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CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) -- The prospect of a police raid on an encampment protesting the Dakota Access pipeline faded as night fell Wednesday, with law enforcement making no immediate move after protesters rejected their request to withdraw from private land....
BEIRUT (AP) -- The Latest on developments in the civil war in Syria (all times local):...
MOSCOW (AP) -- A group of Ukrainian hackers has released thousands of emails from an account used by a senior Kremlin official that appear to show close financial and political ties between Moscow and separatist rebels in Eastern Ukraine....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon worked Wednesday to stave off a public relations nightmare, suspending efforts to force California National Guard troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan to repay their enlistment bonuses that may have been improperly awarded....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- His presidential dreams increasingly in question, Donald Trump pushed his business empire to the center of his political campaign Wednesday. Taking a break from battleground states, he made the case at his newest hotel that all Americans should look to his corporate record for evidence of how well he'd run the country....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Hillary Clinton appears on the cusp of a potentially commanding victory over Donald Trump, fueled by solid Democratic turnout in early voting, massive operational advantages and increasing enthusiasm among her supporters....
(Vatican Radio) The response of Christians to refugees, migrants and internally displaced people will be at the heart of the historic ecumenical events taking place in Sweden on Monday to mark the forthcoming 500th anniversary of the Reformation.Pope Francis and the leaders of the Lutheran World Federation will preside at a joint prayer service in Lund cathedral, before travelling together to the nearby city of Malmö for an event spearheaded by Caritas Internationalis and the LWF’s charitable arm, its World Service department.The event in Malmö’s main sports arena will feature personal testimonies from refugees and those working for human rights in India, South Sudan, Burundi, Colombia and Syria. To underline the importance of working together for the common good, the heads of Caritas and the World Service will sign a declaration of intent for closer cooperation and shared witness to the world. Maria Immonen heads the LWF’s Department for Wor...
Strengthening and networking of Small Christian Communities (SCCs) in Africa and beyond can be a significant contribution of the African Church to the world, the one-week Pan-African meeting on SCCs has observed. The meeting which convened in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, early this week, brought together 16 participants from Kenya, Burkina Faso, Germany, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.Speaking at the meeting, Tanzania’s Auxiliary Bishop of Bukoba Diocese, Method Kilaini said the idea of SCCs started in the then Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo) in 1961, as the fruit of the Second Vatican Council. Bishop Kilaini quoted Saint Pope John Paul II who praised SCCs saying that Small Christian Communities are focused on, "Christians coming together for prayer, Scripture reading, catechesis and discussion on human and ecclesial problems with a view to a common commitment. These communities are a sign of vitality within the Church, an in...
Vatican City, Oct 26, 2016 / 10:48 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican will host a concert for the poor and homeless of Rome next month, not only using the concert to raise money for Pope Francis’ charities, but also inviting the poor to attend as the guests of honor.Called “With the Poor and for the Poor,” free-will donations taken at the end of the concert will benefit Pope Francis’ charitable projects: this year, the building of a new cathedral in Moroto, Uganda, and an agrarian school in Burkina Faso.The concert will take place Nov. 12 in the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall.Following the concert, volunteers of the Jubilee of Mercy and members of the choir of the Diocese of Rome will distribute a meal and a small gift to the invited guests as a reminder of the evening.Performances at the concert will be by the Roman Symphonic Orchestra and the National Choir of Saint Cecilia, directed by Academy Award-winner Ennio Morricone. They will be performing excerpts from...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The extension of Pope Francis' trip toSweden by one day to accommodate a papal Mass for the nations' Catholics doesnot detract from the ecumenical power of the trip, but actually highlights theneed for Christian unity, said the general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation.Initially, Pope Francis had planned to make a day trip toSweden Oct. 31 to take part in two ecumenical events launching a year ofcommemorations of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. But atthe urging of local Catholics, the pope decided to spend the night andcelebrate Mass Nov. 1 before returning to Rome.The Rev.Martin Junge, general secretary of the LWF, told reporters at the Vatican Oct. 26 that theLutherans fully understand the desire of Catholics in Sweden to have Mass withthe pope and the pastoral responsibility of the pope to fulfill that request."Of course," he said, "it is also going toreveal that we are not yet united; it is...
