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HAVANA (AP) -- An official says a Cuban military plane has crashed in the western province of Artemisa, killing eight people....
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A hacker claims to have followed through on a threat to release several episodes from the upcoming season of Netflix's hit series "Orange Is The New Black."...
BRUSSELS (AP) -- European Union leaders vowed Saturday to stand shoulder-to-shoulder behind their negotiating team during the divorce proceedings with Britain and warned that demands from British Prime Minister Theresa May will be dealt with "firmly."...
CAIRO (AP) -- Pope Francis wrapped up a brief but deeply symbolic visit to Egypt on Saturday with an open-air Mass for the country's tiny Catholic community, defying security concerns to show his support for the Christians of this Muslim majority Arab nation who have increasingly become targeted by Islamic militants....
SEATTLE (AP) -- Thousands of people across the U.S. marched Saturday on President Donald Trump's 100th day in office to demand action on climate change....
Vatican Weekend for April 29th, 2017 features a roundup of the highlights from Pope Francis’ pastoral visit to Egypt, plus three interviews exploring the background to this trip with a US. Catholic priest based in Cairo, a leading expert on relations between the Vatican and the Islamic world and an official from the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity.   Listen to this program produced and presented by Susy Hodges:
Caritas India has started the Agrarian Prosperity Program (APP) in several northern Indian villages to provide the villagers with alternative sources of income and to check economic migration.Caritas introduced farmers to new techniques such as organic farming, a system to preserve indigenous seeds besides intensifying activities to save water such as renovation and construction of check dams, ponds, tanks and wells.They formed self-help groups and farmer clubs to empower women and build the capacity of farmers to create better livelihood opportunities. It also encouraged them toward animal husbandry and cultivating kitchen gardens to create food security and increase income.Mass migration from India's villages to major cities has challenged church workers to help people find farming methods to end their hunger and earn a better living.Frederick D'Souza, executive director of Caritas India said that the  objective of Caritas India is always reaching the unreached with...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Saturday told Egypt’s priests, religious and seminarians to be sowers of hope, builders of bridges and agents of dialogue, despite the many difficulties they face.The pope’s words came during his final encounter, a prayer service at the seminary in Cairo at the end of his two day visit to the North African nation.Listen to Philippa Hitchen's report: Pope Francis began by thanking and encouraging the leaders of this tiny Catholic community for their daily witness “amid many challenges and often few consolations”.The Catholic Coptic Church, the largest of seven different rites, counts less than 200.000 members, or less than half a percent of the population. The Pope said despite the many negative and despairing voices, priests and religious there are called to be a positive force within society.Resist temptationsPope Francis then urged the Catholic leaders to resist the many temptations they encounter, beginning with the de...
Indian authorities should promptly investigate and prosecute self-appointed “cow protectors” or vigilantes who have committed brutal attacks against Muslims and Dalits over rumors that they sold, bought, or killed cows for beef, a leading human rights group said on Friday.   “Instead of taking prompt legal action against the vigilantes, many linked to extremist Hindu groups affiliated with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the police, too often, have filed complaints against the assault victims, their relatives, and associates under laws banning cow slaughter, Human  Rights Watch said.Hindus, who form 80 percent of India's 1.3 billion population, consider cows to be sacred and for many eating beef is taboo. In many Indian states, the slaughtering of cows and selling of beef is either restricted or banned.  Since May 2015, a violent vigilante campaign against beef consumption has led to the killing of at least 10 Muslims, including a...
Cairo, Egypt, Apr 29, 2017 / 07:44 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis told Egypt’s priests and religious to never be discouraged or fear the challenges of their ministry, and warned against seven key temptations he said can keep them from being faithful to the Lord in their daily tasks.“Do not be afraid of the burdens of your daily service and the difficult circumstances some of you must endure,” the Pope said April 29. “We venerate the Holy Cross, the instrument and sign of our salvation. When we flee the Cross, we flee the resurrection!”Pope Francis met with Egypt’s priests, religious and seminarians at Cairo’s Al-Maadi Seminary on the final day of his April 28-29 visit to the country, intended to both offer support to local Christians and strengthen interfaith and ecumenical ties in the region.After being welcomed by the seminary’s rector, Fr. Toma Adly Zaky, the Pope thanked Egypt’s religious for the good they do “amid m...
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