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By Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Faith is a journey guided by the HolySpirit, who helps the church grow in understanding the sinful nature of once-accepted practices like slavery and the death penalty, Pope Francis said. While people once even used religious reasons to justify practicessuch as slavery, the death penalty and "wars of religion," over timethe Holy Spirit has deepened the church's understanding of the Gospel, the popesaid May 11 in his homily during morning Mass at Domus Sanctae Marthae. Slavery "is a mortal sin; today we say this. Back then,some would say that this could be done because these people did not have a soul!"he said. The number of people enslaved today is "even more, but at leastwe know that it is a mortal sin. The same goes for the death penalty; for atime, it was normal. Today, we say that the death penalty isinadmissible."Reflecting on the day's first reading in which St. Paulrecounts God's works throughout history, Pope Francis said the Lor...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Derek Jeter is paying tribute to New York City a few days before the Yankees permanently retire his jersey....
LONDON (AP) -- Charlie Hunnam says he convinced director Guy Ritchie to cast him as King Arthur after the two bonded over marijuana - talking about it, not indulging in it....
In campus clashes from California to Vermont, many defenders of the First Amendment say they see signs that free speech, once a bedrock value in academia, is losing ground as a priority at U.S. colleges....
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The new Veterans Affairs chief shares the goal set by former President Barack Obama's administration of ending homelessness among veterans, but he says it will take longer than his predecessor predicted....
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The Mormon church, the largest sponsor of Boy Scouts troops in the United States, announced Thursday it is pulling older teenagers from the organization as the religion takes a step toward developing its own global scouting-like program....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday launching a commission to review alleged voter fraud and voter suppression in the U.S. election system, three White House officials said....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate intelligence committee has subpoenaed former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn for documents related to the panel's investigation into Russia's election meddling....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- On the spot as the FBI's new acting director, Andrew McCabe assured senators Thursday he will alert them to any effort to interfere with the investigation into Russia's election meddling and possible ties with Donald Trump's campaign....
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