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LONDON (AP) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was being questioned by prosecutors Monday at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London about possible sexual misconduct committed in Sweden six years ago....
MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) -- Global temperatures are soaring toward a record high this year, the U.N. weather agency said Monday, while another report showed emissions of a key global warming gas have flattened out in the past three years....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump is considering a woman and an openly gay man to fill major positions in his new leadership team, history-making moves that would inject diversity into a Trump administration already facing questions about its ties to white nationalists....
(Vatican Radio) A new book on Pope Francis,  shortly to be published by Random House, aims to challenge and inspire the reader and explore how Francis’ ministry has struck a chord in the heart of millions – both Catholic and non – across the world.Written by Mark Kennedy Shriver, President of Save the Children Action Network, the book is entitled ‘Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis’.Due to be put on sale on November 29, the book has already received praise from critics and others who have had the chance to preview it. Like Cardinal Sean O’Malley who highly recommends it and suggests it can make a difference in the life of the reader.Speaking to Vatican Radio’s Alessandro Gisotti, the author said his interest in Pope Francis – and in the man, Jorge Mario Bergoglio – was sparked as soon  as the newly elected Pope stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Square on March 13, 2013 and asked the c...
(Vatican Radio) “The Year of Mercy has touched people very deeply with their hearts and I’m not only talking about Catholics, I’m talking about other Christian denominations and even people of other faiths.” That’s according to Archbishop Stephen Brislin of Cape Town, South Africa whose Archdiocese has been promoting a number of events to celebrate the Holy Year of Mercy.Listen to Lydia O'Kane's interview with Archbishop Stephen Brislin Ecumenism and MercyHe says, “It’s quite amazing that when I attend ecumenical meetings, so many speakers whether protestant or whether Muslim or Hindu often refer to the Year of Mercy and many of them quote Pope Francis…”Archbishop Brislin says that in his Archdiocese they have put their emphasis on getting parishes to get involved in doing acts of mercy in various different ways. This year in particular, he adds, the focus has been on “giving space to people who are involved in p...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Monday morning greeted members of the German national football team in the Vatican.  Germany beat San Marino 8-0 on Friday evening in the qualifying stages of their defense of the World Cup.“I have often heard it said that your victories are team victories,” Pope Francis said, noting the official nickname of the German squad is Die Mannschaft (The Team).“Truly, competitive sport not only requires a great deal of discipline and personal sacrifice, but also respect for others and team spirit,” – the Pope continued – “This carries you to success as ‘Die Mannschaft ‘ and at the same time causes you to recognize your responsibility on the football pitch, especially to the young people who often see you as role models.  It also causes you to make a mutual commitment to work together to support some important social causes.”In particular, Pope Francis thanked the team for their support f...
(Vatican Radio) Sunday 13 November saw the celebration of special Masses in churches and basilicas across the world – as well as in Rome’s Papal Basilicas – which included the solemn rite of the closing of the Holy Doors.   That’s with the exception of the Holy Door leading into St. Peter’s Basilica which will be shut by Pope Francis himself on the feast of Christ the King, on Sunday 20 November, as indicated by the Pope himself in the bull announcing the jubilee.Representing the Pope in the Basilicas of St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major, and St. Paul Outside the Walls were the archpriests of the Basilicas, respectively: Cardinal Agostino Vallini, Cardinal Santos Abril y Castelló and Cardinal James Michael Harvey.According to Archbishop Rino Fisichella, President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization, it is estimated that 20.4 million people attended Year of Mercy events at the Vatican over the course of...
MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) -- The U.N. weather agency says 2016 is set to break the record for the hottest year since measurements began in the 19th century....
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- New Zealand is planning to send in military helicopters and a navy ship to rescue about 1,000 tourists and hundreds of residents who remain stranded in the coastal town of Kaikoura after a powerful earthquake on Monday cut off train and vehicle access....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Stephen Bannon, a leading force of the far-right, a flame-throwing media mogul and professional provocateur, a man who made a career out of roiling the establishment from the outside, just landed squarely on the inside....
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