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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Philando Castile's permit to legally carry a gun became a point of focus in the days after he was shot and killed by a Minnesota police officer, with some questioning whether Castile acted properly during the July traffic stop and others wondering whether the officer followed his training....
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A Hispanic Texas lawmaker who a Republican colleague threatened to shoot "in self-defense" after the Democrat pushed him said Tuesday that the altercation was a boiling point in a session where minority members were powerless to stop conservative legislation they say is discriminatory....
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Unease about white supremacist activity in Portland deepened after the fatal stabbings of two men who tried to shield young women from an anti-Muslim tirade, and some people worry that the famously tolerant community could see a resurgence of the hostilities that once earned it the nickname "Skinhead City."...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon scored an important success Tuesday in a test of its oft-criticized missile defense program, destroying a mock warhead over the Pacific Ocean with an interceptor that is key to protecting U.S. territory from a North Korean attack....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A top communications aide to President Donald Trump is exiting the White House as the embattled president considers a broader shake-up amid rising anxiety over investigations into his campaign's contacts with Russia....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn will provide documents to the Senate intelligence committee as part of its probe into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election, The Associated Press has learned....
SHANGHAI (AP) -- A man investigating working conditions at a Chinese company that produces Ivanka Trump-brand shoes has been arrested and two others are missing, the arrested man's wife and an advocacy group said Tuesday....
Marawi, Philippines, May 30, 2017 / 11:49 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A week after Islamist militants kidnapped some 240 Catholics in the Philippines, a video has surfaced online showing one of the hostages, Fr. Chito Suganob, calling for the government to halt their military offensive in the city.Shown wearing a black polo and jeans, Fr. Suganob at the beginning of the 5-minute video lists the other “prisoners of war” taken hostage with him, including several Catholic college students and professors, as well as some 200 others, including women and children.He speaks directly to Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, asking him to withdraw his army from the city and “to stop the airstrikes, and to stop the cannons.”With a cracked voice, the priest, who is vicar general of the Marawi territorial prelature, asks the president to “please consider us,” saying that “it’s hard” for the hostages to bear, because they can hear gunfire and canno...
By Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Never speak, act or make a decisionwithout first listening to the Holy Spirit, who moves, troubles and inspiresthe heart, Pope Francis advised.A cold and calculating heart that is closed to the HolySpirit results in a faith that is "ideological," he said May 29during a morning Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae.Knowing God and his commandments, and being good are notenough, the pope said. One must also receive God's gift of the Holy Spirit andlet him "trouble" the heart.If people were to get a "spiritual electrocardiogram,"the pope asked, would it be flatlined because the heart is hardened, unmovedand emotionless or would it be pulsating with the prompting and prods of theSpirit?"Am I able to listen him? Am I able to ask for hisinspiration before making a decision or saying something or doing something? Oris my heart serene, without emotion, an immobile heart," much like thedoctors of the law had, he asked."They believed in God, they...
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy Best familyBy Ed LangloisPORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) -- On acrowded Portland commuter train May 26, a selfless Catholic father of fourstepped forward to calm a tense situation. He was that kind of guy.Rick Best defended two womenbeing accosted by a passenger yelling hate speech about Muslims and othergroups. Best, a 53-year-old member of Christ the King Parish in Milwaukie,Oregon, would die for his noble deed.In less than a minute, he andanother defender were slain, slashed in the neck in front of horrifiedonlookers. A third man survived the knife attack.Best's funeral Mass is set for June5 at Christ the King Church.The accused killer, 35-year-oldJeremy Christian, had been on a racially charged rampage. With a history ofpolice run-ins going back 15 years at least, he was caught on camera in April,draped in an American flag and repeatedly yelling bigoted epithets during ademonstration in Portland. On his Facebook page, he posted a photo of himselfperforming the Naz...
