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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- As a thyroid cancer survivor battling nerve damage and other complications, Lisa Dammert was in such dire financial straits in 2014 that she and her husband did the unthinkable: They let their health insurance lapse for a while....
A massive suicide truck bombing rocked a highly secured diplomatic area of Kabul on Wednesday morning, killing 90 people and wounding as many as 400. The attack left a scene of mayhem and destruction in the Afghan capital....
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A suicide attacker struck the fortified heart of the Afghan capital with a massive truck bomb Wednesday, killing 90 people, wounding 400 and raising new fears about the government's ability to protect its citizens nearly 16 years into a war with insurgents....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Covfefe (cuv-fey-fey) noun: A sure sign that President Donald Trump has regained control of his Twitter account....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Kathy Griffin has lost a decade-long gig ringing in the new year for CNN as a backlash builds over her video displaying a likeness of President Donald Trump's severed head....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is expected to withdraw the United States from a landmark global climate agreement, a White House official said Wednesday, though Trump and aides were looking for "caveats in the language" related to the exit and had not made a final decision....
(Vatican Radio) Where are we on the journey of Christian unity today? What are the next steps on the road to reconciliation and “oneness in Christ”? Those were the urgent questions on the table at a historic meeting in Geneva this month of representatives of the Catholic Church, the World Council of Churches, the World Pentecostal Federation and the World Evangelical Alliance.It’s the first time that Pentecostal, Evangelical and Charismatic leaders have come together at the highest level to talk with all the other mainline Churches. The encounter at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute on May 22nd and 23rd, is a result of the work of the Global Christian Forum, set up by the WCC two decades ago. The hope is that it’ll lead to vital improvements in relations between older and newer Christian communities in different parts of the world today.Bishop Brian Farrell, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, represented the Catholic Church at ...
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India has appealed to political leaders to protect places of worship of all communities, days after a Church in Telangana State was damaged and statues desecrated."We are a little worried about the way things are taking a turn in the country. We are not blaming the government but somehow some of the fringe elements seem to feel empowered and this is not a good thing for the country," Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas, secretary general of the bishops’ conference, told ucanews.com."We appeal to our political leaders to ensure that religious places of all communities be protected and that the right of every citizen and community to worship God according to their belief be protected from unruly elements," the bishop said."Everybody needs to respect each other’s religious sentiments. Why go and damage somebody’s religious place?" he asked. "These types of acts bring shame and disrepute to our belove...
(Vatican Radio) A pioneering congress focusing on the fight against online child sexual exploitation and abuse is to take place at Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University.Spearheaded and hosted by the University’s Center for Child Protection headed by Prof. Hans Zollner SJ, the congress entitled “Child Dignity in the Digital World” will examine new forms of abuse children can be subjected to in the digital world, and discuss the risks and challenges of the digital age and its impact on the dignity of children.The congress foresees the participation of global scientific and technical experts and decision makers, and aims to promote appropriate action. The International event will take place from 3 to 6 October in partnership with WePROTECT Global Alliance. At the end of the congress a declaration will be presented to Pope Francis who is scheduled to receive the participants in audience.Please find below the official press for the event: ...
More than 200 people have died and 96 others are missing in the mudslides and floods triggered by recent torrential rains. According to the government’s Disaster Management Center, as of Wednesday, 203 people have lost their lives, more than 77,000 have been displaced and over 1,500 homes have been destroyed since rains began inundating the southern and western areas of the Indian Ocean island nation last Friday.Water-borne diseases loom largeSri Lanka's army, navy and air force are continuing relief and rescue efforts, supported by divers and navy personnel who have arrived from India. The United Nations office in Sri Lanka said 16 hospitals directly affected by floods or landslides have been evacuated fully or partially. With an increasing number of displaced people and a lack of space in temporary shelters, many people are at risk of disease, the U.N said. Sri Lanka has seen a significant increase in mosquito-borne dengue fever this year,...
