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ESTERO, Fla. (AP) -- Hillary Clinton accused Donald Trump of giving "aid and comfort" to Islamic terrorists Monday, declaring his anti-Muslim rhetoric helps the Islamic State group and other militants such as ISIS recruit new fighters....
TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- An unarmed black man killed by a white Oklahoma officer who was responding to a stalled vehicle can be seen in police video walking away from officers and toward his SUV with his hands up before he approaches the driver's side door, where he drops to the ground after being shocked with a stun gun then fatally shot....
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- As an 8-year-old in the Bronx, Vin Scully would grab a pillow, put it under his family's four-legged radio and lay his head directly under the speaker to hear whatever college football game was on the air in 1936....
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- World leaders gather at the United Nations for their annual meeting Tuesday with an array of global crises that desperately need solutions, topped by the Syrian conflict, escalating attacks around the world by Islamic extremists, and millions of people fleeing fighting and poverty....
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Irondale, Ala., Sep 19, 2016 / 02:10 pm (CNA).- The legacy of Mother Angelica, the Poor Clare nun who founded Catholic cable channel EWTN, continues to live on in those who watched her or worked with her.At the 10th annual EWTN family celebration, the first since Mother’s death on Easter Sunday this past year, both viewers and staff of the network recalled their favorite memories of the formidable nun over the years.Brother Leo (of Hey Brother Leo! fame) joined the friars with the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word in 1992, the order of friars founded by Mother Angelica. Soon after he joined, he began floor directing Mother Angelica for her live show.The most difficult part about getting Mother ready for her shows was making sure she was in her seat on time, he told CNA.“She loved to talk with people (in the audience) before her live show. Trying to get her on the set was not easy,” he said.Brother Leo added that although Mother was not always this way wit...
Washington D.C., Sep 19, 2016 / 03:29 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In light of Pope Francis' call to pray for the victims of sexual abuse, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will support a Worldwide Day of Prayer for Sexual Abuse Survivors, highlighting the importance of healing and noting the progress the Church has made over the years.“With a pastor's heart, Pope Francis renewed the call of the universal Church to pray for, help heal and proactively protect children from the terrible sin of sexual abuse,” said Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, in a Sept. 16 statement.“This universal expression of healing and sorrow, joined by our brothers and sisters around the world, will be a powerful reminder that no survivor should walk the path toward healing alone,” he said.The Worldwide Day of Prayer was originally suggested at the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors (PCPM) Pl...
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sep 19, 2016 / 04:32 pm (CNA).- Mateo studied baking and Leandro pastry making. Franco and Mauricio wanted to be waiters. These overlapping interests led the four friends with Down syndrome to start a successful pizza service in Buenos Aires, Argentina.With more than 10,000 followers on Facebook, this group of friends has held nearly 30 events in just two months. Wherever they are called, they always arrive with their own oven and outfits. The offer pizza and empanadas, and they even have a menu for those who are gluten intolerant.<iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLosperejileseventos%2Fposts%2F308177556189478%3A0&width=500" width="500" height="588" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true"></iframe>Each one knows his role in the undertaking, which is coordinated by L...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Junno Arocho EstevesASSISI,Italy (CNS) -- Religiousleaders celebrating the 30thanniversary of St. John Paul II's Assisi interfaith peace gathering in 1986called on people from around the world to continue its legacy to combat today'sindifference and violence.The event Sept.18-20 was sponsored by the Rome-based Community of Sant'Egidio, the Diocese of Assisi and theFranciscan friars to reflect on the theme, "Thirst for Peace:Faiths and Cultures in Dialogue." At the opening assembly, attended by Italian President SergioMattarella, Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople said, peace"starts from within and radiates outward, from local to global.""Thus, peace requires an interior conversion, a changein policies and behaviors," he said. Humanity'srelationship with creation "has a direct impact on the way in which itacts toward other people," said the patriarch, known for his decades ofwork on the connection between Christian spirituality and e...
NEW YORK (AP) -- President Barack Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi put the Islamic State group on notice Monday that they plan to recapture the city of Mosul within months. If successful, the operation could mark a major turning point in the campaign to defeat the extremist group....
