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BOSTON (AP) -- Bill Cosby's wife refused to answer dozens of questions during a combative deposition in a defamation lawsuit filed by seven women who say the comedian branded them liars after they accused him of sexually assaulting them, according to a transcript released Friday....
NEW YORK (AP) -- More than a dozen Donald Trump golf courses, hotels, casinos and private clubs have been honored with "Star Diamond" awards from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences, a company that doles out shiny plaques representing "the most prestigious award of true excellence in hospitality."...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Donald Trump on Friday slammed Hillary Clinton as "heartless" for backing restrictions on gun ownership that he said would leave Americans in high-crime areas unable to protect themselves. He also challenged Clinton to follow his lead and release a list of potential Supreme Court nominees....
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Actor-comedian Alan Young, who played the amiable straight man to a talking horse in the 1960s sitcom "Mister Ed," has died, a spokeswoman for the Motion Picture and Television Home said Friday. He was 96....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A U.S. Secret Service officer shot a man with a gun who approached a checkpoint outside the White House on Friday afternoon and refused to drop his weapon, the Secret Service said....
(Vatican Radio) Vatican Weekend for May 22, 2016 features a selection of readings and reflections on the Sunday gospel in a programme presented by Jill Bevilacqua by the title of 'There's More in the Sunday Gospel than Meets the Eye'. This is followed by 'Joan knows..', a bird's eye view of the past week in the Vatican with EWTN's bureau chief here in Rome, Joan Lewis. Listen to a programme presented and produced by Veronica Scarisbrick:
(Vatican Radio) Vatican Weekend for May 21, 2016 features a report on the words of Pope Francis during his weekly general audience to pilgrims from across the world.This is followed by a musical meditation to mark the day the Church celebrates Trinity Sunday. In the final segment of the programme we look ahead to the World Day of Prayer for the Church in China by shining a spotlight on the figure of Matteo Ricci. Listen to a programme presented and produced by Veronica Scarisbrick:
(Vatican Radio) The situation on the ground in Syria is deteriorating with little concern that humanitarian aid reach besieged cities. Staffan de Mistura, UN special envoy for Syria, on Thursday said the United Nations will take the ‘last resort’ option of air drops of humanitarian aid if access to besieged areas in Syria is not improved by June 1st.He also said that without improved aid access and some restoration of the recent ‘cessation of hostilities’, the credibility of the next round of peace talks would be in question.Government raids in the province of Homs killed more than 20 people on Thursday, causing the cancellation of Friday prayers in the city of Houla due to fears of further violence.Jane Howard, Global Media Coordinator for the UN World Food Programme (WFP), spoke to Vatican Radio’s Francesca Sabatinelli about the dire need facing Syrians in besieged cities.Listen to the full interview: Eating grass to surviveMs. Howard said tha...
Vatican City, May 20, 2016 / 09:58 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis has voiced his prayers and condolences to all those affected by the apparent crash of an EgyptAir plane in the Mediterranean Sea Thursday morning.“Having learned with sadness of the tragic crash of the Egyptian passenger airliner, Pope Francis wishes to assure you of his prayers and solidarity at this difficult time,” said a telegram from Vatican secretary of state Cardinal Pietro Parolin to Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.It added that the Pope “commends the souls of the deceased of various nationalities to the mercy of the Almighty.”“Upon the relatives of the passengers and all those involved in the search and rescue efforts, His Holiness invokes the divine blessings of strength and peace,” the telegram said.Early Thursday morning, an Airbus A320 disappeared while traveling from Paris to Cairo.Flight MS804 have been carrying 66 passengers and crew. According to Greek au...
IMAGE: CNS photo/James MartoneBy James MartoneSHKODER, Albania (CNS) -- Humanbones, old shoes and deteriorating priest collars fill cardboard boxes in theoffice of Franciscan Brother Vincenzo Foca, an Italian who lives and works inShkoder.The "relics" belong toCatholics killed under Albania's previous communist, staunchly atheist regime, BrotherFoca explained to Catholic News Service on an unusually hot day in May. "I hope you don't mindbeing surrounded by bones," he started, before pointing to the boxes, labeledwith names and set in a row upon a long table. He explained how he'd devotedmuch of the past 24 years in this traditionally Catholic stronghold locating,disinterring, cleaning and preparing the bones and other various remains of Catholicswho were murdered here for their faith, sometime between 1945 and 1974.The Vatican's move in April to recognizethe martyrdom of 38 Albanians -- including a woman -- set the stage for theirpossible beatification and injected special meaning -...
