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Jefferson City, Mo., Aug 21, 2016 / 04:09 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Missouri legislature should let stand the governor’s veto of a bill that would allow concealed carry of firearms without a permit, the state’s Catholic bishops have said.“Catholic Church teaching recognizes the right to self-defense as a way of preserving one’s life and in defense of others in the face of an imminent threat,” the Missouri Catholic Conference said. “We encourage Missouri citizens of good will, however, not to fall prey to the notion that we are somehow safer as individuals and as a society if everyone is always and everywhere armed.”The conference statement was signed by all the state’s bishops.The bishops said the current concealed carry permit process is “reasonable and prudent,” noting such steps as a background check and eight hours of formal training for permit applicants. The training includes instruction in loading, cleaning, storing, ...
CHICAGO (AP) -- Left out of federal labor law written decades ago, nannies, housekeepers and private caregivers are gaining legal protections in a growing number of states, with Illinois becoming the latest to establish a domestic workers' "bill of rights."...
WALKER, La. (AP) -- Outside the small town of Walker, Louisiana, a rural Baptist church has become an oasis for flood victims....
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Brazil and the world bid farewell Sunday to the first Olympic Games in South America, a 16-day spectacle that combined numerous highlight reel moments with ugly and even bizarre episodes that sometimes overshadowed the competitions....
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) -- President Barack Obama is returning from vacation rested and ready for a busy fall, including pressing Congress for money to protect against the Zika virus and fending off lawmakers' attacks over the administration's $400 million "leverage" payment to Iran....
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Sunday offered prayers for the victims of Saturday’s bombing in southern Turkey. At least 51 people were killed and 69 wounded – many of them seriously, in a suspected suicide bombing at a wedding party in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep. Speaking after the recitation of the Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis said, “Sad news has reached me about the bloody attack” that was carried out in “dear Turkey.” The Pope prayed for the victims and the injured, and "for the gift of peace for all."Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that the so-called Islamic State was the "likely perpetrator" of the bomb attack which may have been carried out by a suicide bomber as young as 12 years old. Listen to the report by Nathan Morley:
(Vatican Radio) Ukraine's military and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine have accused each otherof violating a cease-fire agreement amid escalating fighting that has worried international monitors and the West.The latest clashes have also undermined efforts to treat those wounded in a conflict that has killed nearly 10,000 people. Listen to the report by Stefan Bos: Anxious Ukrainian soldiers watched a burning building where vehicles have been destroyed. The footage released byUkraine's Defence Ministry claimed to show the aftermath of recent shelling by Russian-backed separatists. Since Fridayat least two soldiers were reportedly killed, and eight wounded.Additionally, several civilians were injured. Yet, the shelling here on the outskirts of rebel controlled Donetsk hasmade it more difficult to treat and rescue injured people suggested a soldier. “Sadly, they hit directly a Ukrainian medicalbattalion car," he said while watching the burning bu...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya sloshed his way to the gold medal in the men's Olympic marathon Sunday as Rio de Janeiro began its grand goodbye to the 2016 Games in clammy conditions that did nothing to dampen Brazil's frenzied mood....
