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By Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Orthodox Ecumenical PatriarchBartholomew of Constantinople was scheduled to attend a peace conference inCairo with Pope Francis and Sheik Ahmad el-Tayeb, grand imam of al-Azhar University.While Patriarch Bartholomew's office did not release a detailedschedule of events he would be attending during the pope's April 28-29 visit toCairo, the Vatican confirmed reports April 19 that Patriarch Bartholomew wasinvited to take part in the conference and was planning to attend.Pope Francis also was scheduled to meet Pope Tawadros II,head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, soon after the conference April 28, makingit a day the heirs of the Apostles Peter, Mark and Andrew all would be presentin the ancient land of Egypt.While Pope Francis is the successor of St. Peter, theOrthodox ecumenical patriarchate traces its lineage to St. Andrew and theCoptic Orthodox Church has St. Mark as its patron. The Catholic, EasternOrthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches are not ...
OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) -- Late in the afternoon of Feb. 12, Sheriff Kory Honea was at the emergency operations center for the tallest dam in America when he overheard someone say something that stopped him in his tracks:...
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- The Latest on opposition and pro-government marches in Venezuela. (all times local):...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Billionaires, corporations and NFL owners opened their wallets in a big way to help President Donald Trump raise a record-shattering $107 million for his inaugural festivities, records released by the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday show. The amount about doubled the record set by President Barack Obama eight years ago....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz, a Republican who doggedly investigated Hillary Clinton before the 2016 presidential election but declined to investigate President Donald Trump, said Wednesday he won't run for re-election or any other office in 2018....
DUNWOODY, Ga. (AP) -- A Georgia congressional election is headed to a high-stakes runoff that's shaping up as a referendum on President Donald Trump ahead of crucial midterm elections next year....
BOSTON (AP) -- Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez hanged himself Wednesday in the prison cell where he was serving a life sentence for murder, taking his life on the same day his ex-teammates on the New England Patriots were set to visit the White House to mark their Super Bowl victory....
(Vatican Radio) Our faith was born with the Risen Jesus on Easter morning. That was Pope Francis message at his General Audience on Wednesday as he continued his catechesis on the meaning of our Christian hope.Listen to our report: Reflecting on the words of St Paul to the early Christian community in Corinth, the Pope said Jesus himself is our hope and his resurrection is the event that grounds our faith. Without it, he said, Christianity would be a mere human philosophy and Jesus would simply be another great religious figure.Pope Francis said our belief is based on the testimony of those who encountered the risen Christ, from Saint Peter and the group of the twelve disciples, to Saint Paul, who was converted by his dramatic meeting with the Lord on the road to Damascus. Following that encounter, Paul, who previously persecuted Christians, becomes instead an apostle of the faith.Faith is a surprise, a graceThe Pope said that encountering Christ in faith is always a su...
Filipino Bishop Ruperto Santos backs Govt plan of last week to create a department for migrant workers. Bishop Ruperto Santos of Balanga, head of the Episcopal Commission on the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, said the creation of a department for migrant workers is necessary to address their needs. It is high time to give more importance and protection to our overseas Filipino workers he said. The prelate said the creation of the department would address the basic interests of overseas workers and safeguard their rights and privileges.Bishop Santos said the existing offices for overseas employment and migrant workers' welfare can be placed under the department. "Common and united efforts for the welfare and well-being of our overseas workers should be rightly and justly addressed," said the prelate.Limited employment opportunities in the Philippines encourage Filipinos to pursue a brighter future abroad. Apart from the financial ince...
