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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Hillary Clinton vowed Tuesday to conduct a national security and foreign policy that Americans could be proud of, saying rival Donald Trump "just absolutely bewilders" her when he talks about his policies around the globe....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House Oversight Committee said Tuesday it had received FBI documents related to the agency's recently closed investigation of Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state....
People from all sections of Bangladeshi society should denounce the use of violence in the name of religion, said Bishop Sebastian Tudu of Dinajpur on Aug. 13.Bishop Tudu when speaking at a seminar in northern Rangpur, Bangladesh, a Muslim-majority country told that Bangladesh is a multi-religious and multi-cultural nation, so all people need to stand guard against religious extremism and anarchy that threatens peace and harmony."No sane person or religion can support abuses and killings in the name of religion," he said."God calls on us to love each other, to do good to others and help people towards a righteous path in life," said Bishop Tudu who is the chairman of Bangladeshi Catholic bishops' Commission for Evangelization and Promotion of Pontifical Mission Societies."It's our responsibility to resist ideologies that cause harm to people and bring back misguided people from destructive paths," he said.Bangladeshi police organized the...
Bhubaneswar, India, Aug 16, 2016 / 06:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Archbishop Raphael Cheenath, who lived through one of the worst Christian persecutions in modern India and spent the remainder of his life fighting for justice for those who suffered in the Kandhamal massacre, died Sunday at the age of 81.Archbishop Cheenath had been Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar from 1985 to 2011. He passed away Aug. 14 at Holy Spirit Hospital in Mumbai, after a battle with colon cancer.His death followed the successful outcome of a legal battle he brought forward to gain an increase in relief to the victims of the 2008 attack against the Christian community in the Indian district of Kandhamal.In 2008, Hindu extremists led anti-Christian attacks on nearly 200 villages in Kandhamal, part of the Cuttack-Bhubaneswar archdiocese. Around 30,000 people fled the East-Indian state of Odisha, and 6,000 homes were destroyed.More than 100 people were killed, including a Catholic priest, and some 270 churches an...
By Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- If there is one person who immersedherself in the "peripheries" Pope Francis is drawn to, it was BlessedTeresa of Kolkata.If there was one who showed courage and creativity inbringing God's mercy to the world, like Pope Francis urges, it was thediminutive founder of the Missionaries of Charity.For many people, the Catholic Church's Year of Mercy willreach its culmination when Pope Francis canonizes Mother Teresa Sept. 4,recognizing the holiness of charity, mercy and courage found in a package just 5-feettall.Ken Hackett, U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, worked closelywith Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity in his previous positions atthe U.S. bishops' Catholic Relief Services. He was at her funeral in 1997, herbeatification in 2003 and will attend the Mass where she will be declared asaint."Where Mother pushed the Missionaries of Charity was tothe edge, to the most difficult places," said the ambassador, who said hevisited her houses ...
VIENNA (AP) -- The giant panda that gave birth at Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo last week was hiding a tiny little secret - an extra cub....
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Joao Havelange, who as president of FIFA for two decades transformed soccer's governing body into a multibillion-dollar business and a hotbed for subsequent corruption that damaged its reputation, has died. He was 100....
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Amber Heard is withdrawing allegations that Johnny Depp physically abused her and has settled her divorce case with the Oscar-nominated actor....
LOWER LAKE, Calif. (AP) -- Fire crews gained ground on a massive Northern California wildfire that has destroyed 175 homes, businesses and other structures and charred nearly 7 square miles, fire officials said Tuesday....
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- As waters receded in parts of Louisiana's capital city, some residents returned to their flood-damaged homes Tuesday for the first time and found a soggy mess....
