The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is raising funds to help defray the cost of Pope Francis' visit to the Philippines in January 2015. The CBCP said they are open to donations in both cash and kind. It said the finance committee headed by Palo Archbishop John Do will be coming.... |
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JERUSALEM Israelis and Palestinians expressed fear Wednesday that their decades-old conflict was moving beyond the traditional nationalist struggle between two peoples fighting for their homelands and spiraling into a raw and far-reaching religious confrontation between Jews and Muslims. |
(Transcript from SBS World News Radio) Australian foreign affairs minister Julie Bishop has chaired a high-level meeting of the United Nations Security Council, addressing violent extremism. Australia holds the rotating Council presidency for the month of November. |
MANILA, Philippines - Thirty survivors of Super Typhoon Yolanda and the 7.2-magnitude earthquake will have a lunch date with Pope Francis when he visits Tacloban City and Palo town in Leyte on Jan. 17. Fr. Chris Arthur Militante, media coordinator for the papal visit of the Archdiocese of Palo, told.... |
Speaking with JIS News, Pastor of the Treadways Gospel Assembly, which hosts the café, Elder Courtney Lyn, said the initiative is “a wonderful investment in the community and the church,” which is greatly assisting students and other members of the community. |
Recipients’ Citations Companions of the Order of Canada. General A. John G. D. de Chastelain , C.C., C.M.M., C.D., C.H. (Ret’d) Ottawa, Ontario. John de Chastelain has dedicated his life to the promotion of peace and security around the world. Upon the completion of his second term at the helm of.... |
A St Louis suburb that faced weeks of sometimes violent protests following August's fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white policeman remained on edge on Wednesday as it waited to learn if the officer would face charges. A grand jury has been meeting for nearly three months,.... |
Myron Guiler wept. I held the telephone receiver in my hand and listened as the Ohio pastor became overwhelmed with emotion.
“It’s heartbreaking,” he said. “I can’t stand to see these 120 children go. It’s my heart. I’ve poured my life into it.” Guiler is the president of Marietta Bible College, a.... |
In its annual "Friend or Foe of Christmas" campaign, the Liberty Counsel, a right-wing Florida-based organization, is targeting The Denver Post for allegedly banning newspaper carriers from writing "Marry Christmas" on holiday cards that they give to newspaper subscribers. |
OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 11/19/14 -- His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will preside over an Order of Canada investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Friday, November 21, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. The Governor General, who is chancellor and Principal.... |
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has seized control of Derna, a port city in eastern Libya just about 200 miles east of the Egyptian border. The black flag of ISIS flies over government buildings. Police cars carry the group’s insignia. The local football stadium is used for public executions. |
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