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MOSCOW (AP) -- A Russian transport helicopter was shot down in Syria on Monday and all five people onboard were killed, the Kremlin said, in the deadliest single incident for the Russian military since its involvement in Syria's civil war....
(Vatican Radio) Thanks to outgoing Director of the Press Office of the Holy See led Pope Francis' in-flight Q&A session with journalists en route to Rome from Krakow, Poland, followed by reflections on the World Youth Day gathering in the Polish city, the recent attempted coup in Turkey, the nature and causes of terrorism in the world, an ongoing investigation into the Church's handling of abuse cases in Australia, in which Cardinal George Pell is a principal witness, the ongoing crisis in Venezuela, and Panama – which has been chosen to host the next World Youth Day in 2019.Below, please find a transcript of the press conference prepared by journalists and translated by Catholic News Agency***********************************************************Fr. Lombardi SJ: Holy Father, thanks a lot for being here with us on the return from this trip. Despite the storm tonight it seems that everything went very well and we are all happy and content and we h...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis returned to decry terrorism as an inhuman evil on Sunday evening, even as he once again insisted that the real root cause of terrorism is the idolatry of wealth, and not true religion.Speaking to reporters during his in-flight press conference on return from Krakow, where he had traveled on Wednesday of last week to lead World Youth Day celebrations, the Holy Father said, “Terrorism grows when there is no other option, and to the extent the world economy has at its center the god of money and not the person.”“This,” the Pope stressed, “is fundamental terrorism, it is against all humanity.”Click below to hear our report Discussing his own experience with interreligious dialogue, the Holy Father said that Muslims seek “peace and encounter,” adding, “If I speak of Islamic violence, I should speak of Catholic violence. Not all Muslims are violent, not all Catholics are violent.”Pope Francis went o...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The rowdy revelry of the Teen Choice Awards momentarily took on a somber tone Sunday when Jessica Alba, Ne-Yo and a group of teenagers called for an end to gun violence....
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) -- One of the last people who would have predicted Jimmy Walker's win in the PGA Championship at Baltusrol was the man himself....
The Olympics spark hope in many a child of going for the gold. But in financially supporting those dreams, some parents are going for broke....
STAVANGER, Norway (AP) -- Norway wants to get rid of gasoline-fueled cars, plans to become carbon neutral by 2030 and spends billions on helping poor countries reduce their carbon footprints. Meanwhile, it's pushing ever farther into the Arctic Ocean in search of more oil and gas....
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A group of militants, including a suicide truck bomber, targeted a Kabul guesthouse for foreign contractors early on Monday, killing one policeman and wounding four, Afghan authorities said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack....
BEIRUT (AP) -- The sit-com is a little like "I Love Lucy," starring a comic housewife who gets into shenanigans and bickers with her husband. Except children play all the roles. And it all takes place in one of the historic stone houses in the old city of Aleppo, besieged by government forces in one of the worst battlegrounds of Syria's civil war....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is touting strides in reducing homelessness among military veterans as his administration reaches the halfway point in building a massive database on veterans' health....
