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(Vatican Radio) The Permanent Observer to United Nations Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic has offered an intervention at the United Nations International Conference in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace.“The Holy See believes that the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians can move forward only if it is directly negotiated between the Parties,” Archbishop Jurkovic said, with the strong support of the international community, as this international conference is meant to catalyze.”He re-affirmed the Holy See’s support for a “two-state solution,” citing affirmations of Benedict XVI and Pope Francis.However, Archbishop Jurkovic said, “the Holy See also believes that the whole peace process does not depend solely on formal negotiations, no matter how indispensable these are.” He insisted, “Peace cannot be achieved if healing and reconciliation, mutual recognition and respect at the personal and communitarian levels do not accompa...
(Vatican Radio) On Monday, prosecutors in the so-called ‘Vatileaks 2’ case presented their conclusions and recommendations for punishment.Five people are on trial for obtaining and leaking confidential Vatican documents, which were later published in two books.Two of them – Msgr. Lucio Angel Vallejo Balda and Francesca Immacolata Chaouqui – were members of the COSEA Commission, which studied possible reforms of the Vatican financial system in 2013-2014. A third - Nicola Maio – was a secretary to Msgr. Vallejo.Also on trial are the authors of the two books: Journalists Gianluigi Nuzzi and Emiliano Fittipaldi.Prosecutors assert Chaouqui was the prime instigator of the crime, and recommend she be given a sentence of 3 years and nine months.For Msgr. Vallejo Balda, they recommend a sentence of 3 years and 1 month of imprisonment.For Mr. Maio, whom prosecuters said had “limited responsibility and involvement” in the conspiracy, the recommendati...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis is urging governments to find a political solution to the war in Syria.In a video message released on Tuesday in support of a new Caritas Internationalis campaign, "Syria: Peace is Possible", the Pope reiterates his belief that “there is no military solution for Syria, only a political one”.“The international community must therefore support peace talks towards the building of a national unity government” he says.And, Pope Francis continues: “I invite you to ask those who are involved in peace talks to take these agreements seriously and to commit to facilitating access to humanitarian aid.” “While the people suffer, an incredible amount of money is being spent on giving fighters weapons. Some of the countries providing these arms are also those talking of peace. How can one believe in those who caress you with the right hand while hitting you with the left?” the Pope says.Caritas, t...
Vatican City, Jul 5, 2016 / 04:34 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In his message for a new campaign promoting peace in Syria, Pope Francis called out world leaders who speak of ending the conflict, but at the same time fund the war through the sale of arms.“While the people suffer, incredible quantities of money are being spent to supply weapons to fighters,” the Pope said in his video message, published July 5. He noted that some of the countries supplying the weapons “are also among those that talk of peace. How can you believe in someone who caresses you with the right hand and strikes you with the left hand?”Francis encouraged people of all ages throughout the world to use the Holy Year of Mercy as an occasion to “overcome indifference and proclaim with strength that peace in Syria is possible! Peace in Syria is possible!”His message accompanied the launch of a new campaign by Catholic charity organization Caritas Internationalis titled “Syri...
MOTHERWELL, Scotland (AP) -- Cooling towers, blast furnaces and coking coal. The grit and humor of steelworkers heading to early-morning shifts. That was Motherwell before the steelworks closed and the "Steelopolis" of Scotland became another tattered, post-industrial town trying to a find its place in a service economy....
ROME (AP) -- Italian police have detained a homeless man in the death of a 19-year-old American student whose body was found in the Tiber River in Rome two days after his credit card had been used in Milan....
NEW DELHI (AP) -- The bodies of the seven Japanese killed in a militant attack in Bangladesh returned home Tuesday as investigators in Dhaka searched for clues about the masterminds of the gruesome attack that left 28 dead....
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Saudi Arabia on Tuesday identified the suicide bomber who struck outside the U.S. Consulate in Jiddah as a Pakistani resident of the kingdom who arrived 12 years ago to work as a driver....
BAGHDAD (AP) -- As Iraqis mourned in shock and disbelief, more dead bodies were recovered Tuesday from the site of a massive Islamic State suicide bombing this weekend in central Baghdad, bringing the death toll to 175, officials said....
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- Soaring over Jupiter's poles, a NASA spacecraft arrived at the solar system's largest planet on a mission to peek behind the cloud tops....
