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By WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The chairmenof six U.S. bishops' policy committees March 3 told members of the House andSenate that every decision they will make on the federal budget "should beassessed by whether it protects or threatens human life and dignity.""Acentral moral measure of any budget proposal is how it affects 'the least of these' (Matthew 25). The needs of those whoare hungry and homeless, vulnerable and at risk, without work or in povertyshould come first," the six chairmen said.Theypointed out that the government and other institutions have "a sharedresponsibility to promote the common good of all, especially ordinary workersand families who struggle to live in dignity in difficult economic times."Theletter said the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops supports the goal ofreducing future unsustainable deficits and believes the country has anobligation to address their impact on the health of the economy but that a"just framework for the federal budget cannot rely on disprop...
To be clear: "Brokeback Mountain," this isn't....
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Uber has been wielding a secret weapon to thwart authorities who have been trying to curtail or shut down its ride-hailing service in cities around the world....
MIAMI (AP) -- Not only is the Mexican government not building a wall; it's spending $50 million to beef up its legal aid to migrants who fear deportation, a response to President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration....
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Before she was arrested following an immigration protest, Daniela Vargas dreamed of earning her college degree in Mississippi, then becoming a math professor and soccer mom, driving three kids around in an SUV....
NEW YORK (AP) -- A former journalist fired for fabricating details in stories made at least eight of the scores of threats against Jewish institutions nationwide, including a bomb threat to the Anti-Defamation League, as part of a bizarre campaign to harass and frame his ex-girlfriend, federal officials said Friday....
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Vice President Mike Pence repeatedly stonewalled media requests to view public records when he was Indiana's governor, including emails about state business distributed from a private AOL account that was hacked last year....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some Democrats worry the appointment of a Jeff Sessions subordinate to oversee an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election won't be a clean enough break from the embattled attorney general....
NEW YORK (AP) -- President Donald Trump, his administration under siege for contacts with Russian officials, is calling for "an immediate investigation" into Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer's own ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin....
(Vatican Radio) German authorities have detained two Syrians, one of whom allegedly was involved in the slaying of dozens of civilians in Syria. The arrests of the suspected members of the extremist Nusra Front comes amid pressure on Germany's government to bring war crimes suspects to justice.Listen to Stefan Bos' report: Germany's federal prosecutor's office says a Syrian man, identified as 35-year-old Abdalfatah H.A., is suspected of war crimes over the killing of 36 Syrian government employees by his unit in March 2013. Prosecutors say he allegedly carried out "so-called Shariah death sentences" when he was part of the extremist Nusra Front group.German media report that the man came to Germany as an asylum-seeker, but the prosecutors office declined to confirm that.The other suspect, identified as 26-year-old Abdulrahman A.A., belonged to the same combat unit as Abdalfatah H.A.. Investigators say that both men participated in an armed battle ag...
