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(Vatican Radio) After reaching an agreement with all the Christian denominations, the British charity, the Halo Trust, has embarked on a project to clear mines and unexploded ordinance from one of the most sacred Christian sites in the world, where Jesus was baptized in the River Jordan. The one square kilometer site that contains 7 churches and monasteries has been a no-go area for almost 50 years after thousands of mines and booby traps were laid during the 1967 war. The Chief Executive of the Halo Trust, Major General James Cowan, spoke to Susy Hodges about this landmark project.Listen to the interview with James Cowan of the Halo Trust: HUGE SYMBOLISMCowan says the Halo Trust is “very excited” about this important and hugely symbolic project to clear thousands of mines and unexploded ordinance from Jesus’ baptism site along the western bank of the River Jordan. He explained how access to this sacred site, known as Qasr Al-Yahud, with its 7 churche...
Vatican City, May 19, 2016 / 07:40 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As six new ambassadors to the Holy See presented Pope Francis with their credentials, the pontiff stressed that as representatives of their people, they must be the voice of those suffering tragedies such as violence and forced migration.“For those suffering the tragedy of violence and forced migration, we must be resolute in making their plight known to the world community,” the Pope told a group of six new ambassadors to the Holy See, who presented him with their credentials May 19.He said that as diplomats, their efforts to advocate on behalf of those forced to leave their homes involuntarily is essential, so that “as they lack the strength or ability to cry out, their voice may be heard in our own.”The path of diplomacy helps to both “amplify and convey this cry” by pursuing effective solutions to the complex, underlying causes of the modern conflicts, he said.In particular, this applies ...
Vatican City, May 19, 2016 / 09:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- An official meeting between Pope Francis and Imam Ahmed al Tayyeb will take place Monday at the Vatican, signaling a new step in Catholic-Muslim relations.“An audience between the Pope and the Great Imam of al Azhar is being prepared for Monday,” Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi told journalists May 19.He said the schedule for the visit “still has to be defined,” but confirmed that the meeting will take place Monday, April 23.The Imam of al Azhar, currently Ahmed al Tayyeb, is considered by some Muslims to be the highest authority in Sunni Islam and oversees Egypt’s al-Azhar Mosque and the prestigious al-Azhar University attached to it.Founded in the Fatimid dynasty in the late 10th century together with the adjoining mosque, the University is one of the most renowned study centers for the legal principals of Sunni Islam.According to Fr. Lombardi, the Egyptian university is also considered t...
By Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Whilethe international community should continue working for peace in war-torncountries, it also mustwork to help migrants escaping violence and persecution as well as those caringfor them, Pope Francis said. In a speech May 19 to six newambassadors to the Holy See, the pope said that while fears of terrorism andchanging a nation'sculture cannot be dismissed lightly, the concerns must "be addressed in an intelligent andcreative way so that the rights and needs of all are respected andupheld.""We must not allowmisunderstanding and fear to weaken our resolve. Rather, we are called to builda culture of dialogue, one which enables us to view others as valid dialoguepartners, to respect the foreigner, the immigrant and people from differentcultures as worthy to be listened to," the pope said. The presence of theambassadors, representing Estonia, Malawi, Seychelles, Thailand, Namibia andZambia, is areminder of the importance of remaining unite...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Former "Saved by the Bell" star Dustin Diamond says his time behind bars on disorderly conduct and concealed-weapon convictions isn't like "what you see on TV."...
CARROLL, Iowa (AP) -- Carrie Sapp teased her husband, Brad, about being afraid of ghosts when he said he heard someone whisper "get out of here" while he was sorting cans at his Iowa recycling business....
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- In any given week, teams of high-priced lawyers fan out across the country to defend Bill Cosby amid a cascade of sexual assault allegations, defamation claims and insurance disputes....
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) -- Little more than names and incident numbers appear on a Long Island medical examiner's list of nine developmentally disabled people who died in state care since 2013, but this much is known for sure: All the deaths came under a cloud of abuse or neglect allegations, and none resulted in criminal charges....
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- The mob didn't know at first what Roberto Bernal had done, but he was running and that was enough....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House has voted to ban the display of the Confederate flag on flagpoles at Veterans Administration cemeteries....
