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Maceio, Brazil, Aug 10, 2017 / 06:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- While preparing to travel to Mass on Saturday morning, Archbishop Antonio Muniz Fernandes of Maceio was robbed at gun point, along with a deacon and a caretaker at his residence.“I was targeted by a gun, but the assailants didn't physically assault anyone. They took personal possessions and the little money that was in a wallet,” Archbishop Muniz said, according to the website of the Archdiocese of Maceio.“I’m fine and tranquil. It is normal for anyone who goes through this to be surprised, but thanks be to God nothing serious happened.”Archbishop Muniz was to be picked up at his house in the Farol neighborhood of the Brazilian city by Deacon Inaldo Pitta in order to celebrate Mass at Saint Goncalo parish. While the deacon was talking to the caretaker, three armed men approached them in a vehicle at around 5:40 am Aug. 5.The robbers took the deacon and caretaker inside where the archbishop ha...
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The Cardinals have a friendly feline to thank for their rally against the Royals....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Suspended Fox News host Eric Bolling on Wednesday sued the reporter who broke the story that he had allegedly sent lewd text messages to colleagues....
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea has announced a detailed plan to launch a salvo of ballistic missiles toward the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, a major military hub and home to U.S. bombers. If carried out, it would be the North's most provocative missile launch to date....
Granada, Spain, Aug 10, 2017 / 12:37 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A Spanish state prosecutor has dismissed a ‘hate crime’ complaint against the Archbishop of Granada after an LGBT activist group claimed he had preached hate against transgender people in a homily.According to EFE news agency, the case was thrown out because the Granada prosecutor’s office could not find sufficient cause to bring legal action against Archbishop Francisco Javier Martínez of Granada.In February, the activist group “Observatory against LGBT-phobia” filed a complaint against the archbishop, claiming that he “promoted hate speech against LGBT persons” in a homily in which he lamented the introduction of gender ideology to young children in school.“There is a short-sightedness and lack of intelligence” in introducing this ideology to children, the archbishop said in his homily at the time.“We are equal in dignity...but we are not interchangeable,&rd...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Alex Beach played a practice round with Luke Donald, walked off the ninth green and signed autographs....
DENVER (AP) -- Taylor Swift's mother said she didn't call police to report allegations that a radio station DJ groped her daughter before a concert because she didn't want the moment to define the pop star's life. Likewise, a liaison for Taylor Swift who deals with radio stations across the country asked the DJ's boss to keep a photo of the alleged assault confidential....
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- An emerging debate about whether elected officials violate people's free speech rights by blocking them on social media is spreading across the U.S. as groups sue or warn politicians to stop the practice....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration's own actions are triggering double-digit premium increases on individual health insurance policies purchased by many consumers, a nonpartisan study has found....
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Hurricane Franklin roared ashore on Mexico's central Gulf coast early Thursday, threatening to pound a mountainous region prone to flash floods and mudslides with torrential rains and heavy winds....
