(Vatican Radio) At least 20 people were killed and scores more were injured on Tuesday when two commuter trains collided head-on in the southern Italian region of Puglia.At least two passengers were pulled alive from the crumpled wreckage thanks to ongoing rescue operations. Listen to the report by Linda Bordoni: Local authorities in the Andria province where the crash took place are appealing for blood as hospitals are struggling to respond to the needs of dozens of injured people.A field hospital was set up in the nearby fields for emergency assistance as rescuers continue to extract people from the metal of the crumpled cars.A giant crane arrived on the scene to remove mangled debris and an official has said the final death toll will not be known until the train cars had been pulled apart.The two trains, each with four cars, travelling on a single track, collided at about 11.30 in the morning. Their passengers were mostly commuters and university students.Italy&rsquo...
(Vatican Radio) At least 20 people were killed and scores more were injured on Tuesday when two commuter trains collided head-on in the southern Italian region of Puglia.
At least two passengers were pulled alive from the crumpled wreckage thanks to ongoing rescue operations.
Listen to the report by Linda Bordoni:
Local authorities in the Andria province where the crash took place are appealing for blood as hospitals are struggling to respond to the needs of dozens of injured people.
A field hospital was set up in the nearby fields for emergency assistance as rescuers continue to extract people from the metal of the crumpled cars.
A giant crane arrived on the scene to remove mangled debris and an official has said the final death toll will not be known until the train cars had been pulled apart.
The two trains, each with four cars, travelling on a single track, collided at about 11.30 in the morning. Their passengers were mostly commuters and university students.
Italy’s premier, Matteo Renzi, said the train crash ``is a moment of tears'' and he has pledged not to stop investigating until a cause was determined. His transport minister and local prosecutors are at the scene.
Rescue workers have reportedly pulled a small child alive from the wreckage.
The pro-life flag from the Pro-Life Flag Project (www.prolifeflag.com). / Credit: Pro-Life Flag Project (www.prolifeflag.com)Toronto, Canada, Apr 25, 2024 / 12:50 pm (CNA).The International Pro-Life Flag will not fly over Toronto Catholic schools this May.Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) trustees voted against an April 23 motion proposed by trustee Michael Del Grande that the pro-life flag fly outside all schools and the Catholic Education Centre during the month of May, just as the board voted to fly the Pride flag in June.Del Grande's motion was defeated at the April 23 board meeting when only Garry Tanuan supported Del Grande's motion. The eight other board members in attendance and the two student trustees opposed his proposal.Though Del Grande could not muster enough backing from his colleagues, his plan, which would have also directed all TCDSB schools to teach an exclusively pro-life curriculum on May 9, the day of the National March for Life, garnered bois...
null / ShutterstockCNA Staff, Apr 25, 2024 / 10:52 am (CNA).Following a recent Vatican declaration on human dignity, the Catholic bishops of England and Wales condemned medical and social transgenderism while encouraging a "sensitive" response in a pastoral reflection released on Wednesday.The Vatican's doctrinal office came down strongly against gender ideology, stating that "all attempts to obscure reference to the ineliminable sexual difference between man and woman are to be rejected."The Catholic bishops of England and Wales followed the Vatican's lead in their April 24 statement, "Intricately Woven by the Lord," which encouraged rooting pastoral care in "acceptance … of the body as created." "We cannot encourage or give support to reconstructive or drug-based medical intervention that harms the body," they wrote. "Nor can we legitimize or uphold a way of living that is not respectful of the truth and vocation of each man and each woman, called to ...
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