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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Abortion providers celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court striking down major Texas abortion restrictions Monday also begrudgingly acknowledged a daunting reality: The damage is done, and no time soon are women likely to see new clinics replacing about 20 abortion facilities lost since 2013....
(Vatican Radio) With a message to Orthodox believers throughout the world, the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church completed its weeklong work on Sunday.The meeting, presided over by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, took place at the Orthodox Academy on the Greek island of Crete.In the final document leaders of the 10 local or Autocephalous Churches taking part in the meeting expressed particular concern for Christians in the Middle East. They also condemned military violence, persecutions, the expulsion and murder of members of religious minorities, forced conversions, torture, executions and the trafficking of refugees.The 290 delegates at the Counci also discussed six documents on the topics of marriage, the practice of fasting, the question of autonomy, the Orthodox diaspora, the mission of the Church in today’s world, and the issue of relations with other Christian Churches.Fr Chrysostom Nassis is professor in the theology faculty of the Universit...
Vatican City, Jun 27, 2016 / 01:20 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis told journalists on Sunday that he was somewhat angered when reports emerged that the Church was allegedly paving the way for the ordination of women to the diaconate, since no such change is in the works.“The first to be surprised by this news was me,” the Pope said June 26 during an in-flight press briefing en route to Rome following his three-day visit to Armenia.“They said: 'The Church opens the door to deaconesses.' Really? I am a bit angry because this is not telling the truth of things.”His remarks were in reference to reports last month following a Q&A session with women religious, in which he said he would like to form a commission to study the diaconate and the role of deaconesses in the early Church.The reports of the May 12 audience with the International Union of Superiors General centered on one question asked by a sister about why the Church does not include women ...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Cindy WoodenABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TOARMENIA (CNS) -- Commenting on the peace agreement reached in Colombia, PopeFrancis hailed the end of "more than 50 years of war and guerilla warfareand so much bloodshed."Pope Francis told reportersflying with him to Armenia June 24 that he prayed Colombia would "neverreturn to a state of war" again.Although he usually does notanswer questions on his flights from Rome to other countries, Pope Francis wasasked by his spokesman, Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, to comment on both theColombia agreement and the results of a June 23 referendum in England onmembership in the European Union.The decision to leave the EU"was the will expressed by the people," the pope said.The English decision, he said,"requires great responsibility on the part of all of us to guarantee thegood of the people of the United Kingdom and the good and coexistence of thewhole European continent."After his brief response to thequestions, Pope Francis ...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A unanimous Supreme Court on Monday overturned the bribery conviction of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell in a ruling that could make it harder for prosecutors to bring corruption cases against elected officials....
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Some fans and players want him to reconsider. Other supporters on Monday were simply sad that Lionel Messi says he's quitting the Argentine national team....
ANSTED, W.Va. (AP) -- The Latest on flooding that has devastated parts of West Virginia(all times local):...
LONDON (AP) -- The Latest on Britain's historic vote to leave the European Union (all times local):...
FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) -- Dozens of homes were looted and burned as Fallujah was liberated from the Islamic State group, and Iraqi government forces Monday accused the retreating militants. Some provincial police, however, blamed the fires on Shiite militias operating with the federal police....
LONDON (AP) -- Politicians who wanted Britain to leave the European Union were not shy about making promises. They plastered their campaign bus with vows to "take back control" on immigration and boost funding for the beloved National Health Service....
