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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump is trying to revive old problems in Hillary Clinton's marriage and claims that she helped Bill Clinton discredit his accusers. As Trump's campaign staggers under the revelation of his own predatory behavior toward women, he's also going further: He's accused the former president of "rape," Hillary Clinton of being an "enabler" and threatened to shift those issues from his Twitter feed to the presidential debate s...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Sunday to mark the end of the Marian Jubilee, the latest event in the ongoing Holy Year of Mercy.In his homily, the Pope reflected on the theme of thanksgiving for the gifts which God has given us.Listen to Ann Schneible’s report: Pope Francis centered his homily on the Gospel reading from Luke, in which Jesus heals ten lepers, but only one of them returns to thank him.The nine men Jesus healed, the Pope said, “forgot the Giver, the Father, who cured them through Jesus, his Son made man.”Meanwhile, the man who returned to thank the Lord was a Samaritan, and therefore a foreigner.“This man was not content with being healed by his faith,” the Pope said, “but brought that healing to completion by returning to express his gratitude for the gift received.” “He recognized in Jesus the true Priest, who raised him up and saved him, who can now set him on his way and accept him as one of hi...
CAMP SWIFT, Iraq (AP) -- Thirteen years ago, Chase Snow's father was among the American troops who moved into the Iraqi city of Mosul during the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. Now Snow, a U.S. Army specialist, is deployed in Iraq to help in the fight to retake the city from the Islamic State group....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Qymana Botts saw white colleagues with the same amount of experience getting promoted to cashier ahead of her at the Indiana discount store where she worked. When she asked her supervisors why, they told her she didn't project the image that they wanted from their cashiers: straight hair - not her natural Afro - and more makeup....
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) -- Two Palm Springs police officers trying to resolve a family dispute were killed when a man they had been speaking with suddenly pulled out a gun and opened fire on them, the city's police chief said....
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) -- Hurricane Matthew's torrential rains triggered severe flooding in North Carolina on Sunday as the deteriorating storm made its exit to the sea, and thousands of people had to be rescued from their homes and cars. The death toll in the U.S. climbed to at least 15, nearly half of them in North Carolina....
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hours before a critical presidential debate, a damaged but defiant Donald Trump seized on never-proved sexual allegations against Hillary Clinton's husband as a growing group of Republican leaders called on the New York businessman to abandon his troubled presidential bid....
Pope Francis celebrated Mass for the Marian Jubilee on Sunday as part of the celebrations for the Year of Mercy. In his homily he told the faithful present in St Peter's Square that, "we are given a model, indeed the model, to whom we can look: Mary, our Mother." The Pope also stressed the importance of gratitude saying, "to be able to offer thanks, to be able to praise the Lord for what he has done for us: this is important!" Below find the the English translation of the Pope's HomilyHomily of His Holiness Pope FrancisMarian Jubilee9 October 2016 This Sunday’s (cf. Lk 17,11-19) Gospel invites us to acknowledge God’s gifts with wonder and gratitude. On the way to his death and resurrection, Jesus meets ten lepers, who approach him, keep their distance and tell their troubles to the one whom their faith perceived as a possible saviour: “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” (v. 13). They are sick and th...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis at the end of his Angelus on Sunday announced the creation of 17 new Cardinals. A consistory will be held on the 19 of November, the eve of the closing of the Jubilee of Mercy.13 of the new Cardinals will be under 80 years and will be eligible to vote in a conclave.The Holy Father said that the those chosen come from five continents. They include three American Archbishops and Archbishops from Mauritius and Bangladesh.Below find the list of new CardinalsArchbishop Mario Zenari, ItalyArchbishop Dieudonné Nzapalainga, Central African RepublicArchbishop Carlos Osoro Sierra, SpainArchbishop Sérgio da Rocha, BrazilArchbishop Blase J. Cupich, U.S.A. Archbishop Patrick D’Rozario, BangladeshArchbishop Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo, VenezuelaArchbishop Jozef De Kesel, BelgiumArchbishop Maurice Piat, MauritiusArchbishop Kevin Joseph Farrell, U.S.A.Archbishop Carlos Aguiar Retes, MexicoArchbishop John Ribat, Papua Nuova GuineaArchbishop...
