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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The Latest on the massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida (all times local):...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- President Barack Obama brought words of comfort but no easy answers on Thursday to grieving families in Orlando, striving to help the community heal even while investigators were still struggling to make sense of the carnage at a gay nightclub....
The Catholic Bishops' Conferences of the United States and the European Union adopted a common position on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) prior to the 14th round of negotiations in July 2016.For the first time in their histories, the United States' Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) issued a common position on a social concern of importance to citizens on both sides of the Atlantic. The proposed "Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership" will have a direct impact on the lives of almost a billion people, not to mention the expected consequences of the new standards deriving from that agreement for third countries.Following joint discussions in the summer of 2014 and a review by the USCCB committees on International Justice and Peace, and Domestic Justice and Human Development, the USCCB and COMECE collaborated in the development of a common statement on the free tra...
People struck by Hansen’s disease, or leprosy, were the subject of an international conference in Rome last week. Jointly organized by the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Healthcare Workers and a number of charitable foundations and organizations, the June 9-10th conference brought together leading experts in treating and caring for those with Hansen’s disease from across the world to discuss the theme, “Towards Holistic Care for People with Hansen’s Disease, Respectful of their Dignity.” Although curable, around 200,000 new cases of Hansen’s disease are diagnosed each year worldwide and this has a devastating impact on their social and economic future, forcing patients, sometimes with their entire family, to live on the margins of society. The disfiguring yet curable disease is still very prevalent in many poor areas of the world, especially in India, Brazil and Indonesia. Among those participating in th...
Istanbul, Turkey, Jun 16, 2016 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- While the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople maintains the “pan-Orthodox Council” scheduled to begin on Sunday will take place, the gathering is in disarray after four Eastern Orthodox Churches announced they would not be taking part.The Holy and and Great Council, as it is officially known, was meant to gather the bishops of the 14 autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Churches to discuss the mission of Orthodoxy in today's world; the Orthodox diaspora; ecclesial autonomy; the importance of fasting; the relations of Orthodoxy with the rest of Christianity; and the sacrament of marriage.It is scheduled to be held in Crete beginning June 19 – Pentecost in the Julian calendar – and ending June 26. But in recent weeks, four of the Churches – the Russian, Georgian, Bulgarian, and Antiochian Orthodox Churches – have announced they will not take part in the council. A fifth, the Serbi...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Meeting with acrobats, clowns,carnival workers, street performers, musicians and magicians, Pope Francisthanked the artists for bringing beauty and joy to an often dark, sad world."You cannot imagine what good you do, the good yousow," he said June 16 during a special audience celebrating the jubilee ofcircus and traveling-show performers.While they may never know the impact they truly have onpeople, "you can be sure," he said, that "you sow these seedsthat do many people good."Hundreds of performers, family members and supportersgathered in the Paul VI hall as part of a two-day pilgrimage to Rome for theYear of Mercy.Even a tiny black panther cub and a rather largesix-month-old tiger attended the papal audience.To the tune of "O Sole Mio" played by an organgrinder, an animal wrangler used a baby bottle filled with milk to lure theleashed tiger toward the pope, who was invited to pet the enormous cat.Looking hesitant at firs...
NEW YORK (AP) -- The news that no die-hard "Hamilton" fan - or anyone who hasn't seen the Broadway smash yet - wants to hear has arrived: Lin-Manuel Miranda, its creator and star, is leaving the show this summer....
CAIRO (AP) -- The cockpit voice recorder of the doomed EgyptAir plane that crashed last month killing all 66 people on board has been found and pulled out of the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt's investigation committee said on Thursday....
LONDON (AP) -- British lawmaker Jo Cox was shot and critically injured in her northern England constituency Thursday, prompting both sides in the debate over British membership in the European Union to suspend campaigning....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- As political leaders bicker over guns and terrorism, President Barack Obama will try to help a distraught community heal during a solemn visit Thursday to Orlando, Florida....
