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IMAGE: CNS photo/Francis WongBy HONG KONG (CNS) -- Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, secretary-generalof the Synod of Bishops, encouraged young Catholics in Hong Kong to getinvolved in preparation for the next Synod of Bishops, which will discuss youngpeople.Ucanews.com reported that during a 90-minute dialogue held May13 with a group of mostly young Catholics, Cardinal Baldisseri explained howthe church is preparing the October 2018 synod, which has the theme, "Youngpeople, faith and vocational discernment." Cardinal Baldisseri added that the theme "referred toall young people on the earth, not just Catholics and Christians."He encouraged Hong Kong Catholics not to ignore the "opportunityto be involved" in the synod and to keep a look out "at the general secretariatwebsite for a questionnaire, which you can fill out online."University student Philomena Poon and some otherparticipants told ucanews.com they are interested in expressing their views."In the past, we got pontifical writings ...
PARIS (AP) -- For Bernard Giudicelli, the fight against doping was more important than Maria Sharapova's popularity....
In a story May 13 about the funders of the school choice political movement, The Associated Press, relying on incorrectly labeled data from the National Institute on Money in State Politics, misattributed political donations from Microsoft founder Bill Gates to his father, Bill Gates Sr., and erroneously reported that the younger Gates is not a major political contributor. The Microsoft founder contributed more than $5 million to political causes from 2007 through last year, including $3 mi...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pvt. Chelsea Manning, the soldier convicted in 2013 of illegally disclosing classified government information, will remain on active duty in a special status after her scheduled release from prison Wednesday, the Army said Tuesday....
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- A week before the sentencing phase of his trial, Dylann Roof got a visit in jail from his mother, who pleaded with him to reconsider his decision to act as his own lawyer in the fatal shootings of nine black worshippers at a South Carolina church....
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria on Tuesday rejected U.S. accusations it carried out mass killings at a prison near Damascus and then burned the victims' bodies in a crematorium, describing the allegations as "lies" and "fabrications."...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House has been two-stepping with the truth....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on the report that President Donald Trump shared classified information with Russian officials (all times EDT):...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House on Tuesday defended President Donald Trump's disclosure of classified information to senior Russian officials as "wholly appropriate," as officials tried to beat back criticism from fellow Republicans and concerns from international allies....
A bishop in Timor-Leste, or East Timor, emphasized the importance of Mary in the faith and history of Christianity and encouraged young people to follow her example. Bishop Virgilio do Carmo da Silva of Dili said Mary did not keep her faith to herself but shared it with others. "You must follow Mary's example of loving God through daily actions," he told about 700 young Catholics from 30 parishes at the end of a three-day leadership course on May 14 in Dili, a day after the Catholic Church celebrated the centenary of the Marian apparitions in Fatima, Portugal. The training aimed to improve skills in the fields of public speaking, organizing, debate, hospice and chaplaincy work.In the run-up to the 15th anniversary of the independence Timor-Leste, May 20, the bishop reminded young people to reflect on the struggles of their predecessors who sacrificed themselves for the country's freedom. "You must be instruments of peace to fami...
