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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- A South Dakota tribal chairman is urging members to avoid Bismarck and Mandan in North Dakota after a clash between private security guards and people protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline, saying he fears for his people's safety....
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Hermine spun away from the East Coast on Sunday, removing the threat of heavy rain but maintaining enough power to whip up dangerous waves and rip currents and keep beaches off-limits to disappointed swimmers and surfers during the Labor Day weekend....
(Vatican Radio) At the conclusion of the Mass in which he canonized Mother Teresa of Calcutta on Sunday, Pope Francis remembered a Spanish missionary sister who was murdered last week in Haiti.In remarks ahead of the recitation of the Angelus, the Pope spoke in a special way to the many volunteers present, who are in Rome to celebrate the Jubilee for Volunteers and Workers of Mercy. In this context the Pope remembered especially those who offer their service in “difficult and risky” situations. He recalled Sister Isabel who was killed last week in Haiti.She was a missionary from Spain who devoted her life to helping the poor of Haiti, and creating opportunities to give them a better future. James Blears reports about a life callously stolen, but a legacy which will live on in the hearts of Haitians.Listen: Typically caring, Isabelle Sola Matas, was inching down a potholed road, driving a white SUV, speckled with mud, to gingerly accommodate ...
(Vatican Radio) Voters in a state in north-eastern Germany voted Sunday in an election that was seen as a serious challenge for Chancellor Angela Merkel as an anti-migration and anti-Islam party was expected to perform better than her Christian Democratic Union party (CDU). Listen to the report by Stefan Bos: Sunday's poll in the state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania is one of the biggest tests to date of Chancellor Merkel’s migrant and refugee policies. Her parliamentary constituency is in the region with 1.3 million eligible voters and losing here will put Merkel in a weaker position ahead of national elections next year Opinion polls suggested that the three-year-old anti-migration Alternative for Germany (AFD) could overtake Merkel’s conservative CDU party in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania.Surveys show the German leader's popularity has declined after she took a decision that led to more than 1 million migrants fleeing war and poverty being re...
Vatican City, Sep 4, 2016 / 01:12 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- On September 4, Mother Teresa of Calcutta was officially declared a saint by Pope Francis. CNA had the chance to speak with Major Archbishop Baselios Cardinal Cleemis of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, who serves as president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India. He shared his memories of Mother Teresa, as well as some thoughts on the significance of the canonization for the people of India. Excerpts of the interview are below:Q: We’re here in Rome for the canonization of Mother Teresa. What does this canonization mean for the Church and people of India?It’s a great moment of joy and satisfaction for the Christians in India and also as a nation for the society in India, that one of our citizens and one of us is being greatly honored by respective bodies in the world. For example, starting with the most valued honor given to Mother Teresa when she was living: “Bharat Ratna” that means,...
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The parents of the toddler who was killed by an alligator at Walt Disney World in Florida say they will always remember their sweet little boy....
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Law enforcement agencies plan to release more information this week on the discovery of the remains of Jacob Wetterling....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawmakers return to Washington this week for an abbreviated election-season session in which they will likely do what they do best: the bare minimum....
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Hermine spun away from the East Coast on Sunday, removing the threat of heavy rain but maintaining enough power to churn dangerous waves and rip currents and keep beaches off-limits to disappointed swimmers and surfers during the holiday weekend....
HONOLULU (AP) -- The world's largest living primate has been listed as critically endangered, making four of the six great ape species only one step away from extinction, according to a report released Sunday at the World Conservation Congress in Hawaii....
