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By LONDON (CNS) -- Cardinal VincentNichols of Westminster, whose cathedral is just a short walk from the scene ofthe London terrorist attack, called for prayers for the dead and wounded."Yesterday's attacks inWestminster have shocked us all," he said in a March 23 statement. "Thekind of violence we have seen all too often in other places has again broughthorror and killing to this city."The five fatalities includedAysha Frade, a 43-year-old Catholic mother mowed down by a car driven by theunnamed assailant as he sped over Westminster Bridge toward the BritishParliament. Frade was on her way to pick up her children from school when shewas killed.After crashing the vehicle intorailings, the British-born Muslim ran into New Palace Yard, near Parliament,where he fatally stabbed a police officer before he was killed by police. About40 people were injured in the attack."Pray for Aysha Frade,killed by the car on Westminster Bridge," Cardinal Nichols said, addingthat her two children attend...
LONDON (AP) -- Donald Trump Jr. is facing criticism for a tweet sent in the hours after Wednesday's London attack that included a months-old comment from London Mayor Sadiq Khan that terror attacks are part of living in a big city, but left out that Khan was noting that residents need to "be prepared" for such attacks....
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli police on Thursday arrested a 19-year-old Israeli Jewish man as the primary suspect in a string of bomb threats targeting Jewish community centers and other institutions in the U.S., marking a potential breakthrough in the case....
BRUSSELS (AP) -- Belgian authorities tightened security Thursday in the port city of Antwerp after a Frenchman drove his car at high speed through a busy shopping area, forcing pedestrians to jump out of the way....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Middle-age white Americans with limited education are increasingly dying younger, on average, than other middle-age U.S. adults, a trend driven by their dwindling economic opportunities, research by two Princeton University economists has found....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The top Senate Democrat said Thursday he will oppose President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee and lead a filibuster of the choice, setting up a politically charged showdown with Republicans with far-reaching implications for future judicial nominees....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Showdown day at hand, Republicans remained short of votes Thursday for their showpiece health care overhaul, hoping for President Donald Trump to close the deal with balky conservatives at a White House meeting....
LONDON (AP) -- The latest on the attack outside Britain's Parliament (all times local):...
LONDON (AP) -- The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Thursday for an attack by a man who plowed an SUV into pedestrians on one of London's famous bridges and then stabbed a police officer to death at Britain's Parliament. In a somber but defiant statement, Britain's prime minister declared that "we are not afraid."...
(Vatican Radio) The investigation into Wednesday's terror attack in London is continuing. British police raided several properties and arrested seven people in connection with the attack outsidethe British House of Parliament that left four people dead, including the man who mowed down pedestrians on a bridge and killed a police officer.Metropolitan Police counterterrorism chief Mark Rowley said that he believed the attacker acted alone and was ``inspired by international terrorism.'' Rowley said that, police raided six addresses, including some in the central city of Birmingham, and arrested seven people in connection with Wednesday's attack by a knife-wielding man.The counterterrorism chief revised the death toll from five to four, including the attacker, the police officer and two civilians. He said that 29 people required hospitalization and seven of them are in critical condition. He also said that authorities were still working out the number of ``...
