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(Vatican Radio)  Pope Francis held an audience on Wednesday for the Italian family members of those who died in the Dhaka massacre in Bangladesh on 1 July 2016.The terror attack in Dhaka took place on the Holey Artisan Bakery in the diplomatic district of the capital and claimed the lives of 29 people, nine of whom were Italian.Bishop Valentino di Cerbo of Alife-Caiazzo in Italy accompanied the group of around 30 people who met Pope Francis ahead of his Wednesday General Audience.Those present included family members of Marco Tondat, Christian Rossi, Maria Riboli, Vincenzo D’Allestro, Claudio Cappelli, and Simona Monti, who were killed in the terror attack.Maria Gaudio, the wife of Vincenzo D’Allestro, afterwards said: “Pope Francis thanked us for our witness of love and he said we were an example also for him.”
(Vatican Radio) The leader of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church has appealed to the international community to take diplomatic action and stop the continuing violence in Eastern Ukraine.This week a ceasefire between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed separatists came into effect but the head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OCSE) said violations to the ceasefire are already occurring.  The conflict, which started in April 2014, has killed some 10,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands from their homes. 3.8 million people are estimated to be in need of humanitarian assistance. Speaking to Vatican Radio, His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, said that Europe must not allow the humanitarian emergency unfolding at its heart to go unnoticed.Listen to the report by Linda Bordoni: Major Archbishop Shevchuk highlighted the plight of three groups of people in particular whom, he said, the ...
(Vatican Radio) Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on Wednesday called for a more equitable global economy which can promote peace, development and human dignity for all.The cardinal was speaking on ‘Migration in an inclusive economy’ during an international forum which is taking place here in Rome, organised by the Vatican’s new office for Integral Human Development, together with the Scalabrini International Migration Network and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.The goal of the forum is to promote creative partnerships between government agencies, international organisations and civil society groups to tackle both the integration of migrants in host countries, as well as supporting sustainable development in their countries of origin.Philippa Hitchen reports:  Noting that the gap between rich and poor is unacceptable in a world which has the means to provide for all people, Cardinal Parolin highlighted the links between peace, development a...
Vatican City, Feb 22, 2017 / 07:19 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Wednesday the Vatican announced plans to monitor with a more careful eye those who print official images of the Pope or the Holy See and sell them for profit, intervening with “appropriate action” when necessary.A Feb. 22 communique issued by the Secretariat of State said pointed out that among its various tasks, it also has “that of protecting the image of the Holy Father, so that his message can reach the faithful intact and that his person not be exploited.”Because of this, part of the department is dedicated to protecting “the symbols and coats of arms of the Holy See” through appropriate channels on an international level.In order to make this “protective action” more effective and to “halt situations of illegality that arise,” the department said they will begin carrying out “systematic surveillance activities apt to monitor the ways in which the image o...
By Junno Arocho EstevesVATICANCITY (CNS) -- Humanity's greed and selfishness can turn creation into a sad anddesolate world instead of the sign of God's love that it was meant to be, PopeFrancis said. Humanbeings are often tempted to view creation as "a possession we can exploitas we please and forwhich we do not have to answer to anyone," the pope said Feb. 22 at hisweekly general audience. "Whencarried away by selfishness, human beings end up ruining even the mostbeautiful things that have been entrusted to them," the pope said. As an early sign of spring, the audience was heldin St. Peter's Squarefor the first time sinceNovember. Despite the chilly morning temperatures, the pope made therounds in his popemobile, greeting pilgrims and kissing bundled-up infants. Continuinghis series of talks on Christian hope, the pope reflected on St. Paul's Letterto the Romans, which expressesthe hope "that creation itself would be set free from slavery tocorruption."St. Paul,the pope said, re...
By Junno Arocho EstevesVATICANCITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis appealed for humanitarian assistance to South Sudanwhere famine threatens the lives of millions of people already suffering due toa three-year civil war.In the "martyred South Sudan," he said,"a fratricidal conflict is compounded by a serious food crisis, which hasstruck the Horn of Africa and condemnsmillions of people to starve to death, among them many children," the popesaid. At the end of his weekly general audience at the VaticanFeb. 22, the pope said that a solid commitment from the international community to assist South Sudanis crucial "now more than ever." The United Nations Feb. 21 declared afamine in two counties of South Sudan, adding that the catastrophic food shortageswill continue to spread, threatening millions of lives. Civil warhas destabilized the world's youngest country for more than three years due toa political power struggle between President Salva Kiir and formerVice-President Riek Machar. "Thisfamin...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jay Z will become the first rapper ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame when he enters the prestigious organization in June....
GENEVA (AP) -- Playing down expectations, the U.N. envoy for Syria said Wednesday that he's not expecting a breakthrough in the first U.N.-mediated peace talks between government representatives and the opposition in 10 months, rather hoping to build momentum toward peace after nearly six years of war....
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- A navigation error forced SpaceX to delay its shipment to the International Space Station on Wednesday, following an otherwise smooth flight from NASA's historic moon pad....
MOSCOW (AP) -- Along with a steady flow of new missiles, planes and tanks, Russia's defense minister said Wednesday his nation also has built up its muscle by forming a new branch of the military - information warfare troops....
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