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IMAGE: CNS photo/L'Osservatore RomanoBy Cindy WoodenROME (CNS) -- Continuing his monthly Year of Mercy visits topeople in particularly vulnerable situations, Pope Francis spent an afternoonOct. 14 at Rome's SOS Children's Village.The village, which includes five houses, attempts toprovide a home-like atmosphere for children under the age of 12 whose parents cannotcare for them.A maximum of six children and a house mother live in each ofthe houses at the village.According to the Vatican press office, "The boys andgirls, accompanied by staff from the center, showed the pope the village'sgreen space, which has a mini-soccer field and a small playground. The childrenshowed the Holy Father their rooms and their toys, and he listened to theirstories and stayed for a snack with them."When Pope Francis announced the Year of Mercy, he said thathe would try each month in private to fulfill one of the works of mercy. SinceDecember, his Mercy Friday visits have included spending time with migr...
By WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Toomuch of the political discourse during this election year "has demeaned womenand marginalized people of faith," the president of the U.S. Conference ofCatholic Bishops said Oct. 14."This must change," saidArchbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky. "True to the best hopes ofour Founding Fathers, we are confident that we can and will do better as anation.""Politicians, theirstaffs and volunteers should reflect our best aspirations as citizens," he said.The archbishop's statement cameat the end of a week of fallout over controversies involving thepresidential campaigns of Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democraticnominee Hillary Clinton.One controversy involved NBC's Oct. 9 leakingof a 2005 audio clip of Trump making lewd sexualremarks about women. The other involved an Oct. 11 release by WikiLeaks of what it saidwas an email chain among top officials from Clinton's campaign discussing howmany powerful conservatives in the U.S. are converts to Cat...
NEW YORK (AP) -- It's going to get worse for Wells Fargo before it gets better....
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) -- As Hurricane Matthew roared across southwestern Haiti, Joselien Jean-Baptiste huddled with his family while the wind whipped at his little house. When it was finally safe to venture outside at dawn the 60-year-old farmer realized his troubles had only just begun....
Hours earlier, he was a happy 4-year-old who loved Ironman and the Hulk and all the Avengers. Now, as Bryson Mees-Hernandez approached death in a Houston hospital room, his brain swelling through the bullet hole in his face, his mother assured the boy it was OK to die....
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A tornado struck an Oregon beach town Friday, sending "debris flying everywhere" and toppling powerlines and trees as strong winds and heavy rain walloped the Pacific Northwest....
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- House Speaker Paul Ryan did it again Friday - he spoke about the choices in this year's elections without uttering the words, "Donald Trump."...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT):...
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- New allegations of sexual misconduct rocked Donald Trump's campaign Friday as the candidate denounced his accusers, blasted news organizations that have reported the claims and said it all shows "the whole election is being rigged."...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Two more women came forward on Friday to accuse Donald Trump of sexual misconduct, including a former contestant from a reality show that starred the Republican presidential nominee....
