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DALLAS (AP) -- Military service changed the Dallas gunman from an extrovert into a hermit, his parents said in an interview excerpt published Monday....
DALLAS (AP) -- The Latest on the aftermath of the shooting of police officers during a protest in Dallas (all times local):...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Monday named Bishop Donald Bolen, currently Bishop of Saskatoon, as Archbishop of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.Curriculum vitae of Bishop Donald BolenArchbishop-elect Donald Bolen was born on 7 February 1961 in Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan – at the time an Episcopal See, and now a part of the Archdiocese of Regina. He obtained his Baccalaureate in English and in Religious Studies from the University of Regina (1982). Later, he entered the Seminary of Saint Paul in Ottawa (1986), and completed his theological studies at the University of Saint Paul in Ottawa (1993-1994), obtaining the License in Theology. He then transferred to Oxford University in England (1994-1997) to further his studies in ecumenism and the documents of the “Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC)”, completing his studies with the doctorate (2001).He was ordained a priest on 12 October 1991 for the Archdiocese of Regina.After his priestly ordinatio...
There has been a significant increase in the kidnapping of priests and sisters in Nigeria. The most dramatic and recent incident concerns Fr. John Adeyi the Vicar General of the Catholic Diocese of Otukpo in Nigeria. He was kidnapped on Sunday, 24 April 2016. On 22 June, the decaying remains of Fr. John Adeyi, a former student who studied at Rome’s Gregorian University in the late 1990s, were found dumped by unknown persons, in his hometown. Ironically, the abductors of Fr. John murdered him even after collecting 2 million Naira. He will be put to rest on 15 July.The new President of the Nigeria Catholic Diocesan Priests Association (NCDPA), Fr Sylvester Onmoke has condemned the recent wave of kidnapping of Catholic priests and religious as an anti-Christ and an assault on the Church. Fr. Onmoke has said the crime calls for more proactive action on the part of the government and the people to counter this wave of abductions.The NCDPA President made this observation whil...
(Vatican Radio) Fr. Federico Lombardi sj is stepping down after ten years as Director of the Holy See’s Press Office. Fr. Lombardi, who also served as Director of Programs and later, Director General of Vatican Radio from1991 to February 2016, will be replaced by 56 year old American journalist Greg Burke, currently Vice Director of the Vatican Press Office. Fr. Lombardi, who turns 74 in August, was also Director General of Vatican television (CTV) from November 2005- January 2013.40 year old Spanish journalist from Madrid, Paloma García Ovejero will be the first woman to hold the position of the Press Office’s Vice Director when she takes over from Burke.Prior to his appointment to the Press Office’s number two position in December 2015, Burke was Fox News’ Rome correspondent for fifteen years before he was called to the Holy See’s Secretariat of State in 2012 as Communications Advisor. The St. L...
LONDON (AP) -- The Latest on the Conservative Party leadership race in Britain (all times local):...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Renewed fighting between opposing army forces has raised fears of a return to civil war in South Sudan, which over the weekend marked its fifth anniversary of independence while panicked residents hid inside their homes....
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) -- Explosions and heavy weapons gunfire are shaking South Sudan's capital Juba Monday in the fifth day of clashes between government and opposition forces, raising the specter of a return to civil war....
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea said Monday it will end a diplomatic communication channel with the United States and hinted at harsher punishment for Americans detained in the country in retaliation for U.S. sanctions that target leader Kim Jong Un....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on developments in the 2016 presidential campaign. (all times local):...
