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FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) -- A northern Virginia mayor was facing drug charges Friday after his arrest in a meth-for-sex sting, police said....
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Right after getting off the plane, sweat beads will start to gather on your forehead. That's just Rio de Janeiro's ever-present humidity saying "hello."...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. employers added a healthy 255,000 jobs in July, a sign of confidence in the economy that will likely ease concerns about signs of weak growth in the midst of the presidential race....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Young Americans are divided over Hillary Clinton's handling of her email account while she was secretary of state, with most young whites saying she intentionally broke the law and young people of color more likely to give Clinton the benefit of the doubt....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump is making a rare admission he was wrong - in claiming he saw a video of a U.S. cash payment going to Iran....
Sri Lankan rights activists hope that the new constitution will afford citizens the freedom of religion, promote religious harmony and recognize human rights but traditionalists want to keep the Buddhist hegemony."A secular state does not mean being irreligious," said Father Sarath Iddamalgoda, a rights activist. "But an equal freedom for people to pursue their spirituality and faith without the obstacle of a constitution that guarantees only one religion which can sometimes assault others.""[The constitution should] promote harmony and co-existence amongst different religious communities," the priest told ucanews.com.Buddhism currently enjoys a privileged position guaranteed by the constitution. But that could change as the newly elected government drafts a new constitution amid calls to create equality for all religions within a secular state.A statement dated August 3, 2016, signed by a group of Catholics said that it is their view that Sri Lanka s...
(Vatican Radio) Kosovo's government has ratified a crucial border demarcation agreement with neighboring Montenegro, aimed at further stabilizing the often volatile Balkans, despite disapproval from the opposition, as part of wider efforts by the young nation to join the European Union.Listen to Stefan Bos' report: The embattled government ratified the deal with neighboring Montenegro following years of preparations. On Thursday it sent the details to Parliament to proceed with its approval, despite strong disagreements with the opposition.A day earlier the government had a meeting with the opposition about the border agreement that resulted in no compromise. Several legislators have made clear they will not change their mind.Since last autumn the noisy opposition has often used tear gas canisters to disrupt parliament's work. Angry men walk towards the platform to ensure that nobody of the government can address Parliament. Smoke soon fills the room, forcing...
(Vatican Radio) Vatican Weekend for August 7, 2016 begins with Jill Bevilacqua's program "There's More in the Sunday Gospel than Meets the Eye" which is followed by a feature with Vatican Museums Curator Professor Arnold Nesselrath who takes us to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major for a peek at the Church treasures on exhibit.Listen to this programme presented and produced by Tracey McClure:
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis remembers St. Francis’ “Pardon of Assisi” as this special grace celebrates its 800th anniversary - we take you to the Italian hill town for a look behind the scenes, and Jill Bevilacqua paints a portrait of St. Francis. The programme concludes with a reflection on the Feast of the Transfiguration by Fr. Peter Stravinskas who takes us to the Holy Land to the Mount where the miracle unfolded...Listen to this programme presented and produced by Tracey McClure:
(Vatican Radio) In this week's edition of There's More in the Sunday Gospel Than Meets the Eye, Jill Bevilacqua and Seàn-Patrick Lovett bring us readings and reflections for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Listen: GOSPEL LK 12:35-40Jesus said to his disciples:“Gird your loins and light your lampsand be like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding,ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks.Blessed are those servantswhom the master finds vigilant on his arrival.Amen, I say to you, he will gird himself,have the servants recline at table, and proceed to wait on them.And should he come in the second or third watchand find them prepared in this way,blessed are those servants.Be sure of this:if the master of the house had known the hourwhen the thief was coming,he would not have let his house be broken into.You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect,the Son of Man will co...
