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FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) -- Omar Mateen graduated from community college with a criminal justice degree, worked as a security guard and wanted to be a police officer....
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- "Please, don't let my hand go," Eddie Justice begged Demetrice Naulings. The two best friends huddled together in the women's bathroom with about 40 other terrified club-goers....
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) -- The body of a 2-year-old Nebraska boy who was snatched off a Walt Disney World beach by an alligator and dragged underwater was recovered Wednesday, ending a ghastly search at one of the world's most popular tourist destinations....
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The Latest on the massacre at a gay Orlando nightclub (all times local):...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Police offered stress counseling and debriefing Wednesday to the SWAT team and other officers who witnessed the nightclub carnage, as the FBI tried to reconstruct the killer's movements and figure out what role his wife may have played in the plot....
Peoria, Ill., Jun 15, 2016 / 10:58 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The stalled beatification cause of Archbishop Fulton Sheen could soon resume, thanks to a petition by his family members weighing in on where he should be buried.Joan Sheen Cunningham, the archbishop’s oldest living relative, was joined by other relatives of the archbishop in filing the legal petition with the Supreme Court of the State of New York, asking that the body be transferred to Peoria, Illinois.“With the progress that the cause has already made, a beatification could be celebrated shortly after the arrival of the remains in Peoria and with the approval of Pope Francis,” the Diocese of Peoria said June 14 in its comment on the petition.The transfer could take place as soon as the court grants approval, according to the diocese. The petition seeks to inter the archbishop in a crypt in St. Mary’s Cathedral in the Diocese of Peoria. It claims that “in the very near future” the Vatican w...
By Christine Young and Teresa PetersonORLANDO,Fla. (CNS) -- Since the worst shooting attack in America occurred June 12,Catholic Charities of Central Florida has been working in the background tohelp victims, survivors and family members in whatever way possible. Just hours after the shooting at a gay nightclub called the Pulse in Orlando that left 50 dead (including the gunman) andmore than 50 wounded, six bilingual staffers from Catholic Charities arrived atthe Hampton Inn in downtown Orlando, a meeting place for family and friends ofthe victims. Deacon David Gray of the Diocese of Orlando was coordinating apastoral response to the crisis and spread the word about the need for Spanish-speaking translators. The team of six didn't think twice about going where theywere needed.Maria Torres, one of the teammembers, is an accredited representative for Comprehensive Refugee Services atCatholic Charities of Central Florida. She was on the scene as families arrivedto find out if their lov...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Astronomers say they've heard the echoes of two more crashing black holes - a discovery that hints that the unseen violence of the universe may be pretty common....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Reserve is keeping interest rates unchanged in light of an uncertain job market and offering no hints of when its next rate hike might occur....
LILLE, France (AP) -- French police used tear gas to disperse English soccer fans at the European Championship on Wednesday, the fourth time England fans have been involved in violent incidents since the start of the tournament....
