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JERUSALEM (AP) -- Two gunmen opened fire in central Tel Aviv Wednesday night, killing three people and wounding at least five others, Israel police said....
NAYMIYAH, Iraq (AP) -- A column of black Humvees carrying Iraqi special forces rolled into southern Fallujah on Wednesday, the first time in more than two years that government troops have entered the western city held by the Islamic State group....
Muslim prayers over the body of Muhammad Ali will be witnessed worldwide Thursday, offering a window into a religion many outsiders know little about, but have come to scorn....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The latest developments in the 2016 campaign for the presidency. All times EDT:...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Energized by a final batch of primary victories, Hillary Clinton is setting out on the difficult task of uniting her fractured Democratic Party for the five-month presidential battle with Republican Donald Trump. Fellow Democrats urged Bernie Sanders to end his all-but-hopeless challenge to her, but still tried to give him space to make that difficult decision....
(Vatican Radio) Hillary Clinton has officially become the first woman in history poised to receive a major party’s nomination to become president of the United States.Listen to Ann Schneible‘s report: Clinton claimed the presumptive presidential nomination for the Democratic party after Tuesday’s primary elections in which she won South Dakota, New Jersey and New Mexico.At a rally at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York, Clinton celebrated the historic moment with her supporters.“We’ve reached a milestone,” Clinton told her supporters: “The first time in our nation’s history that a woman will be a major party’s nominee.”The former secretary of state has received widespread criticism for her handling of the 2012 siege of the US embassy in Benghazi which resulted in the death of a US ambassador and three other Americans.More recently, Clinton come under fire for using her personal email account for official and classified com...
(Vatican Radio) The Council of Cardinals concluded three days of meetings in the Vatican on Wednesday, continuing their discussions on the ongoing reform of the different Vatican offices and institutions. The head of the Holy See Press Office, Fr Federico Lombardi briefed journalists on the contents of the meetings, noting that Pope Francis was present for most of the time with the nine cardinals in the group.Listen to our report: Fr Lombardi said a large part of the consultations was dedicated to discussing the reforms regarding the Secretariat of State, the Congregations for Catholic Education, for Oriental Churches, for the Clergy and for Bishops, as well as the Pontifical Councils for Culture, for Christian Unity and for Interreligious Dialogue.He also noted that the results of previous consultations regarding the Congregations for the Doctrine of the Faith, for Worship and the Sacraments, for the Causes of Saints and for Consecrated Life, as well as the new Charity, Justice ...
(Vatican Radio) A tragic succession of shipwrecks and drownings of forced migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean Sea is shining the spotlight on the inadequacy of European Union migration policy.Tens of thousands of people fleeing conflict, persecution and poverty have attempted the dangerous Mediterranean crossing with more than 2.500 recorded drownings so far this year.Meanwhile European Union ministers meet on Thursday to discuss EU migration policies that are currently focused on deterrence.Caritas Europa and Jesuit Refugee Service Europe are calling on European policy-makers to alter their restrictive approach to migration and provide safe ways for people to enter Europe without risking their lives.Linda Bordoni spoke to Olga Siebert, JRS Europe Advocacy Officer about the appeal.Listen: Siebert explains that together with Caritas Europa, JRS Europe has released an appeal saying that the current restrictive European migration policies force desperate people to take d...
Gyumri, Armenia, Jun 8, 2016 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Coming on the heels of the centenary of the Armenian genocide, Pope Francis' upcoming visit to the Caucasus nation is a sign of appreciation for the fidelity to Christianity, said one prelate involved in preparations for the trip.“The Holy Father comes (in) appreciation to the Armenian nation for their fidelity to Christianity, to their faith, to their resistance, and to their culture,” said Archbishop Raphael Minassian, the Armenian Ordinary of Eastern Europe, in an interview with CNA.“I believe this is also a sign, a heavenly sign, to have the Holy Father in Armenia as a consolation, as a defense for (human rights), and the (strengthening) of society to continue to witness the mission that was given by our Lord to this nation, which is Christianity.”Archbishop Minassian explained that Armenia is a “Christian nation,” and even while under communist rule, “they kept their faith ve...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Jesus' first miracle of changingwater into wine expresses his invitation to share in the joy of the newcovenant and reminds people to do as he commands, Pope Francis said.The miracle also shows how he transformed the law ofMoses -- represented by water destined for ritual purification -- into the joyof the Gospel, which is represented by wine, he said. "A feast needs to have wine" as an integralpart of shared celebration, the pope said June 8 during his weekly generalaudience. "Imagine ending a wedding reception drinking tea! Itwould be embarrassing," he said, as a way to emphasize why Mary was soworried when the wine was running out at the wedding in Cana."Water is needed for life, but wine expresses theabundance of a banquet and the joy of a feast," he said.After a series of audience talks dedicated to selectedparables in the Gospel, the pope said the day's catechesis would look at thefirst of Jesus' miracles. "The wedding...
