Ailing Pope to Broadcast Sunday Prayer From Residence

An ailing Pope Francis will recite his weekly prayer and message on Sunday from the chapel of his Vatican residence instead of the usual venue overlooking St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican said in a statement. Francis went to a Rome hospital on Saturday for a scan that ruled…[#item_full_content]

China, Japan, South Korea Agree to Boost Trilateral Ties, Seek Summit

The foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea agreed on Sunday to restart cooperation among the Asian neighbors and pave the way for a summit of their three leaders in the latest move to ease tensions in the vital region. Even as China and the United States mend…[#item_full_content]

World, protesters silent on Sudan massacres: ‘no mob outside the White House’

JOHANNESBURG — A minimum of 5.6 million people have been driven from their homes, a further 25 million need aid and some 9,000 have been killed in Sudan since the latest conflict began earlier this year, according to the U.N. The situation gets worse daily, with increasing credible reports of ethnically based attacks and rape […]