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Rome, Italy, Jan 4, 2017 / 11:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Last week's opening of a McDonald's in a Vatican-owned property just around the corner from St. Peter's Square has been both welcomed and decried by Rome's locals.Some Romans have expressed joy on social media at the new restaurant, noting that the area around the Vatican is filled with overpriced restaurants catering to tourists, and suggesting the McDonald's could actually be more discreet.Others have worried about changes to the area's cultural identity. Cardinal Elio Sgreccia, president emeritus of the Pontifical Academy for Life, was a vocal critic ahead of the opening, calling it a “controversial, perverse decision to say the least.”Dubbed by some as “McVatican,” the new restaurant is located in a Vatican property in Rome, at the intersection of the Borgo Pio and Via del Mascheriny, just a few minutes' walk from St. Peter’s Basilica.After having received numerous req...
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jan 4, 2017 / 12:18 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A local bishop called for prayer and prison reform efforts after a 17-hour prison uprising in the Amazon city of Manaus, Brazil, left at least 56 dead.The incident is “a very sad and apprehensive situation,” said Auxiliary Bishop of Manaus, José Alburquerque de Aráujo. He asked all the people of the country to unite in prayer.Late in the day on January 1, a riot broke out in the Anísio Jobim Prison Complex. According to authorities, the riot was caused by an internal dispute between criminal gangs inside the prison: the local group, Family of the North (FDN), massacred members of the First Command of the Capital (PCC), which is based in the south-east region of the country.International drug trafficking is a major problem in the northern area of Brazil, where Manaus is located. Criminal gangs exert significant influence from inside prisons in the region.Before the riot, some prisoners e...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Yahya Arhab, EPABy WASHINGTON (CNS) -- "Creatinga Culture of Encounter" is the theme of 2017's National Migration Week, anannual observance the U.S. Catholic bishops began over 25 years ago.Taking place Jan. 8-14, the week"is an excellent opportunity to highlight biblical tradition and our mission towelcome the newcomer," said Bishop Joe S. Vasquez of Austin, Texas, who is chairmanof the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration."While the observance is only aweek long, it is a vital time to show welcome, compassion and solidarity withour migrant and refugee brothers and sisters," he added in a statement.With over 65 million peopleforcibly displaced from their homes globally, the world is increasinglyaffected by migration. The USCCB said goals of National Migration Week include educatingCatholic communities about migration and urging Catholics to come together to encounterimmigrants and refugees in parishes, dioceses and the wider community. As par...
NEW YORK (AP) -- A packed Long Island Rail Road rush-hour train crashed at the end of a platform as it pulled into a major Brooklyn transportation hub on Wednesday, hurling passengers onto the floor and slamming them into each other....
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) -- Mass murderer Charles Manson was taken from his California prison cell to a hospital, according to several news reports. A prison official would only confirm that the 82-year-old Manson was alive Wednesday and gave no other information....
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- The rare manslaughter conviction Wednesday of an Israeli soldier who fatally shot a badly wounded Palestinian attacker exposed a deepening rift between proponents of the rule of law and a burgeoning nationalist movement....
BERLIN (AP) -- An acquaintance of suspected Berlin Christmas market attacker Anis Amri who dined with him the night before the rampage is under investigation for possible participation in planning the attack, German prosecutors said Wednesday. He was arrested, but in a separate case....
ISTANBUL (AP) -- Police increased security around Istanbul on Wednesday and detained some 20 people with suspected links to the deadly New Year's Eve night club attack as the hunt for the gunman stretched into a fourth day....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The top Democrat in the Senate is warning President-elect Donald Trump about his eventual Supreme Court choice: Name a "mainstream" nominee or Democrats will oppose the individual "with everything we have."...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump's "first order of business" as president will be to repeal and replace "Obamacare," but Republicans must avoid hurting consumers as they do it, Vice President-elect Mike Pence said at the Capitol on Wednesday....
