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By Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Prayer powers the light thatChristians are called to share with the world, Pope Francis said."You can do many great things for the church -- aCatholic university, a school, a hospital -- and they will even build you amonument as a benefactor of the church," the pope said June 7 during amorning Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae."But if you don't pray," he said, all of thosecharitable efforts and works of mercy "will be a bit murky or dark"and without light because they weren't rooted in prayer, he said."What is the Christian's battery for making light?Simply prayer," he said, according to Vatican Radio.The thing that "gives life to Christian light, whatilluminates, is prayer" that comes from the heart and gives God thanks andpraise, he said.However, he said, it is important to share that light andnot be tempted to keep it for oneself, which would be a kind of"looking-glass spirituality" and "is something awful."When God asks that Chr...
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CINCINNATI (AP) -- The Latest on the reopening of the Cincinnati Zoo's gorilla exhibit (all times local):...
RISHON LEZION, Israel (AP) -- It was an unlikely scene for what has the trappings of a major scam, an office in a dingy building housing a car repair shop a short drive from the glittering Mediterranean Sea. But from here, eight immigrants from Europe allegedly conspired to dupe major multinational companies out of millions of dollars....
GENEVA (AP) -- The U.N. human rights chief says there are "extremely distressing, credible reports" that Iraqis fleeing Fallujah are facing physical abuse and even summary executions as they escape the city held by Islamic State militants....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Clinton is ready to savor this moment, sailing into the last big round of primaries as the presumptive Democratic nominee for president....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that Donald Trump made the "textbook definition of a racist comment" in saying an American-born judge isn't qualified to preside over a case because of his Mexican heritage....
(Vatican Radio) Authorities in Istanbul, Turkey say a car bomb attack Tuesday morning targeted a police vehicle in the center of the city, killing 11 people and injuring at least 36 others, 3 of whom seriously.Governor Vasip Sahin said the attack occurred in Istanbul's Vezneciler district. The area is popular among students and tourists and is home to a major university. According to the Turkish daily, Hurriyet, the blast was caused by a bomb activated from a distance as the police vehicle passed on its way towards the university. The dead included seven police officers and four civilians.
(Vatican Radio) Member states of the NATO military alliance and their partners have begun their biggest-ever joint military exercises in Poland. The drills come amid concerns in some Eastern European countries about what they see as an increasingly aggressive Russia. The exercises begin just weeks ahead of a key NATO summit in Warsaw.Listen to the report by Stefan Bos: At the opening ceremony, many Polish and other troops marched in front of an assembled army of reporters. Organizers want to send a message to Moscow that the NATO military alliance remains concerned over Russia's actions in Ukraine, where it annexed the Crimean Peninsula and allegedly supports Russian backed separatists with weapons and troops.The largest war game in eastern Europe since the end of the Cold War is being held in Poland as former Soviet-occupied NATO member states and partners want to mount a counter display of strength amid worries over Russia’s assertiveness and actions.The 10...
