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SEATTLE (AP) -- A flight attendant broke a wine bottle over the head of a man who lunged for an exit door and fought with other passengers during a Delta Air Lines flight from Seattle to Beijing, but it didn't faze him, an FBI agent wrote in charging papers filed Friday....
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Ali Said fled war-torn Somalia two decades ago after his right leg was blown off by a grenade. Last year, the father of seven was shot in his other leg by robbers while living in a Kenyan refugee camp....
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- The rumor spread quickly: A man had been beaten to death by police. For blacks - frustrated by high unemployment, inadequate schools, substandard housing - yet another abuse by police was too much to bear, and they erupted....
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) -- A woman charged with killing four of her young children and her husband smiled and flashed a double thumbs up to news cameras during her first court appearance Friday in metro Atlanta before telling a judge she doesn't want an attorney....
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) -- Despite clinging to only a sliver of territory in Mosul, Islamic State militants managed to launch a counterattack Friday that reversed days of Iraqi army territorial gains in just a matter of hours - a setback that underscores the fragility of the Iraqi security forces despite years of U.S.-led coalition training as well as the instability likely to follow the city's liberation....
EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) -- Islamic militants attacked a remote Egyptian army outpost in the Sinai Peninsula with a suicide car bomb and heavy machine gun fire on Friday, killing at least 23 soldiers in the deadliest attack in the turbulent region in two years....
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Terry Francona's heart, of all things, has kept him away from baseball....
Hamburg, Germany, Jul 7, 2017 / 10:44 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis sent a message to leaders of the world's economy gathered for the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, reminding them of the responsibility they have to care for those not represented at the summit.The G20 Summit is annual meeting of heads of state and finance from the leaders of the world's economy. While only 20 countries are members, they represent 85 percent of the world's GDP and two-thirds of it's population.German Chancellor Angela Merkel is hosting this year’s G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany from July 7-8. The summit has been met this year with small but significant groups of mostly anti-capitalist protesters, who among other things are protesting the meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump with Russian President Vladimir Putin.In his address to the leaders, Pope Francis reflected on four key themes, starting with "time is greater than space," at which point he told the group to ...
By Greg ErlandsonWASHINGTON(CNS) -- The first century of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops hasconcluded with its organization of an unprecedented and powerful gathering ofCatholics in Orlando, Florida.With the somewhat ungainlytitle of "Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in America," itwas nine years in the making. It brought together more than 3,100 people,mainly laity but also more than 150 bishops and 500 priests and deacons. Itfelt a bit like a class reunion for highly engaged Catholics, or as oneobserver put it, a World Youth Day for adults.For four days ofspeeches, panels, Masses and much conversation, the convocation became atangible expression of church unity and missionary zeal. There were manyhighlights, from the opening speech by Hosffman Ospino to the closing homily byCardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, USCCB president.A tour de force was thefinal address by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the papal nuncio to the UnitedStates. He call...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob RollerBy Laura DodsonORLANDO,Fla. (CNS) -- Theirs was a monumental responsibility: shepherding lay leaders, cardinals,archbishops, bishops, religious, deacons, musicians, event staff and a legionof volunteers at the historic "Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of theGospel in America" July 1-4 in Orlando."Thisconvocation is a journey, and there will be three of us here to guide youthrough the next four days," said Bishop Edward J. Burns of Dallas, one of theevent's emcees.Theconsistent presence -- on stage and off -- of Bishop Burns, along with emceeJulianne Stanz, director of new evangelization for the Diocese of Green Bay,Wisconsin, and moderator Gloria Purvis, co-host of "Morning Glory" on EWTNRadio, kept the entire program flowing smoothly despite any behind-the-sceneshiccups.Sponsoredby the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the convocation brought together morethan 3,100 lay and religious leaders from 160 dioceses and 185 nationalorganizations. The...
