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KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. and Afghan forces conducting a raid Tuesday against Islamic militants unexpectedly found and rescued the son of a former Pakistani prime minister who had been abducted three years ago, officials said....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Bullying is a "serious public health problem," and should no longer be dismissed as merely a matter of kids being kids, a leading panel of experts warned Tuesday....
There was a showdown in Houston last fall. This spring, North Carolina became the battleground. By now, confrontations have flared across the country over whether to protect or curtail the right of transgender people to use public restrooms in accordance with their gender identity....
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- His White House dreams fading, Bernie Sanders aimed for a win in West Virginia on Tuesday that would add another state to his tally over Hillary Clinton....
FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta (AP) -- Charred bicycles lean on a fence in front of incinerated townhomes. Just across the street, a school and playground are untouched....
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Within weeks of the September 2014 disappearance of 43 college students, Mexican authorities had rounded up scores of suspects and announced they had solved the case....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Eager to heal old wounds and galvanize new generations, President Barack Obama this month will become the first sitting American president to visit Hiroshima, where seven decades ago the U.S. dropped the devastating atomic bomb that ushered in the nuclear age....
(Vatican Radio) The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines said on Tuesday that the Church will work with the new government. In a statement, the Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan urged newly elected officials to see their success not as a popularity contest but as God calling them to service for the weakest and most distressed.Below please find the statement of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the PhilippinesBrothers and sisters in Christ:“All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me…” (Mt. 28:18)This is the Lord Jesus’ ultimate claim to universal kingship and dominion. These are the words of the Ascended One, gloriously sitting at the right hand of the Father.We wrote to you before the elections. We write to you once more now that the elections are done.Several critical, even spiteful, voices have asked us to desist from “interfering” in politics. We cannot. We do not aspire after office and we have sought none. We do not even...
“Get up let us go with this verse taken from the Gospel of Matthew the Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has released a statement on May 9, after the presidential elections that saw the victory of Rodrigo Duterte, mayor of Davao city who is known for a hard line against crime and corruption.Reaffirming their intention not to "interfere in politics", or "aspire" to any office, the prelates, however, point out that, as disciples of Christ, they cannot but remind Catholics what kind of fidelity, in all things, including life policy, one requires. The statement calls the elected to serve the weak and disadvantaged and promises the collaboration of the Church for the good of all. &...
A new church has been inaugurated on April 30 in the Archdiocese of Vasai for the vast number of tribals living in Talasari in the districk of Palghar in the state of Maharashtra. Speaking to Fides, the Archbishop of Vasai, Mgr. Felix Machado explained: "The new church is dedicated to the Holy Mother of God and will be very useful to the mission area towards the adivasi populations".Three thousand people came together with great enthusiasm to the inaugural celebration. During the Mass, the Archbishop imparted the sacrament of Confirmation to 260 boys and girls and some adults. For the bishop it was a joyous celebration as he expressed that the Adivasis are Christians with solid roots and will be able to carry forward the mission of the Church and hoped that the young people who were confirmed on that day will be the Catholic leaders of the future. (Fides)
