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BAGHDAD (AP) -- The death toll from the truck bombing at a bustling Baghdad commercial street rose to 157 on Monday, Iraqi authorities said, as Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered new security measures in the capital....
(Vatican Radio) The Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People has called for the respect and protection of the human and labor rights of seafarers.In a message for Sea Sunday, marked on July 10, Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò and Joseph Kalathiparambil, President and Secretary of the Council expressed gratitude for the far-reaching work of seafarers in many different fields and spheres of society.The message also highlights the precious contribution of seafarers in the recent humanitarian emergency in the Mediterranean Sea where “crews of merchant vessels have been in the front line to intervene and rescue thousands of people trying to sail to Europe on board of overcrowded and unseaworthy vessels, inflatable rafts”.Please find the full text of the message below:Message for Sea Sunday 2016(10th July 2016) Seated comfortably on the sofa in our living room, we find it difficult to understand how much our daily...
Over the weekend, Catholic communities in Nigeria’s Enugu, Awgu and Nsukka Dioceses have held simultaneous peaceful processions and prayers to protest growing violent activities and killings attributed to Fulani herdsmen in their areas.Nigerian media quoted the Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Callistus Valentine Onaga calling upon the federal and state governments to put in place adequate security measures and protect innocent lives.Nigeria’s Sun news online reports that the Catholic faithful in Enugu braved morning rains to join the procession which culminated in prayers at the Holy Ghost Cathedral. At the Cathedral, Bishop Onaga read a pastoral statement co-authored with his two brother-Bishops of Awgu and Nsukka Dioceses.“For decades our people here in Enugu State – a peaceful and God-fearing population of predominantly peasant farmers, traders and civil servants – have played hosts, not without some difficulties, to a succession of Fulani herdsmen ...
BEIJING (AP) -- Asian stocks rose Monday while European benchmarks declined amid expectations central banks might ease monetary policy following Britain's vote to leave the European Union....
LONDON (AP) -- The head of the U.K. Independence Party, Nigel Farage, resigned Monday as party leader, the latest political leader to tumble amid the political turmoil following the country's vote to leave the European Union....
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Some of the hostages rescued from the weekend attack on an upscale restaurant in Bangladesh's capital were being questioned Monday by investigators searching for clues about the possible masterminds behind the gruesome attack that left 28 dead, including many foreigners....
FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) -- A highway overpass in Fallujah is plastered with Shiite banners, graffiti and posters of militia leaders, a virtual shrine to victory over the Islamic State group in this majority Sunni Muslim city....
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi authorities on Monday raised the death toll to 149 from Sunday's devastating truck bombing at a bustling Baghdad commercial street as Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered new security measures in the country's capital....
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis spoke about Pope emeritus Benedict XVI and his relationship with Argentina’s new President, Mauricio Macri, in an interview with the Argentinian newspaper La Nación released on Sunday.Speaking about his predecessor, Pope Francis said that although his age has affected his movement, “his mind and his memory are intact, perfect.”He said Pope Benedict XVI was “revolutionary,” and added his “generosity was unparalleled.”“His resignation, which exposed all the problems of the Church, had nothing to do with personal matters,” Pope Francis said. “It was an act of governance, his last act of governance.”Speaking about opponents of his reforms in the Vatican, the Holy Father said they “do their job and I do mine.”“I want a Church that is open, understanding, which accompanies wounded families,” Pope Francis said.“They say no to everything. I continues straight...
The 17th Plenary Assembly of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) has officially been presented to the local press in the Angolan capital of Luanda.Vatican Radio’s Portuguese correspondent, Anastacio Sasembele reports this weekend, from Luanda that the Bishop of Caxito, António Jaka, met with the media in Luanda and briefed them on Angola’s readiness to host the SECAM Assembly from 18 July to 24 July 2016. Bishop Jaka is also the Secretary General of the Episcopal Conference of Angola and Sao Tome (CEAST).The press briefing held at the Aníbal de Melo centre was also fronted by Fr. Apolonio Graciano, who said that the over 100 Bishops expected from the continent of Africa would find that Angolans are a hospitable people with a confident and thriving Church. The Catholic Church in Angola has come a long way and is rooted in solid tradition, Fr. Graciano said.Fr. Graciano explained that the Plenary Assembl...
