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By Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- God "likes to argue with us,"especially when it is difficult to accept his will, Pope Francis said. "Even this is a prayer!He likes it when you get angry and tell him what you feel to his face becausehe is a father!" the pope said Jan. 24 during Mass in the chapel of DomusSanctae Marthae.The day's first reading, from the Letter to the Hebrews,said that Christ came in to the world saying, "Behold, I come to do yourwill, O God."Jesus' "Here I am"to God, the pope said, echoes the words of important figures -- such as Moses,Abraham, Elijah and Mary -- who throughout the entire history of salvationexpressed their willingness and submission to God's will. "This is Christian life:a 'Here I am,' a continuous 'Here I am' of doing the Lord's will, one after theother," the pope said. "It is beautiful to read Scripture, the Bible,to look for people's answer to the Lord, how they responded."Some biblical figures, likeAdam and Jonah, are examples that...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Erin Andrews has revealed that she battled cervical cancer during the NFL season....
CHICAGO (AP) -- Cancer death rates are steadily rising in certain parts of the U.S. in grim contrast with the declining death rate across the nation as a whole, an exhaustive new analysis has found....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Democrats on Tuesday will propose spending $1 trillion on transportation and other infrastructure projects over 10 years in an attempt to engage President Donald Trump on an issue where they hope to find common ground....
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) -- Russia, Iran and Turkey - sponsors of talks in Kazakhstan between Syria and rebel factions - pledged Tuesday to consolidate the country's nearly month-old cease-fire and set up a three-way mechanism to ensure compliance of all sides....
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel said Tuesday it approved plans to build 2,500 new settler homes in the West Bank, signaling a major ramp-up of construction just days after the swearing-in of U.S. President Donald Trump, whose election has emboldened the settlement movement....
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's government must get parliamentary approval before starting the process of leaving the European Union, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, potentially delaying Prime Minister Theresa May's plans to trigger exit negotiations by the end of March....
The candy-colored love letter to musicals "La La Land" landed a record-tying 14 Academy Award nominations on Tuesday, while a notably more diverse field of nominees brushed off two straight years of "OscarsSoWhite" backlash....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump moved to advance construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines Tuesday, a pair of projects that were blocked by the Obama administration due in part to environmental concerns. Both orders are subject to renegotiations of the agreements....
