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IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Sandra Fayad, Order of Malta LebanonBy Doreen Abi RaadCHABROUH, Lebanon (CNS) -- In a pristinemountain setting in Lebanon, a female volunteer gently takes hold of the handsof Mohammed, a disabled adult who has trouble communicating. She gazes into hiseyes -- still shaded in heart-shaped sunglasses from the dress-up activity afew hours earlier -- as she engages him in a dance to the rhythm of the musicplaying in the background. Smiling contentedly, Mohammed bows his headto kiss her hand, and she responds with a kiss on his forehead. "By showing acts of love, we aredemonstrating that everyone is made in the image and likeness of God,"Anton Depiro, a 30-year-old Catholic volunteer from London, told Catholic NewsService during a recent camp for people with disabilities, run by the Order of Malta Lebanon.As Depiro affectionately put his arm aroundMohammed, he introduced his middle-aged guest like a proud brother, saying, "He'svery shy and quiet." He told CNS the...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Usain Bolt and Ryan Lochte commanded the Olympic spotlight Thursday for drastically different reasons....
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The option to hail a ride in a self-driving car, which was science fiction just a few years ago, will soon be available to Uber users in Pittsburgh, the first time the technology has been offered to the general public....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration announced Thursday it will phase out its use of some private prisons, affecting thousands of federal inmates and immediately sending shares of the two publicly traded prison operators plunging....
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Anger. Sorrow. Vengeful glee. Guilt. Terrence Carter has experienced it all during Baton Rouge's summer of pain. And on Thursday, as he walked through the dirty water on the floor of his home, Carter said he was experiencing, of all things, hope....
BEIRUT (AP) -- The Russian military said Thursday it was ready to back a U.N. call for weekly cease-fires for Syria's contested city of Aleppo, as haunting footage of a young boy's rescue from the aftermath of an airstrike shook global media....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A firm run by Donald Trump's campaign chairman directly orchestrated a covert Washington lobbying operation on behalf of Ukraine's ruling political party, attempting to sway American public opinion in favor of the country's pro-Russian government, emails obtained by The Associated Press show. Paul Manafort and his deputy, Rick Gates, never disclosed their work as foreign agents as required under federal law....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration said Thursday that a $400 million cash payment to Iran seven months ago was contingent on the release of a group of American prisoners....
(Vatican Radio) The Holy See Press Office announced on Thursday that Pope Francis will return to the Italian town of Assisi on September 20th.His repeat visit to the birthplace of St. Francis takes place on the 30th anniversary of the World Day of Prayer for Peace, an annual event promoted by the St. Egidio Community.The Holy Father made a private pilgrimage to Assisi earlier this month (4 August) to visit the Porziuncola chapel, marking the 800th anniversary of the "Pardon of Assisi."
