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By Julie AsherWASHINGTON (CNS) -- The chiefliaison to Republican nominee Donald Trump for Catholic issues said thatemails released Oct. 11 by WikiLeaks "reveal the depths of the hostility of Hillary Clinton and her campaign toward Catholics."The emails illustrate "the openanti-Catholic bigotry of her senior advisers, who attack the deeply heldbeliefs and theology of Catholics," said liaison Joseph Cella, who is the founderof the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast.On Oct. 12, Catholic News Servicesent an email to the Clinton campaign seeking comment, but there was noimmediate reply. A Time magazine story published online late Oct. 12 said BrianFallon, a Clinton spokesperson, responded to the charges of anti-Catholicism,calling it a "faux controversy" courtesy of a WikiLeaks hack.Cella was referring to a leakedemail chain with the subject "Conservative Catholicism" from 2011 in which JenniferPalmieri, a Catholic herself, who is now Clinton's communications director, andJohn Halpin, a...
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- LeBron James blasted Donald Trump's crude remarks about women, calling it "trash talk" while refusing to even say the Republican presidential nominee's name. Tom Brady walked away from a news conference when asked about the candidate he has previously supported....
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Minnesota's Democratic governor said Wednesday that the Affordable Care Act is "no longer affordable," a stinging critique from a state leader who strongly embraced the law and proudly proclaimed health reform was working in Minnesota just a few years ago....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- French and Kurdish forces in northern Iraq were attacked by an exploding drone, the Pentagon said Wednesday, adding a new worry to the wars in Iraq and Syria as militant groups learn to weaponize their store-bought drones....
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A flight instructor and a student pilot had an altercation inside the cockpit of a small plane, and the instructor was unable to regain control from the trainee before the plane crashed near the headquarters of a military jet engine manufacturer, killing the student, a U.S. official familiar with the investigation into what happened said Wednesday....
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) -- Brimming with new confidence, Hillary Clinton turned up the heat Wednesday on Republican candidates who are facing both tight election races and tough decisions on what to do about Donald Trump. She's now seeking to spread her new momentum to fellow Democrats on November ballots....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- As news broke last year about Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server, one of her top aides suggested simply releasing all the messages from her time as secretary of state....
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- With public clamor growing for the release of footage from Donald Trump's reign on "The Apprentice," the show's executive producer and parent company remained silent Wednesday on why they say they cannot release any archived video or audio from the hit reality TV program....
BEIRUT (AP) -- For more than a month, insurgents fighting President Bashar Assad's forces had been on the march in central Syria, getting within a few miles of the fourth-largest city of Hama. Many in the opposition hoped they would cut a main government supply line to Aleppo and ease the pressure on the rebels there....
As the higher education crisis in South Africa continues, Jesuit Fr. Graham Pugin was Monday injured by a rubber bullet Fr Graham Pugin S.J., who was injured on the mouth by a rubber bullet at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, has received medical treatment and is recovering. This is according to a statement issued by Fr David Rowan SJ, the Regional Superior of the Jesuits in South Africa and made available to Vatican Radio by Fr Russell Pollitt SJ.Fr Pugin has been one of the facilitators, along with other clergy and former student leaders, working towards an agreement for students, management and other stakeholders at the University of the Witwatersrand. Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Braamfontein has served as a safe space for negotiations. Sections of South African media reported that Fr Pugin was struck on the mouth by a rubber bullet Monday as he tried to protect students seeking safety at the Church. Fr. Rowan has decried the high presence of security personnel at th...
