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WEST, Texas (AP) -- An intentionally set fire caused the 2013 explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant that killed 15 people, federal officials said Wednesday, saying the fire was "a criminal act."...
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- More than 80,000 wildfire evacuees will start receiving direct financial assistance Wednesday from the Alberta government and the Canadian Red Cross as officials asked for patience in getting residents home following the devastating wildfire in Canada's oil sands town of Fort McMurray....
BAGHDAD (AP) -- In the deadliest violence in Baghdad this year, three car bombs claimed by the Islamic State group killed 93 people across the Iraqi capital Wednesday, demonstrating the extremists' ability to mount significant attacks despite major battlefield losses....
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- The Latest on the debate and vote in Brazil's Senate on the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff (all times local):...
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Brazil's Senate on Wednesday neared a historic vote on impeaching President Dilma Rousseff, likely ending 13 years of government by her leftist party amid a spate of crises besetting Latin America's largest nation....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump brushed off his Capitol Hill critics on Wednesday, declaring he doesn't need House Speaker Paul Ryan or other leery Republican leaders, even as he prepared to sit down with them. His defiant message came amid new signs that he might be right, with GOP voters becoming more willing to embrace him....
(Vatican Radio) Cardinal Pietro Parolin, has just wrapped up a two day visit to Estonia, highlighting the value of bilateral relations between States. He is the highest ranking official from the Holy See to visit the region since Saint Pope John Paul II in 1993.The Vatican Secretary of State on Wednesday addressed the University of Tartu on the precise meaning of the definition of the Holy See and the State’s international relations. The Cardinal is taking part in an official visit to Estonia from 10 to 11 May in order to discuss bilateral relations, the migration crisis and the current situation in the Mediterranean. His visit also marks the 25th anniversary of the reintroduction of diplomatic relations between Estonia and the Holy See. During his lecture, the Cardinal touched on the significance of canon law as well as the international and diplomatic activities of the Holy See. He also spoke about the value of bilateral diplomatic activity and roles of d...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis received the worldwide leader of the Bektashi Order, Edmond Brahimaj, on Wednesday. The Bektashi Baba are an offshoot of Sufism – a movement within Sunni Islam that seeks a spiritual interpretation of the religion and has a tradition of mysticism – that began in the Ottoman Empire and is based primarily in Tirana, Albania.Like all religious groups, the Bektashi faced brutal and systematic repression under the Communist regime that ruled the country from the end of World War II until 1990.Brahimaj told Vatican Radio he was most pleased with the meeting. “It was a marvelous encounter,” Brahimaj said in an exclusive interview with Vatican Radio’s Sergio Centofanti. Brahimaj also explained that he and the Holy Father together re-affirmed their commitment to dialogue and fraternal encounter, and reiterated the importance of the presence of religious communities within contemporary society.
Kenya's interior minister Joseph Nkaissery says the government will close Dadaab refugee camp which has hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees and is often referred to as the world's largest refugee camp.Nkaissery said Wednesday that Daadab camp compromises Kenya's security because it harbors Somalia's al-Shabab Islamic extremists and is a conduit for smuggling weapons. He said al-Shabab planned three large-scale attacks from Daadab, which hosts more than 328,000 refugees, mainly from Somalia.Last week the Kenyan government announced it intends to close Daadab and Kakuma, a refugee camp housing 190,000 people, mostly South Sudanese fleeing civil war. But on Wednesday Nkaissery said Kakuma will not be closed because it does not present a security risk.The U.N. has urged Kenya to reconsider its decision to close Dadaab camp.(AP)
(Vatican Radio) In 1917 while the rest of the world was at war in a tiny hamlet of the Portuguese countryside three young children had a vision of Our Lady. That apparition on the 13th May sparked off the devotion to Our Lady of Fatima, an inspiration for millions to work and pray for peace. Since that time not only have millions prayed the Rosary and done penance but have also made the pilgrimage to Fatima.Among them Saint John Paul II who believed it was through her intercession that his life was spared when he was shot at in Saint Peter's Square.The last time he went to Fatima on pilgrimage was on the 13th May 2000 during the Jubilee Year when he entrusted the third millennium to her Immaculate heart.Listen to this programme presented and produced by Veronica Scarisbrick: Veronica Scarisbrick witnessed this event which was attended by the last of the shepherd children Lucia, who has since passed away. In this programme you can listen to a recording of her little...
