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LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The Latest on a shooting along the Las Vegas Strip (all times local):...
(Vatican Radio)  Pope Francis celebrated Holy Mass in Monza Park for the people of the Archdiocese of Milan, Italy on Saturday during a pastoral visit, reflecting on the annunciation of Jesus as a message of joy at the peripheries of society.The Holy Father invited them to be joyful members of God’s people and to avoid “speculating” on the future of others.Listen to Devin Watkins’ report:  Two were the questions Pope Francis put to the people gathered for Mass in Monza Park: “How can we live the joy of the Gospel today within our cities? Is Christian hope possible in this situation, here and now?”The Holy Father said these two questions “touch our identities” and “require of us a new way of seeing our place in history”.He was reflecting on the difference between the two annunciation stories in the first chapter of Luke’s Gospel: that of John the Baptist (Lc 1,26-38), which took place in the inner sanctuary...
(Vatican Radio) On the 26th of March 1967 Blessed Paul VI promulgated his social encyclical 'Populorum Progressio' on the development of peoples. In this document the Pope calls for all nations to initiate dialogue and collaboration so developing countries no longer risk being overwhelmed by debt and expresses the principle of solidarity with peoples.In an effort to find out more about this social encyclical written by Paul VI in the aftermath of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, Veronica Scarisbrick speaks to a Professor of Catholic Social Teaching at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas here in Rome. He's Dominican Father Alejandro Crosthwaite.Listen to Professor Alejandro Crosthwaite OP,  in a programme presented and produced by Veronica Scarisbrick:  
(Vatican Radio) Hundreds of people have reportedly been detained Saturday in Belarus where thousands defied a ban to protest against the policies of autocratic President Alexander Lukashenko. The demonstrations were among the most massive protests in a series of rallies that were sparked by a so-called "social parasites" tax on the under-employed. Listen to the report by Stefan Bos:  Riot police violently removed protesters in the Belarusian capital Minsk. Activists said as many as 400 people were detained for taking part in Freedom Day rallies.Earlier a crowd had tried to march along Minsk's main avenue, but were blocked by a cordon of riot police wielding clubs and holding shields.Protesters also took to the streets in other cities across this former Soviet nation. Saturday's demonstrations were the latest in a series of demonstrations against the policies of authoritarian President Lukashenko.ACTIVISTS DETAINEDThe Belarusian Helsinki Commit...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis wrapped up his one-day pastoral journey to the northern Italian city of Milan with an encounter with newly confirmed youngsters.At the end of his busy day in the city, the Pope travelled to the football stadium of San Siro where he was welcomed by almost 80,000 people, including parents, god-parents, catechists, teachers and volunteers.The Pope took questions from some of those present and in his off-cuff answers he focused on the importance of education and formation.A good teacher he said knows how to enhance and promote the qualities of his pupils without neglecting the person as a whole.“Education is “head-hands-heart” he said.He reminded teachers and trainers that “children also need to play, to have fun, to rest.”The Pope concluded the encounter with a strong appeal to defeat ‘bullying’: “Please be careful, be on the look-out for the phenomenon of bullying” he said and invited the tens of thou...
Milan, Italy, Mar 25, 2017 / 10:19 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis celebrated the Feast of the Annunciation in Milan, telling mass-goers that even today God is still searching for hearts like Mary’s that are open to welcoming his invitation and providing hope, even when it’s hard.  As in the past, “God continues to look for allies, he continues to seek men and women capable of believing,” remembering and recognizing that they are part of his people and cooperating with the Holy Spirit, the Pope said March 25.“God continues to walk our neighborhoods and our streets, he pushes in each place in search of hearts capable of listening to his invitation and making it become flesh here and now,” he said.In the end, the Lord “continues to seek hearts like that of Mary, disposed to believe even in very extraordinary conditions.”Pope Francis offered his reflection during Mass on the Feast of the Annunciation, celebrated in Milan’s Ma...
Milan, Italy, Mar 25, 2017 / 01:27 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In last meeting during his day trip to Milan, Pope Francis issued a harsh criticism of bullying in schools, asking youth to promise him and Jesus to never bully others, and telling teachers to be aware of the problem.“There is an ugly phenomenon in education today: bullying. Please, be aware,” the Pope said during a March 25 encounter with youth in Milan.He responded to a question posed by a catechist asking how to foster an open dialogue between educators, students and their parents. Among other points, he told teachers to watch out for bullying before addressing the youth about it themselves.“I ask you, in silence: in your schools, in your neighborhoods, is there someone that you mock? That you make fun of because they look a little funny, because they are a little fat? That you like to embarrass and hit because of this?” the Pope asked.“Think about this. This is called bullying," he said, a...
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) -- A northern Idaho woman told police she crashed into a deer because she was distracted by a sasquatch in her rearview mirror....
BOSTON (AP) -- "Saturday Night Live" star Michael Che (CHAY) is not backing away from comments he made about Boston, when he called it the "most racist city" he has ever visited....
LONDON (AP) -- The British man who killed four people during a London rampage had made three trips to Saudi Arabia: He taught English there twice on a work visa and returned on a visa usually granted to those going on a religious pilgrimage....
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