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Jackson, Miss., Aug 25, 2016 / 03:14 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Two religious sisters were found murdered in their Mississippi home today, according to police.The sisters, both nurse practitioners, were scheduled to work at Lexington Medical Clinic but never came to work this morning, prompting their co-workers to call the police.According to a statement from the Diocese of Jackson, the bodies have not been positively identified by authorities, but are believed to be those of Sister Paula Merrill, of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in Kentucky, and Sister Margaret Held, of the Sisters of St. Francis in Milwaukee.Authorities said that it appears the sisters were shot at their home in Durant, Miss. While no motive is known at the time, police said it appears they are victims of homicide.“These sisters have spent years of dedicated service here in Mississippi. They absolutely loved the people in their community,” said Bishop Joseph Kopacz of Jackson.“We mourn with the pe...
Denver, Colo., Aug 25, 2016 / 03:48 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Father Jorge Rodriguez, the next auxiliary bishop of Denver, believes there is a way to help lapsed Catholics return to church.“Sometimes we go far away, but Jesus is always the one who attracts to our pews,” Bishop-designate Rodriguez said Aug. 25. “Inasmuch as we present the true Jesus, then people will come back. They really need him.” If Catholics will “reactivate” their own communities, he said, people will return.On Thursday, Pope Francis appointed Mexico native Fr. Rodriguez, 61, as the next auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Denver. The former professor and past vice-rector of Denver’s St. John Vianney Seminary presently serves as pastor at Holy Cross Church in Thornton, Colo.“I’ve met this wonderful Catholic community that we have here,” he said at a Thursday press conference. “There are lots of wonderful people in Colorado. I feel very honore...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The hateful hack of comedian Leslie Jones' personal website reveals the tricky cyber landscape celebrities tread and the murky legal protections that exist for personal digital content....
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Colombia's president is moving quickly to hold a national referendum on a peace deal meant to end a half-century of bloody conflict with leftist rebels, delivering the final text of the deal to congress on Thursday and declaring a definitive cease-fire with the guerrillas....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A U.S. Navy ship fired three warning shots in the direction of an Iranian boat that was approaching another American ship head-on in the North Arabian Gulf on Wednesday, U.S. officials said, in an escalation of encounters in the region this week....
DURANT, Miss. (AP) -- Two nuns who worked as nurses and helped the poor in rural Mississippi were found slain in their home, perhaps victims of a break-in and vehicle theft, officials said Thursday....
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Brazilian police charged American swimmer Ryan Lochte on Thursday with filing a false robbery report over an incident during the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro....
ASCOLI PICENO, Italy (AP) -- She became the face of Italy's earthquake: Sister Marjana Lleshi, blood staining her veil as she texted her family and friends in her native Albania that she was alive....
(Vatican Radio) Russia has begun unexpected major military drills in several parts of the country and at sea amid major tensions with neighboring Ukraine. The exercises come amid mounting international concerns over a widening military conflict between the two neighbors.Listen to Stefan Bos' report: Russia's defense ministry says President Vladimir Putin announced snap military drills on land and in the Black and Caspian Seas.The ministry said in a statement Thursday that the drills began at 7:00 a.m. Moscow time in Russia's southern, western and central military districts where troops have been put on combat alert.Officials say the exercises will last until the end of the month and will involve a variety of troops, from paratroopers to the Northern Fleet.Kiev blames RussiaThese exercises were expected to add to tensions with Kiev. It has accused Moscow of stationing more than 40,000 troops in Russian-occupied Crimea and along the bo...
