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Lima, Peru, Jun 19, 2017 / 10:40 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Holy See Press Office announced Monday that Pope Francis will travel to Chile from January 15 to 18 and Peru from January 18 to 21, 2018.In Chile the Holy Father will visit the capital of Santiago, as well as Temuco and Iquique. In Peru, he will visit the capital city of Lima, as well as Puerto Maldonado and Trujillo."The program of the trip will be published in due course," the Vatican statement said.The Archbishop of Lima and Primate of Peru, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, affirmed in a press conference on Monday that "the Holy Father receives daily invitations from countries around the world. He has (chosen) to come to Peru and Chile. This makes us think of the enormous affection he has for our country."The Pope "comes as a pilgrim of peace, justice, unity. It is an excellent opportunity for the whole Peruvian family to seek the best, knowing that the Pope brings a message of reconciliation and missi...
London, England, Jun 19, 2017 / 11:15 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster has offered prayers for the victims of a terror attack in north London that targeted worshippers outside a mosque in the early hours of Monday.One person was killed and nine have been hospitalized, after a van drove into a group outside the Finsbury Park Mosque shortly before 12:20 am June 19.The Muslim worshippers were helping an elderly man who had fallen down in the street.“Together with people all over this country I am appalled at the deliberate attack on people leaving their late night prayers, as the end of their day of fasting, at the mosque in Finsbury Park,” Cardinal Nichols stated.“Violence breeds violence. Hatred breeds hatred. Every one of us must repudiate hatred and violence from our words and actions. We must all be builders of understanding, compassion and peace, day by day, in our homes, our work and our communities. That is the only way.”The c...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Giorgio Onorati, EPABy Junno Arocho EstevesROME (CNS) -- Instead of "pretendingto be adolescents," parents must help young people see the blessing ofgrowing into adulthood, Pope Francis told priests, religious, catechists andparish council members from the Diocese of Rome. The belief that youthfulnessis a model of success "is one of the most dangerous 'unwitting' menaces inthe education of our adolescents" that hinders their personal growthbecause "adults have taken their place," the pope said June 19,opening the Rome Diocese's annual convention.This "can increase anatural tendency young people have to isolate themselves or to curb theirprocess of growth" because they have no role models, the pope said. In his nearly 45-minute talk,Pope Francis reflected on the convention's theme, "Do not leave themalone! Accompanying parents in educating adolescent children."The pope said the first stepin reaching out to young people in Rome is to "speak in the Roman dialect,that ...
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) -- Police blamed "road rage" on Monday for the killing of a teenage Muslim girl who was attacked by a driver while walking with friends to her mosque between Ramadan prayers this weekend....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court will take up a momentous fight over parties manipulating electoral districts to gain partisan advantage in a case that could affect the balance of power between Democrats and Republicans across the United States....
PARIS (AP) -- A man on the radar of French authorities was killed Monday after ramming a car carrying explosives into a police vehicle in the capital's Champs-Elysees shopping district, prompting a fiery blast, officials said. France's anti-terrorism prosecutor opened an investigation....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump has yet to condemn an attack on Muslim worshippers in London, the latest instance in which he has appeared slower to speak out about violence when Muslims are the victims....
LONDON (AP) -- The attack on Muslim worshippers outside a London mosque on Monday follows a rising wave of violence and harassment directed against Muslims across Britain and around the world....
BEIRUT (AP) -- Russia on Monday threatened aircraft from the U.S.-led coalition in Syrian-controlled airspace and suspended a hotline intended to avoid collisions in retaliation for the U.S. military shooting down a Syrian warplane....
(Vatican Radio) The new party of French President Emmanuel Macron, including untested novices, is preparing to massively enter the lower house of Parliament after winning an overwhelming majority in Sunday's election which was overshadowed by a record low turnout.Macron's year-old “La Republique En Marche” (Republic on the Move) party won more than 300 seats in parliament, slightly less than expected but enough to disrupt politics as usual and clinging the young leader's hold on power.Listen to Stefan Bos' report: Supporters of the Republic on the Move party, founded last year by now French President Macron, celebrated in Paris where official partial results showed them with 327 seats, with 33 seats yet to be counted.They received far more than the 289 seats needed for an absolute majority, sweeping aside traditional parties and securing a strong mandate for Macron's pro-business reforms.The historic victory, based on official figures an...
