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Large crowds of students attended the opening of a three-day drama festival on Thursday, to foster strong bonds of friendship between followers of different religions. The drama festival on the theme of interfaith harmony, peace and tolerance was held at Alhamra Cultural Complex, Gaddafi Stadium. The objective of the colorful festival was to underscore these values and their need in today's world, said a press release by Punjab’s Minorities Affairs Department."We wanted to promote social justice and respect of all faiths through arts. In some institutes, the students are being taught extremism through the syllabus. This event is an effort to show that religious minorities are also part of our society", Minister for Human Rights and Minority Affairs Khalil Tahir Sindhu told AsiaNews.Sindhu was speaking at the inauguration of the festival, which presented 24 plays on various themes as well as a Sufi music competition. The festival was followed by an awards ceremo...
Cotonou, Benin, Oct 22, 2016 / 04:05 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Holy See and the Republic of Benin have signed an agreement formally recognizing the legal status of the Catholic Church in the country, guaranteeing the Church’s ability to carry out her mission in service of the common good.Representatives from both the Holy See and the Republic of Benin gathered at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in Cotonou, the African country’s largest city, Friday, Oct. 21, to seal the deal.Called the “Framework Agreement between the Holy See and the Republic of Benin relating to the Legal Status of the Catholic Church in Benin,” the accord was signed by Archbishop Brian Udaigwe, nuncio to Benin, on the part of the Holy See, and on behalf of the Republic of Benin, Mr. Aurélien Agbenonci, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.According to an Oct. 22 Vatican communique, the agreement consists of a preamble and 19 articles, and &l...
Bogotá, Colombia, Oct 22, 2016 / 05:20 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- For two days this week, a shopping mall in Bogota, Colombia was transformed into a “Confess-a-thon,” as 120 priests administered the Sacrament of Reconciliation to shoppers and those passing by.Priests from all over the country flocked to the Gran Estación Mall on Oct. 18-19 for the Confession event. This is the second time that the initiative has taken place. Last October, the first Confess-a-thon was held at the mall, with great success. Some 70 percent of the country is Catholic.The Colombian Conference of Catholic Bishops said that the event is a sign of the Jubilee of Mercy that “is inspired by what the pontiff has asked for, to be a Church that reaches out, as a sign of the presence of God.”The event took place during the Faith Cup, a soccer tournament among priests to help build fraternity and outreach.The bishops' conference stated that the first day of this year’s Confess-a-...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hacked emails from the personal account of Hillary Clinton's top campaign official show some of the attention her team paid to courting black voters....
Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Oct 22, 2016 / 12:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Used for centuries as a private summer residence for Popes, the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo has now been opened to the public. Visitors may access rooms where Popes have died and where some 50 babies were born during the Second World War.“Whoever crosses the threshold of the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo will encounter pure beauty,” Director of the Vatican Museums Antonio Paolucci said in an Oct. 21 statement.“Reaching the great terrace they will see below the blue eye of the lake and the mountains covered with intact forests that surround it,” he said. “Crossing the room of the Apostolic Apartment they will hear the buzz of history and think of the emotion and wonder, but also of the gratitude that each visitor will have for this unexpected gift from the Pope.”Tours of the Pontifical Villa are being managed by the Vatican Museums. Castel Gandolfo was opene...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Grab some popcorn - AT&T wants to take you to the movies....
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Drivers in Texas busted for drunken driving, not paying child support or low-level drug offenses are among thousands of "high-threat" criminal arrests being counted as part of a nearly $1 billion mission to secure the border with Mexico, an Associated Press analysis has found....
BOSTON (AP) -- Tim Kaine is sounding a hopeful note that a Democratic White House could work with Republicans to bridge deep divides laid bare by this bitter presidential campaign....
