Article Archive
Please click below to view any of the articles in our archive.
By Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis, who described himself ascoming from "the ends of the earth," continues to go to the farreaches of the globe to seek those who will advise him and possibly elect thenext pope.Announcing May 21 that he was adding five churchmen to theCollege of Cardinals, Pope Francis said their geographic mix -- two Europeans, an African, an Asianand a Central American -- reflect the catholicity of the church.After the June28 consistory, 62 countries will have at least one cardinal elector -- acardinal under the age of 80 and, therefore, eligible both to vote in aconclave to elect a new pope, but also available for membership on variousVatican congregations, councils and dicasteries.Obviously, Pope Francis is continuing the big push begununder Blessed Paul VIto internationalize the College of Cardinals. The cardinal electors that chose St. John Paul II in 1978 camefrom 49 countries. The group that elected now-retired Pope Benedict XVI in 2005 came f...
CANNES, France (AP) -- This year's Cannes Film Festival has been a sprawling, international referendum on Netflix, with votes registered in catcalls and applause, and some of the biggest names in cinema staking out their positions....
NEW YORK (AP) -- "Sgt. Pepper" was only the beginning. Half a century after the Beatles' psychedelic landmark, it stands as one of many musical astonishments of 1967 that shaped what we listen to now....
FOREST GROVE, Ore. (AP) -- A pair of Oregon school districts were intent on identifying warning signs that students might be contemplating a campus shooting when they stumbled on a threat far more pervasive yet much less discussed - sexual aggression among classmates....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court struck down two congressional districts in North Carolina Monday because race played too large a role in their creation, a decision voting rights advocates said would boost challenges in other states....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is proposing to balance the federal budget within a decade by making sharp cuts to social safety-net programs like food stamps and Medicaid and offering optimistic estimates of economic growth and tax revenues to fulfill the promise of a government back in the black....
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Each morning, Joanna Smith's 7-year-old son pulls on a T-shirt and shorts, boasts how fast he can tie his sneakers and heads to school. An honor-roll student who loves science and spelling, he often stays after class to run on the playground with his large group of friends....
DEARBORN, Michigan (AP) -- Ford is replacing CEO Mark Fields as it struggles to keep its traditional auto-manufacturing business running smoothly while remaking itself as a nimble, high-tech provider of new mobility services....
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- One-third of the potential jurors questioned in Bill Cosby's sex assault case Monday said they've formed opinions about his guilt or innocence while the majority said it would be difficult to spend several weeks sequestered across the state....
JERUSALEM (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Monday defended himself against allegations he divulged classified information in a recent meeting with Russian diplomats, saying alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he never identified Israel in his Oval Office conversation....
