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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- The Latest on the state guilty plea hearing of convicted Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof (all times local):...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Justice Neil Gorsuch took his place in history Monday as the newest addition on the bench of the Supreme Court, restoring a narrow conservative majority and marking a much-needed political victory for President Donald Trump....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A senior U.S. official says the United States has concluded that Russia knew in advance of Syria's chemical weapons attack last week....
(Vatican Radio) Catholic leaders in England say they are united in prayer with the Coptic community after deadly explosions in two Coptic churches in Egypt.The statement was signed by the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, as well as by Archbishops Bernard Longley and Kevin McDonald, both members of the Catholic-Oriental Orthodox Forum.The Bishops note that the bombings took place during Palm Sunday services, “where traditionally palm branches are blessed as a symbol of peace.”“Nothing can justify these atrocious acts of terrorism,” they said.The Bishops’ statement says, “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II [the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church] and the Coptic community across the world and the people of Egypt.”Below, please find the full text of the Bishops’ statement: "It is with deep sorrow and sadnes...
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle ushered in Holy Week in the Philippine capital Manila celebrating the Palm Sunday Mass during which he called on the faithful to welcome Christ in the person of the poor and the oppressed.  In his homily at the city cathedral, the Archbishop of Manila said that Palm Sunday is an invitation for everyone to welcome Christ into their life in the image of the hungry, the sick, the lonely and the outcast.  The welcoming of the real Jesus is the acceptance of His presence in the poor, those being spat upon by society, those insulted and those who remain silent even when they are slapped,” the cardinal said speaking in Tagalog.Thousands of Catholics packed the cathedral and parishes and churches across the country, to mark the start of the Holy Week that culminates with Easter Sunday.  Many people waved palm fronds to symbolize how worshippers greeted Jesus over 2,000 years ago as he entered Jerusalem. Cardinal Talge also focused on how Je...
(Vatican Radio)  Egypt’s Muslim leaders have condemned the suicide attacks that hit two Coptic churches on Sunday, killing at least 44 people and wounding more than 100 others.The Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Ahmed Muhammad al-Tayyeb, said in a statement that "attacks against places of worship go against the authentic Islamic religion and its teachings of tolerance, but fail to undermine the unity of the Egyptian people." Pope's safety guaranteedAl-Azhar officials said the safety of Pope Francis would be guaranteed during his planned visit to Cairo on April 28th and 29th.The so-called Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attacks in the Nile Delta town of Tanta and in the coastal city of Alexandria, which came as Christians took part in Palm Sunday celebrations. Egypt’s Coptic Patriarch Pope Tawadros II was still inside the cathedral in Alexandria when the second attack took place.Further attacks foiledEgyptian security officials said th...
(Vatican Radio) The first washing machines and tumble dryers for the homeless in Rome whirred into action on Monday as ‘Pope Francis’ Laundry’ opened its doors to provide a much needed service.One of the many difficulties for those who live on the streets is to be able to wash, dry and iron their clothes and blankets, and the Vatican-sponsored laundry is a response to Pope Francis’s invitation to give concrete signs of solidarity to our brothers and sisters in need.A communiqué released by the Apostolic Almoner quotes from the Pope’s Apostolic Letter, Misericordia et misera, at the conclusion of the Jubilee Year of Mercy: “The desire for closeness to Christ requires us to draw near to our brothers and sisters, for nothing is more pleasing to the Father than a true sign of mercy. By its very nature, mercy becomes visible and tangible in specific acts.”So, Papal Almoner, Archbishop Konrad Krajewski noted: “Here is a concrete sig...
Activists organized a Holy Week protest march in the Philippine capital on Monday drawing attention to the suffering the that urban poor are burdened with.   Hundreds of Filipinos from slum communities joined the April 10 procession to the presidential palace in Manila to condemn the government's "anti-poor policies."  In what is called the “Calvary of the poor”, protesters carried crosses symbolizing issues that burden the poor, such as lack of housing, killing and human rights abuses, in a dramatization of the passion of Jesus Christ on Monday of Holy Week.    "Promises made by the government should not remain as promises," said Gloria Arellano, spokeswoman of the urban poor group Kadamay.  President Rodrigo Duterte last week announced that he would provide free housing for the poor and distribute land to landless peasants as part of the government's peace initiatives with communist rebels.  The Phil...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis’ forthcoming  visit to Cairo can be “a very powerful effort in reaching out” to Muslim leaders there.That’s the view of a former student at Egypt’s al-Azhar university, currently serving as co-chair of Britain's Christian Muslim Forum.Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra was born in Malawi to a family of Indian origin but currently lives and works in Leicester where he has been at the forefront of deepening interfaith relations.He talked to Philippa Hitchen about the Pope’s planned visit to the Egyptian capital on April 28th and 29th, where he will meet with both Islamic leaders at al-Azhar and the head of the Coptic community, Pope Tawadros II….Listen:  Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra says that depending on which Muslim historian you read, al-Azhar is “either the first or second oldest university in the Muslim world”. He adds that it’s “much more than that” as an institute with global influen...
A draft private member’s Bill headed for debate in Zambia’s parliament and aimed at repealing the Law Association of Zambia Act has been described as politically motivated.In a statement of 10 April, made available to Vatican Radio, Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops’(ZCCB) Secretary General, Fr. Cleophas Lungu who is also Oasis Forum Chairperson said the privately sponsored bill of the governing Patriotic Front (PF) party is not only politically motivated but is ultimately intended at disbanding and silencing the Law Association of Zambia. “Whilst the Oasis Forum is not entirely surprised with the misguided and politically motivated agitations against prophetic voices such as the LAZ and some private media houses, we are extremely concerned and worried by the issuance of a draft Private Member’s Bill by a PF Member of Parliament, which is clearly bent on replacing the current piece of legislation upon which the establishment of the Law Associ...
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