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By Junno Arocho EstevesROME(CNS) -- The key to ending extreme poverty and hunger is to recognize thatbehind every statistic, there is the face of a person who is suffering, PopeFrancis said."Povertyhas a face! It has the face of a child; it has the face of a family; it has theface of people, young and old. It has the face of widespread unemployment andlack of opportunity. It has the face of forced migrations, and of empty ordestroyed homes," the pope said June 13 during a visit to the Romeheadquarters of the U.N.'s World Food Program.Advancedcommunications, while informing the world of the tragedy of poverty, has alsoresulted in a desensitized culture that has turned the real suffering of peopleinto statistics, the pope told WFP executive board members.The world is gradually "growing immune to otherpeople's tragedies, seeing them as something 'natural,'" he said. "Without faces and stories, human lives becomestatistics and we run the risk of bureaucratizing the sufferings of others...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Steve Nesius, ReutersBy ORLANDO, Fla. (CNS) -- Orlando BishopJohn G. Noonan urged people of faith "to turn their hearts and souls"to God and pray for the victims, the families and first responders followingthe worst mass shooting in U.S. history June 12."A sword has pierced theheart of our city," he said in a statement."The healing power of Jesusgoes beyond our physical wounds but touches every level of our humanity:physical, emotional, social, spiritual," he said. "Jesus calls us toremain fervent in our protection of life and human dignity and to pray unceasinglyfor peace in our world."The shooting rampage at acrowded nightclub in Orlando left 50 people dead, including the gunman, and 53wounded.Police said a lone gunman identifiedas 29-year-old Omar Mir Seddique Mateen -- opened fire inside the Pulse club inOrlando inthe early morning hours. New reports said that Mateen, who pledged allegianceto the Islamic State terrorist group, died in a gun battle with SWAT team...
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- Oscar Pistorius is a "broken" man whose mental state has deteriorated and he should be hospitalized and not jailed, a psychologist called by his defense testified at the start of a new sentencing hearing Monday....
NEW YORK (AP) -- In a surprise move, Microsoft said Monday that it is buying professional networking service site LinkedIn for about $26.2 billion....
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Mina Justice was sound asleep when she received the first text from her son, Eddie Justice, who was in the gay nightclub when a gunman opened fire in an attack that left 49 patrons dead and more than 50 wounded....
REYHANLI, Turkey (AP) -- The Islamic State group, which on Monday called the Orlando mass shooter Omar Mateen 'one of the soldiers of the caliphate in America,' has a history of targeting gays with brutal public killings....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The gunman in the attack that killed 49 people at an Orlando nightclub was inspired by extremist information over the internet, President Barack Obama said Monday, calling it an apparent example of "homegrown extremism" that U.S. officials have been worrying about for years....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The worst mass shooting in U.S. history shook the presidential campaign Monday, sending Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump scrambling to position themselves as best-qualified to lead a nation on edge over terrorism and gun violence....
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The Latest on the deadly shooting at a nightclub in Orlando. (all times local):...
