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By Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Despiterecent and repeated terrorist attacks against Egypt's minority Christiancommunities, Pope Francis will not cancel his visit to Egypt."The pope's trip toEgypt proceeds as scheduled," Greg Burke, Vatican spokesman, told CatholicNews Service by email April 10. The pope is scheduled to meet governmental andinterfaith leaders during an April 28-29 visit to Cairo."Egyptians are lookingforward to Pope Francis' visit, although the atmosphere at present is heavy,"Father Rafic Grieche, spokesman for the Egyptian bishops, told CNS April 10,the day after the attacks."The pope's mission is tobe beside his brothers at the time of difficulty. Now is the real time that hecan bring peace and hope to the Egyptian people as a whole and to theChristians of the East, in particular," Father Grieche added. He said people were uneasyentering churches with metal detectors and other security measures."It's not like going to anormal church. But we need these measure...
DALLAS (AP) -- Airlines are getting better at sticking to their schedules and are losing fewer bags. Their customers seem to be complaining less often....
CHICAGO (AP) -- Video shows three security officials dragging a male passenger from a United Airlines flight that the airline said was overbooked as it waited to depart from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport....
CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian Christians were burying their dead Monday after Islamic State suicide bombers killed at least 45 people in attacks on Palm Sunday services in two cities, as a state of emergency went into effect amid fears of further violence....
SANT'ANNA DI STAZZEMA, Italy (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson used a visit Monday to a World War II memorial to declare that the United States will stand up to aggressors who harm civilians, as the Trump administration sought to rally world leaders behind a strategy to resolve Syria's protracted civil war....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump praised new Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch during a White House swearing-in ceremony on Monday as a jurist who will rule "not on his personal preferences but based on a fair and objective reading of the law."...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Toyota said Monday it is investing $1.33 billion to retool its sprawling factory in Georgetown, Kentucky, where the company's flagship Camry sedans are built....
(Vatican Radio) This Holy Week in Iraq, Christians and Muslims will walk for 140 km through the Nineveh Plain in the name of peace and the end of violence in a once mostly Christian inhabited area.The peace march is supported by the Chaldean Patriarchate, which declared 2017 as “the Year of Peace”.The march started in Ankawa, a suburb of Erbil city in northern Iraq, after participants took part in Palm Sunday Mass. The march will continue through Holy Week and will end in Qaradosh, close to the ruins of the Assyrian cities of Nimrud and Nineveh, about 32km from the city of Mosul.The Nineveh Plain is filled with ancient, religious sites. When the area was captured by so-called Islamic State terrorists in the summer of 2014, historic architecture and archeological remains, including the UNESCO world heritage site Hatra, were destroyed. Part of the territory was liberated in November 2016 by Iraqi forces. However, many towns and villages occupied by Christians were abando...
(Vatican Radio) The President of the U.S. Bishops Conference, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, has issued a statement in response to the bomb attack on Coptic churches in Egypt.The bombings occurred on Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week, which culminates in Easter Sunday celebrations. More than forty people were killed, and scores more injured.In his statement, Cardinal DiNardo expressed “our deepest sadness at the loss of those killed, our prayers for healing for all those injured, and our condolences to those who suffer the loss of loved ones.”Cardinal DiNardo also expressed the solidarity of the Church in America with the Coptic Church in Egypt, “an ancient Christian community that faces mounting persecution in its historic home from violent extremism.”Below, please find the full text of the statement by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB):In the early hours of Palm Sunday, as Christians began the c...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has urged scientists and experts in biotechnologies to always be aware of the effects their decisions can have on human life and on creation.The Pope was addressing members of the National Committee for Biosafety, Biotechnology and Life Sciences at an audience in the Vatican.The main issues addressed by the Committee’s various working groups include: genetic testing, gene therapy, tissue engineering, development of biotechnology, cloning, Italian and European legislation, clinical trials, GMOs, infrastructure, information, genetic testing, biobanks, and bio nanotechnology.Remarking on the fact that the themes and issues that the committee faces are of great importance for contemporary man, both as individuals and in relation to the social dimension, the Pope said: “your task is not only to promote the harmonious and integrated development of scientific and technological research that relates to the biological processes of plant, animal and ...
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