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BEIRUT (AP) -- Kurdish-led fighters completed their encirclement Friday of a key town held by the Islamic State group in northern Syria, part of a Western-backed offensive that could see a major strategic victory over the militants....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Weary Republicans are looking for assurances that Donald Trump can maintain the discipline needed to stay on message as he prepares for a bruising general election run-up against Hillary Clinton....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Clinton blasted Donald Trump in front of a room full of pro-choice advocates, while Trump declared himself a good Christian in a speech targeting evangelicals, as the presidential race shifted to the nation's capital on Friday....
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Muhammad Ali made his final journey through his hometown Friday - past the little pink house where he grew up and the museum that bears his name - as an estimated 100,000 mourners along the route pumped their fists and chanted, "Ali! Ali!" for the former heavyweight champion of the world known simply as The Greatest....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Far from ending the two wars he inherited from the Bush administration, Barack Obama is wrestling with an expanded set of conflicts in the final months of his presidency, from Iraq and Afghanistan to Libya and Syria, with no end in sight. In Afghanistan, where a Taliban resurgence has upset Washington's "exit strategy," Obama is giving the U.S. military wider latitude to support Afghan forces, both in the air and on the ground....
(Vatican Radio) Chesterton & Eugenics: the challenge of our time, is the focus of an international conference exploring this major theme of the great 20th century English journalist and cultural critic, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, which opened Friday, June 10th, on the island of Malta. The conference is being organized by the Chesterton Institute for Faith & Culture at Seton Hall University in West Orange, New Jersey, USA, and Malta’s own Life Network Foundation.The President of the Chesterton Institute at Seton Hall and editor of the Chesterton Review, Fr. Ian Boyd, CSB, is among the featured speakers at the event, along with his Seton Hall colleague and friend, Prof. Dermot Quinn.Fr. Boyd and Prof. Quinn visited Vatican Radio ahead of the conference, and spoke with us about the conference’s theme, explaining in a nearly hour-long conversation with Chris Altieri how Chesterton’s understanding of the threat of the eugenic movement was profound, far-sig...
(Vatican Radio) The Press Office of the Holy See released a statement on Friday, clarifying the reason for which the independent audit of some areas of Vatican finances being conducted by the financial services agency, PricewaterhouseCoopers, had been suspended, and announcing a new agreement between the parties, under which the accounting firm shall resume its work. Below, please find the full text of the official English-language statement.**************************************************As previously noted, with respect to the relationship between the Holy See and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) it was deemed useful to suspend auditing activity to examine the meaning and scope of certain contract clauses, as well as to examine the manner in which the contract was executed. Together with PwC, those issues were duly examined in an atmosphere of serene collaboration, resolving the questions originally identified. In particular, it was recognized that, by law, the task of performing ...
(Vatican Radio) Leaders of the World Communion of Reformed Churches met with Pope Francis on Friday stressing a new urgency for Christians to work together to bring unity and justice to a suffering world.After their first papal audience in ten years, the delegation of Reformed Church leaders said this urgency for a common Christian witness is inspired by the forthcoming 500th anniversary of the Reformation and by the continuing economic and environmental crises which oppress and destroy human life.Speaking at a press conference following their meeting with the Pope, the President of the WCRC, Rev Jerry Pillay and Secretary General, Rev Chris Ferguson, shared perspectives on their priorities ahead of the next General Council to be held in Leipzig, Germany, in the summer of 2017.These include working for greater communion, increased mission and ecumenical engagement, as well as a strong focus on economic, environmental and gender justice within the Church and within wider soci...
(Vatican Radio) The Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Archbishop Arthur Roche, says Pope Francis’ decision to raise the celebration of the memorial of St Mary Magdalen to the dignity of a liturgical Feast reflects the importance of this female disciple and women in general within the life of the Church. Archbishop Roche was interviewed by Susy Hodges:Listen to the interview with Archbishop Roche, Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments: Asked to explain the significance of the Pope’s decision and the message it sends, Archbishop Roche said it reflects the Holy Father’s view about “the importance of women and their role within the life of the Church.”He said it also reflects the valuable role women can play in the new evangelization because they can reach places to spread the gospel where men do not readily go. The archbishop also drew a...
The Catholic Church in Bangladesh is planning to start a new ministry to assist Christian domestic migrant workers and fill a gap in providing spiritual and social care, and to save them from abuse and exploitation. "Migrant Christians often don't get proper sacramental, pastoral or social services because they are busy supporting their families and lose touch with the church," said Theophil Nokrek, secretary of the Justice and Peace Commission of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Bangladesh (CBCB). "Most domestic migrant workers who come from rural areas are poorly educated and unaware about the challenges of city life, which makes them vulnerable to various kinds of abuse and exploitation," Nokrek said. He was speaking on the sidelines of a seminar for domestic migrant workers at the Holy Spirit National Major Seminary in Dhaka on June 10. The Justice and Peace Commission and Caritas Bangladesh organized the seminar, which drew about 200 part...
