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Vatican City, Nov 6, 2016 / 04:56 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After celebrating Mass for prisoners in St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis in his Angelus address appealed for better prison conditions and asked that as part of the Jubilee of Mercy, competent global authorities would consider granting clemency to eligible inmates.“I would like to make an appeal for better conditions in prison life, so that the human dignity of the detained is fully respected,” the Pope said Nov. 6.He emphasized the importance of the need a criminal justice “which isn’t just punitive, but open to hope and the re-insertion of the offender into society.”“In a special way, I submit to the consideration of the competent civil authorities the possibility to make, during this Holy Year of Mercy, an act of clemency toward those prisoners deemed eligible to benefit from such a measure.”Legally speaking, clemency is a power given to a public official, such as a mayor, gove...
LONDON (AP) -- British Prime Minister Theresa May has shrugged off an adverse court ruling on her government's plans to leave the European Union and maintains that Brexit will be carried out in full....
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis held a special Jubilee Mass for prisoners in St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday, telling them that all people "have made mistakes" and urging them to never give up hope in God's mercy....
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BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's government says people who fled rebel zones that have since been retaken by the military are now welcome to return. But that's not how it worked out for one refugee family that came to check out the state of their home: They found another family had moved in....
BEIRUT (AP) -- U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian forces announced their plan Sunday to retake the Islamic State group's de facto capital of Raqqa, saying they hoped Turkey would not "interfere in internal Syrian affairs."...
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. stopped by to see an old foe, and Manny Pacquiao tried his best to give him a show....
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) -- The Latest on the battle to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group (all times local):...
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (AP) -- Donald Trump is promising to take his campaign into traditional Democratic territory as a sign that he's not giving up on appealing to people outside the Republican Party. Hillary Clinton is focusing her efforts in the campaign's final days on energizing voters who usually support the Democratic nominee, but may need an extra boost....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on the 2016 presidential race (all times EDT):...
