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NEW YORK (AP) -- "The Breakfast Club" star Molly Ringwald will return to a New York stage in an adaptation of another classic 1980s film - "Terms of Endearment."...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress is poised to override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for the kingdom's alleged backing of the terrorists who carried out the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than one-third of calls to a suicide hotline for troubled veterans are not being answered by front-line staffers because of poor work habits and other problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to the hotline's former director....
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) -- The young man accused of killing five people in a Washington state shopping mall before leading authorities on a nearly 24-hour manhunt has confessed to the slayings, according to court documents released Monday....
HOUSTON (AP) -- A disgruntled lawyer who had numerous weapons randomly shot at drivers in a Houston neighborhood Monday morning, hitting six people, one critically, before he was shot and killed by police, authorities said. Another three people had injuries from glass or debris....
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) -- With millions watching and the American presidency on the line, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are poised for a must-see showdown Monday night, pitting the Democrat's call for steady, experienced leadership against the Republican's pugnacious promises to upend Washington....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Everyone's aware of the stakes for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump during the first presidential debate, but there's a third person in the equation who faces a different pressure: Lester Holt....
In a time when indifference to another’s suffering seems so widespread, there was one person, in our time, who was not indifferent. Mother Teresa had eyes that saw, a heart that felt and hands that reached out to help. These were the words uses by Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay, to describe St. Teresa of Calcutta, at a Holy Mass Sunday evening to celebrate the canonization of the ‘Saint of the Gutters’, on the grounds St. Francis Xavier Church, Vile Parle in Mumbai. The Mass and celebratory event that followed was attended by the priests, religious and lay people of Bombay Archdiocese, with guests form Kolkata, formerly Calcutta, Mother Teresa’s adopted hometown. Pope Francis canonized Mother Teresa on Sept. 4 in the Vatican, and since then dioceses, parishes and communities around the world have been celebrating her sainthood.Six bishops and the priests of Bombay Archdiocese joined Card. Gracias at the altar fo...
(Vatican Radio) Today, Monday 26 September 2016, the Holy Father received in audience, in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, His Excellency Joseph Kabila, who subsequently met with His Excellency Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, secretary for Relations with States.In a statement, the Holy See's Press Office said during the "cordial discussions," the good relations between the Holy See and the Democratic Republic of the Congo were evoked, "with particular reference to the important contribution of the Catholic Church in the life of the nation, with its institutions in the educational, social and healthcare spheres, as well as in development and the reduction of poverty. In this context, mutual satisfaction was expressed for the signing of the framework Agreement between the Holy See and the State, which took place on 20 May this year."Particular attention was paid, the comunique continues, "...
Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh and Muslim leaders joined Catholics at the tomb of St. Teresa of Calcutta on Friday hailing her dedication for the poor and praying for her intercession to emulate her work in their life. The interreligious prayer gathering at the tomb of Mother Teresa in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, formerly Calcutta, was one of a series of events Calcutta Archdiocese has organized along with the Missionaries of Charity nuns to celebrate her Sept. 4 canonization by Pope Francis in Rome. Archbishop Thomas D'Souza of Kolkata said the canonization ceremony at the Vatican had gathered people of various faiths. "In a small way, in this holy room where St. Teresa's tomb is, representatives of different faiths have come together to celebrate," he said.Buddhist leader Buddharakhsit described Mother Teresa as a "pure soul" who "earned respect" through her life and actions. ...
