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(Vatican Radio) The Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, on Thursday addressed the UN Security Council about the role that grassroots movements, faith-based organizations and local communities play in conflict prevention and peacebuilding on the continent of Africa.He was speaking during an open debate on Peacebuilding in Africa.“The Catholic Church in Africa contributes directly to conflict prevention and peacebuilding through the capillary presence of its tens of thousands of institutions, like hospitals and dispensaries, schools and other centers of formation. Catholic humanitarian and charitable agencies work in all countries of Africa in various arenas, such as fostering village dialogues, providing emergency assistance and building small business capacities,” the Archbishop said.He also called on the United Nations to help stop the arms trade o...
(Vatican Radio) After Pope Francis was officially welcomed to World Youth Day during a ceremony on Thursday evening, the Vice-Director of the Holy See Press Office, Greg Burke, said “it is really clear [Pope Francis] is enjoying” his visit to Krakow, Poland.“You can tell he is at ease, very much at ease,” Burke told Vatican Radio.Listen to the interview by Lydia O’Kane with Greg Burke: “He did throw out a big challenge: Are you willing to change the world?” – Burke continued – “He talked about mercy having a young face – it always has a young face. He believes that, and he knows the young people believe that.”Burke said Friday would be a day of reflection, both with Pope Francis’ visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial in the morning, and the Via Crucis scheduled for the evening.“World Youth Day is all about fun, and it is about joy – and he talked about that today, he says that often you ...
CHICAGO (AP) -- It's a toothy giant that can grow longer than a horse and heavier than a refrigerator, a fearsome-looking prehistoric fish that plied U.S. waters from the Gulf of Mexico to Illinois until it disappeared from many states a half-century ago....
BEIJING (AP) -- About two dozen Chinese relatives of passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 on Friday staged a small protest outside China's Foreign Ministry calling on governments to continue searching for the plane....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Every morning, three young sisters wake up together with their mom in one bed in a Brooklyn homeless shelter. Every afternoon, they train in a sport that they hope will put them on a path to a better life....
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) -- When the public gets its first glimpse Friday of the school built to replace the one where 20 first-graders and six educators were massacred, they'll see a building designed to be attractive, environmentally friendly, conducive to learning, and above all, safe....
OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) -- Pope Francis paid a somber visit to the Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau Friday, becoming the third consecutive pontiff to make the pilgrimage to the place where Adolf Hitler's forces killed more than 1 million people, most of them Jews....
OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) -- The Latest on Pope Francis' visit to Poland (all times local):...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In her speech accepting the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton wrongly implied Donald Trump has proposed banning Islam in America and sketched out a plan for defeating Islamic State militants that merely mirrors what the U.S. is already trying to do....
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Hillary Clinton capped off a four-day convention celebration with a plea for national unity and tolerance. Now, one of the most divisive and distrusted figures in American political life must convince voters that she rather than Republican rival Donald Trump can bring a deeply divided nation together....
