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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Saturday met with Mr. Tony Tan Keng Yam, the President of the Republic of Singapore, who subsequently met with the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who was accompanied by Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Secretary for Relations with States.A statement issued by the Holy See Press Office said the meeting was “cordial” and the parties spoke about “the good relations between the Holy See and Singapore, as well as the collaboration between Church and State, especially in the educational and social fields.”The statement also said they also spoke about certain international issues and the regional political situation, with particular reference to the importance of interreligious and intercultural dialogue for the promotion of human rights, stability, justice and peace in Southeast Asia.
Bishop Joseph Bagobiri of Kafanchan Diocese in Nigeria has called for a “new world order, where the human family lives in peace, freedom, harmony and love, freed from violence, better still, freed from violence inspired by and motivated by religion.”The Bishop’s call is contained in a paper that he presented at an international congress whose theme was,'Defending religious freedom and other human rights: Stopping mass atrocities against Christians and other believers.’ Various experts and witnesses of the atrocities suffered by Christians and other religious minorities in Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, Egypt, Nigeria were invited to speak at the congress. The congress held in New York was organised by CitizenGO and was co-sponsored by the Holy See.Speaking extensively on atrocities by Boko Haram and other Islamic fundamentalists such ISIS, Bishop Bagobiri outlined three different approaches or responses adopted by Christians in his country when faced with...
Erbil, Iraq, May 28, 2016 / 05:13 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Friday, the first of three rounds of displaced Iraqi children made their First Communion in a refugee camp in Erbil, providing a silver lining to an otherwise bleak situation.Out of the 5,500 people living in Erbil’s Aishty 2 camp for the displaced, the majority – more than 2,000 – are children. Of these, 470 will make their First Communion in the coming weeks.The number of children receiving the sacrament is up from last year’s class, which numbered about 400.Since this year’s number of recipients is so high, the children have been divided into three groups. The first, numbering around 175, made their First Communion on Friday, May 27.Next Friday, June 3, a second group of about 145 will receive the Eucharist, while the third and final group of about 150 will receive the sacrament Friday, June 10.All of the children are from the Syriac-Catholic rite, and most fled the city of Qaraqosh, the forme...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Fans can be deeply forgiving, willing to look past their favorite star's terrible drug addiction, ugly custody battle or ignorant remarks. But accusations of domestic violence often leave a lasting impression on a celebrity's image. Chris Brown may be winning Grammys, but nobody's forgotten what happened with Rihanna....
BRENHAM, Texas (AP) -- At least one person was dead and three others were missing after torrential thunderstorms caused flooding in Texas, officials said as they braced for the possibility of more rain over the long Memorial Day weekend....
HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) -- The survivors of the world's first atomic bomb attack are used to hearing grand vows to rid the world of nuclear weapons. They just don't usually come directly from the leader of the country that dropped the bomb on them in the first place....
(Vatican Radio) Deacons and their families from around the world are convening in Rome this weekend to participate in a Jubilee for Deacons as part of the year-long celebrations for the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy.The Diaconate is a ministry rooted in mercy, founded originally so that the Church has specialists to engage in certain works while priests can focus on celebrating the sacraments.Listen to Alexander MacDonald's report: Reverend David Howell is a deacon studying in Rome and a seminarian at the Venerable English College. He told us a bit about the origins of this ministry in the Church."It began with an argument in the early Church over two groups, those who had come from the Jews and those who had come from the Greeks, and they were arguing about the distribution between their two groups. So they needed men full of faith in the Holy Spirit who could sort out these domestic problems, while the Apostles were preaching, spreading the Good News. And they or...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Ray Harroun never could have envisioned the speed, science and styling behind the cars on the starting grid for the 100th Indy 500, not when he was piloting the Marmon Wasp to victory in the inaugural race back in 1911....
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- SpaceX pulled off another rocket landing Friday, the third in just under two months....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- When Donald Trump acquired a pair of Atlantic City casinos in the mid-1980s, he pitted his managers against each other in a ferocious competition over everything from booking entertainers to attracting high-rolling gamblers....
