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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Several officers have been shot in Baton Rouge Sunday morning while on duty less than a mile from police headquarters, police said....
ISTANBUL (AP) -- The Turkish government accelerated its crackdown on alleged plotters of the failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with the justice minister saying Sunday that 6,000 people had been detained in the investigation, including three of the country's top generals and hundreds of soldiers....
ISTANBUL (AP) -- The Latest on Turkey's failed military coup. (all times local):...
(Vatican Radio) During his Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis recalled the terrible events of last Thursday when a man ploughed a lorry into crowds of people celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, France, killing over 80 and injuring many others.Remembering the loss of innocent lives, many of whom were children, the Pope said, “the pain of the massacre is alive in our hearts”. “I am close to each family and the entire French nation which is in mourning.” He added, “may God, the good Father, welcome all the victims into his peace, support the injured and comfort their families. May he dissolve every project of terror and death, so that man no longer attempts to spill his brother's blood.”
(Vatican Radio) Before the recitation of the Marian prayer the Holy Father spoke of the importance of hospitality calling it a real Christian virtue, but one which at times the world neglects.He drew his inspiration for this theme from the Sunday Gospel in which St Luke recounts the story of Jesus who is welcomed into the home of two sisters Martha and Mary. They both offer their hospitality in different ways. Martha is busy preparing things while Mary stays to listen to Jesus’ words. When Martha protests that she has to do everything, Jesus reminds her that in order to welcome him many things are not necessary; indeed, only one thing is necessary, said Pope Francis, to listen to Jesus, "show him a fraternal attitude, so he feels what it is like to be part of the family, and not in a temporary shelter. "Putting the Gospel reading in the context of life today, Pope Francis gave an example. He said that there are many people in nursing homes and hospices, but it...
Swansea, United Kingdom, Jul 17, 2016 / 05:09 am (CNA).- For both skeptics and believers, miracles have captivated people’s attention for thousands of years.That same intrigue led St. Anthony Communications to produce their latest film, ‘Miracles.’The 35-minute documentary is the first of a four-part series on Special Divine Action, hosted by Fr. Andrew Pinsent and Fr. Marcus Holden.It aims to answer “what miracles are, how people can know they are real and true, and what their purpose is,” Christian Holden, managing director of St. Anthony Communications, told CNA.“Miracles are central to the Christian faith,” Holden explained.He hopes the film reminds people that Christianity is based upon a miracle – Jesus’ resurrection.“Without that miracle of miracles,” he said, “Christianity ceases to exits as a religion.”A wide range of “ancient and contemporary” miracles is highlighted in the documentar...
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) -- The brother of slain Pakistani model Qandeel Baloch on Sunday confessed to strangling her to death for "family honor" because she posted "shameful" pictures on Facebook....
LONDON (AP) -- Some European Union citizens may not be allowed to stay in Britain after the U.K. leaves the bloc, the U.K. minister in charge of negotiating the divorce has said....
NICE, France (AP) -- The Latest on the truck attack in Nice on Bastille Day that killed 84 people: (all times local):...
NICE, France (AP) -- French authorities detained two more people Sunday in the investigation into the Bastille Day truck attack on the Mediterranean city of Nice that killed at least 84 people, as authorities try to determine whether the slain attacker was a religious extremist or just a very angry man....
