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IMAGE: CNS photo/Jose Aguirre, Walk for Life West CoastBy Valerie SchmalzSAN FRANCISCO (CNS) -- Despitethe last-minute scheduling of a large Women's March less than two hours afterthe 13th annual Walk for Life West Coast, tens of thousands of pro-lifesupporters filled Civic Center Plaza and walked the 1.7 miles from City Hall toJustin Herman Plaza in San Francisco Jan. 21."There so many people, it wascrazy," said walk co-chair Eva Muntean, who had worked closely with police andheld conversations with the organizers of the Women's March to ensure a smoothtransition between the two events."The police were out in fullforce and did a great job throughout the day," said Muntean. Despite days ofrain, including heavy rain and wind in the morning, the rain held off until thewalk's conclusion. "I thought the weather and the Women's March might havereduced turnout, but that was not the case," said Muntean.About 50 protesters supportinglegal abortion gathered on a sidewalk adjacent to where ag...
BEIRUT (AP) -- The latest developments on Syria following two-day talks in Kazakhstan between the Damascus government and rebel factions (all times local):...
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel announced plans Tuesday to build 2,500 more settler homes on the West Bank, moving to step up construction just days after the swearing-in of Donald Trump brought to power a U.S. administration seen as friendly to the settlement movement....
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Flint's water system no longer has levels of lead exceeding the federal limit, a key finding that Michigan state environmental officials said Tuesday is good news for a city whose 100,000 residents have been grappling with the man-made water crisis....
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) -- Gambian soldiers picked up Tijan Barrow, beat him with their guns and threw him into a cell at the notorious National Intelligence Agency prison. His alleged crime: Creating and selling T-shirts for the opposition....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House on Tuesday stuck firmly to President Donald Trump's claim that millions of people voted illegally in the November election, but provided no evidence to back up his assertion....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration has instituted what it described as a temporary media blackout at the Environmental Protection Agency and barred staff from awarding any new contracts or grants, part of a broader communications clampdown within the executive branch....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump signed executive actions Tuesday to advance construction of the huge Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines, moving aggressively to overhaul America's energy policy and dealing a swift blow to Barack Obama's legacy on climate change....
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Tuesday explained that doing God’s will doesn’t necessarily mean never getting angry with the Lord.Speaking during morning Mass at Casa Santa Marta the Pope told the faithful that their relationship with God must be a true one so that when we eventually tell him: ‘Here I am!’ it's for real.Listen to the report by Linda Bordoni: Commenting on the reading of the day – the Letter to the Hebrews – Pope Francis said when Christ came into the world, he said: ‘Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, in burnt offerings and sin offerings you took no delight, Behold: here I am, I have come to do your will, Oh God.’These words of Jesus, the Pope said, sum up a concatenated history of "here I am," the history of salvation.After Adam, who hid because he was afraid of the Lord, Pope Francis said, God called and heard the answers of many men and women who said to Him: “Here I ...
Vatican City, Jan 24, 2017 / 08:57 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On behalf of Pope Francis, the secretary of the new Vatican department for Promoting Integral Human Development made a six-day visit to the Syrian city of Aleppo, ravaged by years of conflict between rebels and pro-government forces.Lead by the secretary of the new department, Mons. Giampietro Dal Toso, the delegation visited the Syrian city Jan. 18-23, and marked the first official visit by representatives of the Holy See after the city’s four-year conflict ended Dec. 22.According to a Jan. 24 communique from the Vatican, “the delegation was able to meet the Christian community and their pastors, who expressed gratitude to the Pope for his constant concern for the beloved Syria.”Neo-Cardinal Mario Zenari, Apostolic Nuncio to Syria, and Thomas Habib, Director of the Apostolic Nunciature, were also part of the delegation, which traveled to Catholic charities and refugee camps in the area.Conceived by Pope Franc...
