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NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Bill Cosby acknowledged to police more than a decade ago that he fondled Andrea Constand after giving her what he said were cold-and-allergy pills to help her relax, according to a statement introduced Thursday at the comedian's sexual-assault trial....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump has said he wants to do "a big number" on the Obama-era financial rules devised after the Great Recession, and House Republicans were poised to fulfill that goal Thursday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump sought comfort in the figurative embrace of his evangelical supporters Thursday as the FBI director he recently fired told Congress about their conversations, telling a religious gathering that they are "under siege" but will emerge "bigger and better and stronger than ever."...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on developments involving fired FBI Director James Comey (all times EDT):...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former FBI Director James Comey asserted Thursday that President Donald Trump fired him to interfere with his investigation of Russia's role in the 2016 election and its ties to the Trump campaign....
(Vatican Radio) Faith leaders in Canada are calling for a concrete response to famines in four separate countries.The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops together with other Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh and Baha’i faith leaders are asking for action to tackle the famines that are wreaking death, suffering and displacement in the world today. Listen to the report by Linda Bordoni: Noting that the United Nations in February this year declared there are 20million people, including 1.4 million vulnerable children at risk of death in South Sudan, Yemen, northeast Nigeria and Somalia as a result of ongoing armed conflicts and severe droughts, the religious leaders have issued a “unified cry from the heart” calling for a threefold response from the faithful.They are appealing for prayers for the suffering people, but also prayers for peace, for government leaders and for humanitarian workers; they are asking for financial contributions to be made throu...
The 1-minute prayer for peace initiative of Pope Francis on June 8 underscores the fact that solutions to all the world’s problems lie only with God who uses human efforts and initiatives to carry out his plans. It is more so with peace, Indian Bishop Thomas Dabre of Poona said on Thursday in Rome. The 63-year old bishop is participating in the June 7-9 plenary assembly of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue that is discussing the role of women in educating to universal fraternity. “Hence we need to back the efforts of peace with constant prayers, indicating we depend on God,” he told Vatican Radio. At the end of his general audience on Wednesday in the Vatican, Pope Francis encouraged the faithful to pray for peace for a minute at 1pm on June 8, Thursday. The date was the third anniversary of his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the late Israeli President Shimon Peres in...
(Vatican Radio) What do women bring to the table of interreligious dialogue? How do they contribute to promoting interfaith harmony? How can the Church affirm their role, while tapping into their specific gifts and skills?Those are some of the questions under the spotlight at the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, taking place in the Vatican from June 7th to 9th.At the opening session on Wednesday, Council President, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran noted how much still needs to be done in some countries to defend women’s rights and stamp out “shameful violence” against women. Stressing the Church’s vision that all are equal members of the body of Christ, the cardinal asked what else needs to be done to live up to that vision and enable women and men to promote better interfaith education.Among the key note speakers is Dr Clare Amos, programme coordinator for interreligious dialogue and cooperation at the World Council Churche...
(Vatican Radio) Men and women of goodwill across the globe on Thursday responded to Pope Francis' call to join in prayer to participate in the “One Minute for Peace” initiative.The Pope's appeal for prayers and international participation in the initiative came during his Wednesday General Audience when he recalled that the initiative represents a short moment a of prayer on the recurrence of the meeting in the Vatican between the Pope, the late Israeli President Peres, and the Palestinian President Abbas.Their encounter took place in the Vatican Gardens on 8 June 2014, during which the three men prayed together for peace.“In our days, Pope Francis said, there is a great need to pray – Christians, Jews, and Muslims – for peace.”Vatican Radio’s Linda Bordoni spoke to Bishop Antoine Audo of Aleppo, in Syria, about the significance of “One Minute for Peace”:Listen: Bishop Antoine Audo says it is important and he expresses ...
The 1-minute prayer initiative for peace on 8 June urged by Pope Francis, found a prompt response in a Catholic school in a remote northeastern region of India. The students and staff of Newman School in Neotan village in Arunachal Pradesh state joined the global community in prayer for peace on Thursday, 8 June, at 4.30pm corresponding to 1 PM Rome time. The previous day, 7 June, at the end of his weekly general audience in the Vatican, the Holy Father encouraged the faithful to pray for peace for a minute at 1 pm on June 8. The date was the third anniversary of his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the late Israeli President Shimon Peres in the Vatican gardens in 2014. “In our time there is a great need to pray – Christians, Jews and Muslims – for peace,” the Pope urged. “Today you stand with the rest of the world in prayer for peace,” school principal F...
