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(Vatican Radio) German Chancellor Angela Merkel has dismissed suggestions that the influx of refugees over the past year has brought Islamic extremism to Germany. Her remarks come amid European concerns that insecurity following a failed coup in Turkey will lead to a new wave of migrants fleeing war and poverty, though activists have urged youngsters in Budapest to remember their suffering.Listen to Stefan Bos' report: In one of her toughest comments on the issue in recent weeks, Merkel made clear that she condemns those who link the influx of more than a million refugees into Germany last year to extremism.German news agency DPA quoted Merkel as saying that "Islamist terrorism by the Islamic State group isn't a phenomenon that came to us with the refugees, it's one that we had before too."Merkel spoke at a political rally in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where her Christian Democrats face strong competition from the nationalist Alternati...
Denver, Colo., Aug 18, 2016 / 06:02 am (CNA).- He hates the way things are done these days, and church sure ain’t what it used to be.Church Curmudgeon may be one of the most cantankerous guys on Twitter, but he’s also one of the most hilarious. His complaints range from sinful dancing to boring homilies to music that’s too loud to shenanigans from the “youths” at church. While the character himself is actually Southern Baptist, it turns out grumpy old men who complain about things in church is not just reserved to one denomination. His nearly 90 thousand followers on Twitter come from all walks of life - Catholic, Evangelical, and even some atheists.First day of VBS, and I got 3 kids to rededicate themselves to staying off the lawn.— Church Curmudgeon (@ChrchCurmudgeon) June 6, 2016We tracked down the guy behind the wisecracking angry old man staring back at you from the Twitter handle @ChrchCurmudgeon. Here’s the story behind the sass:...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures IncBy Mark PattisonWASHINGTON(CNS) -- It's been 57 years since the last film version of "Ben-Hur" hit movietheaters. That alone is, for most Hollywood types, reason enough for a remake.Butwhen the husband-and-wife team of Roma Downey and Mark Burnett saw thescreenplay of the new version from John Ridley, he of Oscar-winning "12 Years aSlave" fame, "we loved the script," said Downey, an executive producer of thenew film, as is Ridley. "We loved the rephrasing of the story as one offorgiveness and reconciliation instead of the previous incarnations which were revenge-driven."Downeyadded, "Certainly, my faith is important to me as a Catholic and I feel thatthe values in this film are important and valuable. In the time we're living,in a world that's uncertain, with fear and confusion, I feel the central themesof forgiveness and reconciliation is a message that's needed now more thanever. It's my hope that audiences w...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Former NFL star Darren Sharper has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in a case where he was accused of drugging and raping as many as 16 women in four states....
BERLIN (AP) -- Scientists say Oetzi the Iceman wore clothes made of brown bear pelt and roe deer when he died in the Alps 5,300 years ago....
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- It's an amusement park staple with a dedicated fan base. But how often does anyone really win at the claw machine?...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Wanted: Volunteers willing to be infected with the Zika virus for science....
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Uber passengers in Pittsburgh will be able to summon rides in self-driving cars with the touch of a smartphone button in the next several weeks....
DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (AP) -- Keisha Taylor, a 37-year-old mother of four, has spent three nights in two different shelters since her family fled the flooding at their Baton Rouge apartment complex. And she doesn't know how many more nights they will be sleeping on cots inside the downtown arena where hundreds sought shelter....
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- A Brazilian police official is telling The Associated Press that American swimmer Ryan Lochte fabricated a story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro....
