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IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler OrsburnBy Tyler OrsburnWASHINGTON (CNS) -- Mario Gamboa is on themove. There are too many words to read, and too few Latinos who can read them.His first stop, the Guatemala consulate inSilver Spring, Maryland. His second visit, a Spanish AM radio station across townin Wheaton, Maryland. Last stop, another consulate, but this time in Washingtonwith El Salvador's diplomat.The conversation of the day: A Spanishliteracy center colloquially known in Spanish as CENAES, or El Centro de Alfabetizacion en Espanol."I first got the idea to help migrantsread and write Spanish in 2003," the Peruvian said from his office at OurLady Queen of the Americas Catholic Church in Washington."I own a small lawn and house paintingbusiness. One day I left written instructions in the morning for two men tocomplete, and when I returned later that evening, nothing had been done. Theytold me they were very sorry but that they couldn't read or write."From there it was full-steam ahead -- ...
By Simon CaldwellMANCHESTER, England (CNS) -- SouthSudan's Catholic bishops asked for the world's help to prevent mass starvation thatthreatens the lives of more than 5 million people.In a separate statement, theyalso said the looming famine was a man-made catastrophe. They denouncedgovernment and rebel troops for attacking the civilian population and at timesoperating "scorched-earth" policies in defiance of international law.In a Feb. 23 appeal forhumanitarian assistance, the bishops said farmers have fled lands withoutplanting crops as civilians are targeted by both sides in the country'sincreasingly bloody three-year civil war. Food shortages have been compoundedby problems of unemployment, soaring inflation and poor rains, meaning that thecountry had now entered a critical time, the bishops said.Citing government predictions,they estimated that about 4.9 million people would be facing famine by Apriland about 5.5 million people by July.Among the most vulnerable aremore than 3 m...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A judge will let only one other accuser testify at Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial to bolster charges that the actor drugged and molested a woman at his estate near Philadelphia....
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Jeff Regan was born with underdeveloped optic nerves and had spent most of his life in a blur. Then four years ago, he donned an unwieldy headset made by a Toronto company called eSight....
Teacher and former beauty queen Tara Grinstead vanished from her south Georgia home in 2005, leaving a mystery that had stumped investigators for nearly 12 years - until a tip led to an unexpected arrest....
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Sometime in the hours after poisoning the half brother of North Korea's leader, one of his two attackers began to vomit, Malaysian police said Friday. It was apparently an early indication of the immensely powerful toxin that was used in the killing: the chemical warfare agent VX....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House chief of staff Reince Priebus asked top FBI officials to dispute media reports that Donald Trump's campaign advisers were frequently in touch with Russian intelligence agents during the election, according to three White House officials who confirmed the unusual contact with law enforcement involved in a pending investigation....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump used his first presidential appearance before the nation's largest gathering of conservative activists on Friday to sharply escalate his criticism of the news media and take direct aim at the use of anonymous sources. Reporters "shouldn't be allowed to use sources unless they use somebody's name," he declared, just hours after members of his own staff held a press briefing and refused to allow their names to be used....
Amidst a growing humanitarian crisis in South Sudan, the Bishops have issued a pastoral statement in which they appeal for help and seek to give hope to their people.“Our country is gripped by a humanitarian crisis – famine, insecurity and economic hardship. Our people are struggling simply to survive. While there have been poor rains in many parts of the country, there is no doubt that this famine is man-made, due to insecurity and poor economic management. Hunger, in turn, creates insecurity, in a vicious circle in which the hungry man, especially if he has a gun, may resort to looting to feed himself and his family. Millions of our people are affected, with large numbers displaced from their homes and many fleeing to neighbouring countries, where they are facing appalling hardships in refugee camps,” the statement reads in part.The Bishops also speak of constant harassment of Church personnel by government officials and a climate of fear targeting Church media...
Rome, Italy, Feb 24, 2017 / 03:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Obstetrician Maria Pollacci holds a very special record.She's delivered 7,642 babies and after a 72-year career – despite now being 92 years-old – is still receiving newborns coming into the world in Padavena, a small town in northern Italy.Dr. Pollacci considers her work to be “the most beautiful in the world,” and calls it a true “mission.”“It's an occupation that you have to do with love, kindness and skill. When I'm in front of a little one, I'm not working. I'm loving,” she said. “To be an obstetrician you need love, passion and professionalism.”Maria Pollacci still remembers her first day at work on Sept. 3, 1945, and the name of the child she delivered. He was named Francesco and today he is 72 years-old.“I met him when he was 25. I was in Lama Mocogno, a town in the province of Modena, Italy, where I was born. There was a party and peop...
