Ukrainian soldiers in recent days.Listen to Stefan Bos' report: Speaking in the Lviv region, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said the likelihood of an escalation of the conflict with Russia and Russia-back separatists in eastern Ukraine “remains significant”.He warned that if the situation in eastern Ukraine and the region of Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014, continues to deteriorate Kiev will in his words "impose martial law and order mobilization.”Poroshenko accused what he called “the enemy” of trying to undermine the Minsk peace process aimed at settling the conflict and of making “absolutely irres...
(Vatican Radio) With thousands of people across Louisiana displaced by catastrophic flooding, the Catholic Church is among those mobilizing to help those who urgently require shelter and other assistance. More than 40,000 thousand homes were damaged by the flood waters in Louisiana that have claimed at least 13 lives and experts say the U.S. state could be looking at its biggest housing emergency since the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina a decade ago. One of the worst-hit areas was in and around the state capital, Baton Rouge. Susy Hodges spoke to Bishop Robert Muench of Baton Rouge to find out more details.Listen to the interview with Bishop Robert Muench of Baton Rouge: Describing the flooding as “a life-changing event”, Bishop Muench said despite this “enormous” disaster, the spirit of the local people is “resilient” and “amazingly good – even those who have lost everything.”He described how all the different...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a message to the XXXVII Rimini Meeting for the Friendship of Peoples. Each year in the Italian city of Rimini, thousands of people gather for an encounter among persons of different faiths and cultures, with hundreds of speakers from all over the world and from all walks of life.The Pope’s message for this year’s Meeting was conveyed in a letter signed by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin.Listen to Christopher Wells' report: In the letter, Cardinal Parolin describes the theme of this year’s Meeting —“You are good for me” — as “courageous”. Too often in the modern world, he says, a certain individualism tempts us to look only at our own concerns, or even to see other people as a burden or a hindrance. But, he continued, in the face of the changing age we are living in, “who can imagine he can save himself by himself, and by his own power?” Rather, &ldqu...
(Vatican Radio) Firefighters were gaining ground on Friday against a wildfire burning in a Southern California mountain pass that has forced some 80,000 residents to flee their homes and has consumed dozens of structures.Listen: It’s a race against time to bring a massive wildfire in Southern California under control. What’s being called the Blue Cut fire, because of its location, continues to threaten homes and structures.California Fire Public Safety Officer Henry Herrera says the Blue Cut wildfire is "unusually fierce."Despite the dangers wreaked by the blaze many people have defied evacuation orders and have opted to stay put in their homes for the time being.San Bernardino County resident Nico Santucci says he is waiting until the last minute to leave. “I’m already packed, I got both my vans…and we’re ready to go, so we’re going to stay ‘til the last minute and hope for the best.”The Blue Cut fire is...
