Here are today’s News briefs from around the world. Here is some information to read, to reflect upon. Each of these events and issues require our prayers. Remember that God has a plan for each believer, each faithful follower.
Always direct love and generosity toward God. Strive to be good tenants of the vineyard. Do not betray God. Fidelity with God is essential for our spiritual health, spiritual well-being.
Here are some of Pope Benedict XVI comments that he gave on the Feast of the Guardian Angels, a day that the Catholic Church celebrates the teaching that every person is given an angle for guidance and protection.
“Dear friends, the Lord is always near and active in human history, and follows us with the unique presence of His angels, that today the Church venerates as 'Guardian,' in other words those who minister God's care for every man,” the Pope told pilgrims gathered in Rome's St. Peter's Square. “From the beginning until death, human life is surrounded by their constant protection.”
British Airways Executive Club members, the airline’s frequent flyer program, will be able to redeem miles for a four hour course on how to survive a plane crash.
An estimated 200 people are participating in a protest at the Hinkley Point point nuclear power station in the United Kingdom. Civil disobedience is being used to start resistance against the United Kingdom and EDF Energy’s plan to build eight new nuclear power stations. Protesters enacted a nuclear power plant disaster similar to Fukushima, the power station in Japan that was badly damaged by an earthquake in March 2011.
State weathermen in the Philippines spotted a new tropical cyclone approaching the island nation just as typhoon Naigae is exiting and leaving a trail of destruction and flooding in areas such as Luzon.
An Indonesian search and rescue team on Sunday recovered all 18 bodies from a plane crash in remote jungle, three days after the accident. Rescuers battled bad weather and rough terrain for two consecutive days before reaching the crash site on Saturday and found all 14 passengers, including four children, and four crew dead.
The sprawling Indonesian archipelago depends on air transportation and has a poor aviation record.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, a fiscal conservative, is Japan’s sixth new prime minister in five years and faces a public frustrated with disaster recovery efforts, a lackluster economy and political bickering. His predecessor, Naoto Kan, also started his 15-month tenure with support just over 60 percent approval rating.
The Kyodo News agency poll shows public approval at 54.6 percent, down from 62.8 percent from its last survey in early September.
The Washington Redskins tackled their way to a 17-10 victory over the St. Louis Rams. The Redskins’s season record is 3 wins 1 loss.
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