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NEW YORK (AP) -- In a scene U.S. authorities had dreamed of for decades, Mexican drug lord and escape artist Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was hauled into an American courtroom Friday and then taken away to an ultra-secure jail that has held some of the world's most dangerous terrorists and mobsters....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Protesters registered their rage against the new president Friday in a chaotic confrontation with police who used pepper spray and stun grenades in a melee just blocks from Donald Trump's inaugural parade. At least 217 people were arrested for rioting while a burning limousine sent clouds of black smoke into the sky during Trump's procession....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- America is getting what it ordered on Election Day....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Pledging emphatically to empower America's "forgotten men and women," Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States Friday, taking command of a riven nation facing an unpredictable era under his assertive but untested leadership....
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent his good wishes to United States President Donald Trump, who was inaugurated in a ceremony at the US Capitol Building on Friday.“At a time when our human family is beset by grave humanitarian crises demanding far-sighted and united political responses, I pray that your decisions will be guided by the rich spiritual and ethical values that have shaped the history of the American people and your nation’s commitment to the advancement of human dignity and freedom worldwide,” – the Message reads – “Under your leadership, may America’s stature continue to be measured above all by its concern for the poor, the outcast and those in need who, like Lazarus, stand before our door.” The full text of Pope Francis’ Message to US President Donald Trump is below  The Honorable Donald TrumpPresident of the United States of AmericaThe White HouseWashington Upon your inauguration as the f...
Rome, Italy, Jan 20, 2017 / 10:33 am (CNA/EWTN News).- One year after Pope Francis visited the Great Synagogue in Rome, the Hebrew Choir of Rome “Ha-Kol,” and the Choir of the Diocese of Rome joined together to give a concert Jan. 19 on the theme: “Sing to the Lord a new song.”The Pope's attention to Jewish-Christian dialogue continues to be welcomed by the Jewish community in Rome, and events such as the concert is one way they can contribute to that dialogue, Richard Di Castro, president of the Ha-Kol Choir Association, told CNA.“I believe that music can speed up the dialogue between all cultures and among all religions, and is a common thread that is understood in all latitudes and in all parts of the world,” Di Castro said. “All the more so, the privileged nature of the dialogue that Jews and Christians have at this time, events like this where we can share our traditions, our musical culture, helps considerably in the dialogue....
Vatican City, Jan 20, 2017 / 10:58 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis congratulated Donald Trump on his inauguration as the 45th president of the United States on Friday, praying that God will grant him wisdom and strength.“At a time when our human family is beset by grave humanitarian crises demanding farsighted and united political responses, I pray that your decisions will be guided by the rich spiritual and ethical values that have shaped the history of the American people and your nation’s commitment to the advancement of human dignity and freedom worldwide,” the Pope wrote in his Jan. 20 message sent to Trump.“Under your leadership, may America’s stature continue to be measured above all by its concern for the poor, the outcast and those in need who, like Lazarus, stand before our door. With these sentiments, I ask the Lord to grant you and your family, and all the beloved American people, his blessings of peace, concord and every material and spir...
Washington D.C., Jan 20, 2017 / 11:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholics must fight the societal ills of contempt, poverty, and unemployment through solidarity, recent speakers at the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. insisted.“The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost,” Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, quoted the Gospel of Luke in his Jan. 17 address to Catholic University students on “bringing America together.”“We're sought. We seek others,” he continued. “If we want to change public policy and we want to change American culture, it’s not good enough to burn a bunch of money to help poor people. What are you going to do today to need somebody at the peripheries of society?”Brooks gave the first CEO lecture of 2017 at the Busch School of Business and Economics, in which he emphasized the importance of work in human dignity.There are many poor or unemployed persons living &ldq...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Carlos Barria, ReutersBy VATICANCITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis sent best wishes and prayers to incoming PresidentDonald J. Trump shortly after he took the oath of office."Ioffer you my cordial good wishes and the assurance of my prayers that almightyGod will grant you wisdom and strength in the exercise of your highoffice," the pope's message said.Sayingthat the human family faces "grave humanitarian crises" that demand"far-sighted and united political responses," the pope said he wouldpray that Trump's decisions "will be guided by the rich spiritual andethical values that have the history of the American people and your nation'scommitment to the advancement of human dignity and freedom worldwide."Thepope also said he hoped that America's "stature" continued to bemeasured by "above all its concern for the poor, the outcast and those inneed who, like Lazarus, stand before our door."Themessage concluded with the pope saying he would ask God to grant the newpresident, his ...
By WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S.bishops' nationwide "9 Days for Life" campaign is "a great way to put our faithinto action," said Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, chairman of the U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities.He made the comments in a video postedon a website about the Jan. 21-29 campaign, www.9daysforlife.com. The siteoffers four ways for participants to receive daily prayers, suggestedreflections and practical actions for the campaign, along with links to thefree "9 Days for Life" smartphone app."We're praying for a lot ofthings this month, including racial harmony, Christian unity and the protectionof all human life," Cardinal Dolan said in a Jan. 19 statement invitingCatholics and others to take part in "9 Days for Life." He noted that thebeginning of the campaign overlapped with the annual Week of Prayer forChristian Unity, observed this year Jan. 18-25."As we pray for that unity, Iinvite our brothers and sisters in Christ to join in ...
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