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Drug dependency is a ‘new form of slavery’ and a ‘wound in our society’ which should be combatted with education and rehabilitation.That was Pope Francis’ message to a Vatican conference called ‘Narcotics: Problems and Solutions of this Global Issue’, which was hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on 23-24 November.Listen to Devin Watkins’ report: Pope Francis told the two-day conference on Narcotics that those who fall into the snares of drugs are victims who have “lost their freedom” in return for “a new form of slavery”.Reflecting on the causes of drug dependency, the Holy Father said it results from a variety of factors: “the absence of a family, social pressure, propaganda from traffickers, the desire to live new experiences”.However, he said, “every dependent person brings with them a distinct personal history, which should be listened to, understood, loved, and, where possible,...
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court  in Pakistan on Wednesday, awarded death sentences to a Muslim cleric and four others for burning alive a Christian couple two years ago. An anti-terrorism court in Lahore delivered the verdict after the prosecution presented all witnesses.Judge Chaudhry Muhammad Azam also imposed a fine of 200,000 rupees on each convicted for lynching the couple. Eight other suspects were sentenced to two years in prison, the Press Trust of India reported.The incident occurred on November 4, 2014 at Kot Radha Kishan area of Kasur district, 64 kilometers southwest of Punjab’s Lahore city. Shahbaz Maseeh, 26, and his wife Shama Bibi, 24, were attacked by colleagues at a brick factory in Punjab province where they worked. The couple were accused of setting fire to several verses of the Koran. The couple were planning to flee with their children when the mob caught them.According to the charge-sheet, the accused gathered a mob by making announcements from m...
The Government of Kenya through the Nairobi county government has named one of Nairobi’ streets after the Servant of God, Cardinal Maurice Michael Otunga, who died in 2003. This is in recognition of virtues that Cardinal Otunga championed and demonstrated his life.Speaking during the unveiling of Cardinal Otunga Road, near the Holy Family Minor Basilica adjacent to City Hall Anne, John Cardinal Njue thanked the County Government of Nairobi for naming a section of the street after the Servant of God. Cardinal Njue said, Otunga was a moral icon worthy of the honour.“May the street prompt us to emulate Cardinal Otunga’s exemplary life of prayerfulness and humility; may his intercession merit the city of Nairobi and the entire country, Gods protection and abundant blessing. Cardinal Otunga will continue to speak to the people of Nairobi and all Kenyans through his great virtues of courage, good cheer, care and concern for others,”  Cardinal Njue Said.Cardi...
Vatican City, Nov 24, 2016 / 02:05 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Wednesday Pope Francis met Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang at the Vatican for a meeting largely focused on collaboration between the Church and State, as well as how to move forward in cementing better relations.In the course of the “cordial talks,” specific mention was made of the “good relations existing between the Holy See and Vietnam,” which are supported by “a common spirit of dialogue and of the constant search for the most appropriate tools so they can further advance,” a Nov. 23 communique from the Vatican read.Collaboration between the Church and the State “in various levels of local society” was also emphasized.President Dai Quang arrived to the Vatican around 5p.m. local time, and was accompanied by a delegation of 10 people.After their private discussion, Dai Quang gifted the Pope a small drum with a bronze base, while Francis, for his part, gave the Vietnamese...
Washington D.C., Nov 24, 2016 / 03:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Gratitude to God was the focus of the U.S. bishops’ conference for its Thanksgiving wishes to Americans as the bishops offered prayers for the poor, the elderly, and holiday travelers.“On Thanksgiving, millions of Americans, from big cities to rural countryside, will bow their heads to say grace,” the heads of the U.S. bishops’ conference said Nov. 23. “They will be successful and struggling, citizen and newcomer, sisters and brothers to us all. Diverse as we are, we are united in the debt we owe to God and our desire to give Him thanks.”The message was signed by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, the new president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, the conference's new vice-president.“Let us pray for everyone separated from the abundance of our country that God may comfort them and opportunities may open for them to f...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and President-elect Donald Trump have talked about immigration, infrastructure and the Olympics in their first phone call since the election....
SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAINS, Philippines (AP) -- Communist guerrillas warned that a peace deal with President Rodrigo Duterte's government is unlikely to be reached if he won't end the Philippines' treaty alliance with the United States and resist foreign control by other countries he's trying to befriend, like China and Russia....
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi troops on Thursday drove Islamic State militants from three more neighborhoods in the northern city of Mosul, pushing toward the city center in a slow, street-to-street fight that's now in its sixth week, according to a senior Iraqi commander....
NEW YORK (AP) -- A giant Charlie Brown balloon will join 1,000 clowns and a dozen marching bands along a parade route lined with spectators and police in plainclothes for the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade....
BEIJING (AP) -- Scaffolding at a construction site in eastern China collapsed into a deadly heap on Thursday, sending iron pipes, steel bars and wooden planks tumbling down on about 70 workers in the country's worst work-safety accident in over two years....
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