Associated Press - May 31, 2008 4:05 PM ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords says she's just as excited and nervous as family members of other astronauts.

Associated Press - May 31, 2008 7:15 PM ET CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Space shuttle Discovery and a crew of 7 blasted into orbit today, carrying a giant Japanese lab addition to the...

Tsinan (Agenzia Fides) On May 18, 2008, at nearly 96 years of age, Archbishop Giacomo Zhao Ziping of Tsinan (Jinan), in the province of Shandong (continental China), passed away. The news of his death came as a surprise to all:

Rome (Agenzia Fides) Africa is the suffering most from the food emergency that is affecting many of the world’s countries, to the point that various experts fear that the African nations implied in the rise of prices of food merchandise

Conakry (Agenzia Fides) "We are trapped inside our houses. The people do not dare to go out and the businesses and offices are all closed. Every so often, a gun shot is heard in the distance," Fides was informed by

The Brazilian Bishops’ Conference (CNBB) has issued a statement expressing their regret for the Supreme Court’s decision to allow researchers to use embryos reserved for in vitro fertilization that have been frozen for over three years in fertilization clinics, for

Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) On May 27, at Warsaw’s John Paul II Museum, a gathering for children of the Holy Childhood Association was held with representatives from the city’s grammar schools. A report on the event was sent to Fides by

Washington, DC (Agenzia Fides) The National Migration Conference 2008 will take place July 28-31 in Washington, D.C., with the theme: "Renewing Hope, Seeking Justice." The Conference is sponsored by the Migration and Refugee Services department of the United States Conference

Very often, especially in the past, the Christian community forgot to teach that Jesus was a Palestinian Jew; to all effects a member of the Jewish religion. Still today, more than 40 years since the Second Vatican Council, this historical

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) "In Italy, as in many other countries, there is a strong sense of what we could call an authentic 'educational emergency,’" said the Holy Father Benedict XVI on May 29, in a meeting held in the

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) On May 29, the Holy Father received the Letters of Credence of nine new ambassadors to the Holy See (Tanzania, Uganda, Liberia, Chad, Bangladesh, Belarus, Guinea, Sri Lanka, and Nigeria). In his address, he told them

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) The Holy See Press Office has released the program for the Apostolic Journey of the Holy Father Benedict XVI to Sydney, Australia, for the 23rd World Youth Day. The Pope will depart from Rome's Fiumicino airport

Hazmat crews are called to a warehouse after three Deerfield Beach firefighters become sick.

A diver is found safe after going missing for approximately 21 hours while diving off Florida's east coast.

Over the last week, the deportation of Hicham Yezza, now stayed to allow for a judicial review, has attracted a huge amount of attention. Whilst the circumstances surrounding Hich's initial arrest were unusual, in an increasingly anti-migrant political climate, the

Some 600 archbishops and bishops, their spouses, and other U.K. religious leaders will walk together through central London on July 24 to express their commitment to the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) eight goals made by world leaders to

Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson has penned his first screenplay - a thriller called Chemical Wedding.

Roger Federer is through to the fourth round of the French Open after a 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over Mario Ancic.

Carlo Ancelotti will remain Milan coach next season despite reports linking him with the vacant Chelsea job.

The US space shuttle Discovery has launched from Florida, bound for the International Space Station.