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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Handcuffed and facing the judge, two young women accused of poisoning Kim Jong Nam appeared in court Thursday as their lawyers said Malaysian police still have not handed over security camera footage and documents crucial to the defense....
MOSCOW (AP) -- President Vladimir Putin's meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson hasn't produced any positive shift yet in Russia-U.S. relations, the Kremlin said Thursday....
(Vatican Radio) Holy Week which leads us to the resurrection of Our Lord on Easter Sunday is the most important period in the Church’s calendar.During the Triduum, those emotional days are laid bare and commemorated with ceremonies and Eucharistic celebrations in Rome and far beyond.In the first of a series of reflections for this Holy Week, we shine the spotlight on the intense events of Holy Thursday, looking at the betrayal of Jesus and his fear and anguish in the Garden of Gethsemane.Monsignor Eugene Silva, English language official at the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization talks to Lydia O’Kane about these emotions and the disciples’apathetic response in the Garden.Listen:
The Archbishop of Cape Town and President of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC), Stephen Brislin, says that though we live in times of great uncertainty, there is no need to become despondent because the Lord Jesus Christ has not abandoned the world.“An atmosphere of uncertainty – and also of mistrust – is experienced almost throughout the world at the present time and so, even if it is small comfort, we are not alone in this,” Archbishop Brislin said.In his Easter message to the faithful of Southern Africa, Archbishop Brislin said the world, and in particular, the people of Southern Africa must take comfort in the fact that Christ walks with us at all times.“Christ is with us. He never abandons us and “walks” with us at all times, strengthening and consoling us. And so, we never give in to despair. The Easter celebration reminds us that we are the “Easter People,” people of hope, filled with the Life...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis granted an interview with the Italian newspaper, La Repubblica, published Thursday morning, in which he spoke about why he always celebrates the Mass of the Lord's Supper with prisoners and about the current “terrible world war being fought piecemeal”This year, the Holy Father celebrates the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday at the Paliano Detention Centre, near Rome, where he will once again wash the feet of prisoners on the margins of society.Listen to Devin Watkins' report: The Pope said his decision to continue to celebrate the In Coena Domini Mass with prisoners “is a duty which comes from my heart.”“The Gospel passage of the last judgment says, ‘I was a prisoner and you visited me’. This is Jesus’ task for each of us, but especially for the bishop who is the father of all.”Example of Cardinal Agostino CasaroliWhen asked who had taught him this lesson, Pope Francis ...
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Apr 13, 2017 / 12:43 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A bishop in the Argentine province in Santa Fe is investigating a Eucharistic host that appeared to bleed during adoration at a drug rehabilitation home.Bishop Luis Fernandez of the Rafaela diocese announced that an investigation will be carried out to examine what took place earlier this week, when a group of young people were in Eucharistic adoration and saw a substance in the consecrated host that appeared to be blood.On April 11, Tuesday of Holy Week, a group of young people were praying before the Blessed Sacrament at the San Miguel drug rehabilitation home in the Guemes neighborhood, when they noticed a change in the Eucharist.Juan Ternengo, coordinator of San Miguel house, said that there was a “deep red color, coming out of the host, while the young people were singing and praying.”According to the AICA news agency, when he learned what happened, Bishop Fernandez and Fr. Alcides Suppo went to the ...
WADI ABDAH, Oman (AP) -- Deep in the jagged red mountains of Oman, geologists are drilling in search of the holy grail of reversing climate change: an efficient and cheap way to remove carbon dioxide from the air and oceans....
Miss Kindergarten is in the million-dollar club. So are Lovin Lit, the Moffatt Girls and about a dozen other teacher-entrepreneurs who are spinning reading, math, science and social studies into gold by selling their lesson plans online to fellow teachers around the world....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States and China have struck what appears to be an unusual bargain as President Donald Trump says he won't label Beijing a currency manipulator and voices confidence Chinese President Xi Jinping will help him deal with North Korea's mounting threat....
JERUSALEM (AP) -- For many Israelis, Har Homa is another neighborhood in Jerusalem, served by city bus lines and schools. Its quiet streets are lined with apartment buildings, pizza shops, supermarkets and pharmacies....
