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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Thursday he was withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement, striking a major blow to worldwide efforts to combat climate change and distancing the country from many allies abroad. He said the U.S. would try to negotiate re-entry on better terms....
The Church leaders in India say the Government’s ban on sale of cattle for slaughter across the country is a violation of human rights.The nationwide ban has alarmed minority groups and led to protests in several states. Beef is a cheap source of protein for Muslims and Christians who together form 20 percent of India's population as well as tribal and Dalit people.The environment ministry banned the sale of cattle, buffaloes and camels for slaughter through animal markets and banned establishing livestock markets within 50 kilometers of an international border and 25 kilometers of a state border. Livestock markets will only be able to trade cattle for agricultural purposes such as ploughing and dairy production. Taking the animal over state boundaries would also require special approval, the government's May 26 order has said.To the Hindu religion, cows are sacred animals and killing them is a sin. Orthodox Hindus worship them as "gods" symbolizing peace a...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Thursday received in audience Dragan Covic, Croatian Member of the Collegial Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the Vatican Apostolic Palace.A statement from the Holy See Press Office said, "During the cordial discussions, satisfaction was expressed for the good bilateral relations, consolidated by the Basic Agreement of 2006, and the parties considered the situation of the country, the challenges it finds itself facing and its European aspirations, with an exchange of views on themes of interest such as peace, reconciliation, interreligious dialogue and the presence of the Catholic community in the country."It went on to say they also spoke about "various situations in currently international political affairs, with special reference to the regional context".Mr. Covic subsequently met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relati...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a telegram his condolences on the death of His Beatitude, Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, Major Archbishop emeritus of Kyiv-Halyc. The telegram is addressed to Major Archbishop Sviatoslav (Shevchuk), Cardinal Husar’s successor as head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The UGCC is the largest of the sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches, with more than 4.5 million faithful.In the telegram, signed by the Pope himself, the Holy Father describes Cardinal Husar as a zealous pastor, and recalled “his tenacious faithfulness to Christ, despite the hardships and persecutions against the Church, as well as his fruitful apostolic activity to promote the organization of Greek Catholic faithful, descendants of families forced to leave western Ukraine, and his efforts to find new ways for dialogue and collaboration with the Orthodox churches.”Below, please find the full text of Pope Francis’ telegram of condolences for the death of His B...
Vatican City, Jun 1, 2017 / 08:54 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Thursday Pope Francis spoke with the Vatican department in charge of priests, saying he is always happy when he sees young priests, because they are important for Christ and represent the youthful face of the Church.“I am always joyful when I meet young priests, because in them I see the youth of the Church,” the Pope said June 1.He pointed to various young biblical figures, such as David, who was not presented by his father as a potential king because of his young age, and the prophet Jeremiah, who thought that he was too young for the mission the Lord entrusted to him.Speaking directly to young priests, Francis said “you are chosen, you are dear to the Lord! God looks at you with the tenderness of a Father and, after making your heart fall in love, will not let your steps waver.”“You are important in his eyes and he has confidence that you will be at the height of the mission to which you have ...
IMAGE: CNS/Bob RollerBy Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Ukrainian Cardinal Lubomyr Husar,known for his "velvety baritone" when chanting the Divine Liturgy or makingone of his regular appearances on television or radio programs, died May 31 nearKiev at the age of 84.Like many Ukrainian Catholics around the world, he knew whatit meant to be a refugee, to spend time in a displaced persons' camp, toimmigrate and to start all over again.But the experience also helped him become fluent in fivelanguages, "and he could joke in all of them," said Ukrainian BishopBorys Gudziak of Paris.And in a post-Soviet Ukraine, where leadership often meant"a compulsive passion" for money and power, "he lived inexemplary simplicity," Bishop Gudziak told Catholic News Service June 1."In Ukrainian folklore, a blind elder is considered asage," the bishop said. "He was the wise man of the country, a realfather whose embrace, word, warm smile and sense of humor -- oftenself-deprecating -- gave people a sense...
By WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The UnitedStates has an obligation to honor the Paris climate agreement to protect"our people and our planet" and "mitigate the worst impacts ofclimate change," said the chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee onInternational Justice and Peace.The U.S. Conference of CatholicBishops "is on record supporting prudent action to mitigate the worstimpacts of climate change," Bishop Oscar Cantu of Las Cruces, New Mexico,said in a June 1 statement.Pope Francis' encyclical letter"Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home" was timed, he said,"to urge the nations of the world to work together in Paris for anagreement that protects our people and our planet. We hope the United Stateswill honor the commitment it made there."Trump was expected to announcehis decision about exiting the Parish climate accord later in the afternoon ofJune 1.Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefectof the Vatican's Dicastery for the Integral Development of People, toldreporters in Washington May 31 that "...
NEW YORK (AP) -- The popular mobile word game Words With Friends has added one of the internet's most popular typos in recent days - "covfefe."...
BOSTON (AP) -- Police dogs simply follow their noses to sniff out narcotics. But inhaling powerful opioids can be deadly, so officers have a new tool to protect their four-legged partners: naloxone, a drug that has already been used for years to reverse overdoses in humans....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Even Mr. Met is frustrated with the team's disappointing start....
