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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state headed for approval in a key Senate committee Monday after Florida Sen. Marco Rubio announced his support, backing off from a challenge to the new president....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump moved to pull the United States out of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact Monday, dealing a quick blow to Barack Obama's legacy as the new chief executive began fulfilling campaign promises in his first full week in office....
After a train accident killed at least 39 people in a southern Indian state Saturday night, an Indian archbishop has demanded that both the Indian federal and state governments focus on the safety of travelers.   "It is high time that the governments put the safety and security of its citizens above short-term political and other gains," Archbishop Anil Couto of Delhi said in a statement following the Jan. 22 derailment of the Hirakhand Express in Vizianagram district of Andhra Pradesh state.  The train plying from Jagdalpur to Bhubaneswar derailed at about 11:20 pm near Kuneri station, about 30 km from the town of Rayagada.Expressing anguish at the frequent rail accidents, Archbishop Couto of the Indian capital, said that the government and railway officials seem to ignore and brush aside safety recommendations for train passengers.  The Indian government is pushing hard to introduce high-speed bullet trains spending millions of rupees but "is r...
(Vatican Radio) "The Mafia is an expression of the culture of death that is opposed to the Gospel." Those were Pope Francis' words to members of the Italian National Antimafia and Antiterrorism Directorate who he received on Monday in the Vatican.Listen: Meeting with the Italian National Antimafia and Antiterrorism directorate in the Vatican on Monday, Pope Francis expressed his appreciation for the difficult and risky work they do in the fight against organized crime and terrorism.He told those gathered that society needed to be healed from corruption, extortion, the illegal trafficking of drugs and arms, and the trafficking in human beings, including children.The Pope also commended both groups for their law enforcement activities in collaboration with other states saying that, this work carried out in synergy was important for a secure society.During his address, the Holy Father urged them in particular  “to devote every effort especially in comba...
Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) president Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu has called for the protection of children and minors.Speaking on behalf of other Catholic Bishops of Zambia during the opening of a one-day workshop on Child Protection held at Lusaka’s Kapingila House Monday, Lusaka Archdiocese's Archbishop Mpundu described the statistics on reported cases of abused children as a tragedy.Archbishop Mpundu further called for the reversal of the situation and announced that that the Church stands in a singular position to spearhead the campaign.“[I am informed that] every single month at the University Teaching Hospital 120 children below the age of 8 admitted to the hospital as a result of abuse. And these are numbers of children whom we know about. These are cases reported to the police and followed up. But a greater number is not even known. This is a tragedy which must be reversed, and the Church stands ready in a singular position to spearhead t...
Vatican City, Jan 23, 2017 / 07:41 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Frequently an outspoken critic against organized crime, Pope Francis again came out with harsh words for those involved in the mafia and other criminal activities, which he said are “stained with blood” and go directly against the faith.“The phenomena of the mafia, which is an expression of a culture of death, is (something) to oppose and to fight,” the Pope said Jan. 23.Mafia activity “is radically opposed to the faith and to the Gospel, which are important for life,” he said, adding that true followers of Christ “have thoughts of peace, fraternity, justice, welcome and forgiveness.”Pope Francis spoke to members of the National Anti-Mafia and Anti-terrorism Bureau during an audience with the organization in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace.He initially made headlines regarding the mafia in June 2014 during his visit to the southern Diocese of Cassano all'Jonio, during whi...
Vatican City, Jan 23, 2017 / 08:24 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Monday the Vatican announced that Msgr. Michael J. Boulette, founder of an organization dedicated entirely to giving spiritual direction and training spiritual directors, will now be an Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of San Antonio.Headed by Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, the Archdiocese of San Antonio hasn’t had an auxiliary bishop since 2013 when their previous auxiliary, Oscar Cantu, was named as the Bishop of Las Cruces.Bishop-elect Boulette, 66, and a member of the clergy of San Antonio, is the founder and director of the “Saint Peter upon the Water” center for spiritual direction and formation.He launched the center in 2004 as place offering formation programs for priests who give spiritual direction, as well as opportunities for individuals to receive spiritual direction themselves. The center also publishes texts on spiritual topics and hosts speakers for parish retreats and missions.Born J...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In an effort to share its masterpieceswith even more people around the world, the Vatican Museums has established aYouTube channel and revamped its website to offer high-resolution images andmobile-friendly information.The "Musei Vaticani" YouTube channel listsshort visual "tours" of some of its collections along with a handfulof promotional videos highlighting specially tailored tours and services offeredon-site, including signingguides for the deaf or hard-of-hearing.Its website, museivaticani.va, has been completelyrevamped to be compatible with all platforms and devices in order to extend itsreach to even "remote corners of the earth," said Barbara Jatta, the museums' new director, saidat a Vatican news conference Jan. 23.The site, offered in five languages, features a sleekerdesign, simpler texts and faster navigation, Jatta said. Links to pages canalso be shared via Twitter, Facebook or email.The website provides infor...
By Rhina GuidosWASHINGTON(CNS) -- After being removed from a list of partner organizations for theWomen's March on Washington, members of a pro-life group based in Texas decidedthey still would take to the streets Jan. 21 to take part in the historic andmassive event. And they said it was a good decision."Overall,it was an amazing experience," said Destiny Herndon-De La Rosa, of New WaveFeminists, one of the groups removed as a march sponsor."Wewere prepared for confrontation and instead were supported by so many women,"said Herndon-De La Rosa told Catholic News Service.Thegroup posted photos on their Facebook and Instagram accounts of theirparticipation, holding signs that read, "I'm a pro-life feminist.""Theykept coming up and telling us how glad they were that we were there and how,even though they didn't necessarily agree on the abortion issue, they thoughtit wrong that we were removed as partners," said Herndon-De La Rosa. "It wasvery cool."Womenlike Herndon-De La Rosa marched...
BEIJING (AP) -- China has launched a renewed crackdown on golf, closing 111 courses in an effort to conserve water and land, and telling members of the ruling Communist Party to stay off the links....
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