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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Prominent Republicans are speaking out Monday against their own presidential candidate after he chose to scuffle with the grieving parents of a decorated Army veteran killed in Iraq....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A rising chorus of Republican lawmakers and veterans groups hastened to disavow Donald Trump's repeated criticism of a bereaved military family Monday, but the GOP presidential nominee refused to back down. He complained anew that he had been "viciously attacked" by the parents of a Muslim U.S. Army captain who was killed in Iraq....
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a Message to the Bishops of Argentina on the occasion of the Feast of St. Cajetan, the priest and founder of the Theatine order of priests, who is greatly venerated in the Pope’s native land as the Patron of Labour.Click below to hear our report Millions of pilgrims flock to the Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Liniers each year around St. Cajetan’s August 7th feast day, to ask for bread, and the work by which to get it with dignity.In his Message, addressed to the President of the Bishops’ Conference of Argentina, Archbishop José Maria Arancedo of Santa Fe, Pope Francis says, “[O]n this feast of San Cajetan, may all the Bishops find ways to accompany our brothers and sisters, who ask for bread and work.”
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob RollerBy Jonathan LuxmooreKRAKOW, Poland (CNS) -- In agiant circus tent on PiastowskaStreet, next to the Jagiellonian University's sports center, a rock bandwound up its full-volume refrain against a dazzling background of lights andstreamers.In the foreground, more than 3,000young people settled on the ground, as Archbishop Christopher Prowse of Canberra, Australia, started hisaddress."At a time of so muchdeadness and negativity, we are the people of hope," the archbishop'svoice boomed over loudspeakers. "We are the missionary people, the peopleof mercy sent out by God, who hold Jesus close to us."The International EvangelizationCenter, close to Krakow's Blonia Park, was a key feature of World Youth Day,tasked with inspiring and encouraging vocations to the priesthood and religiouslife.Robert Kosciuszko, its Polish spokesman who coordinatesvolunteers from all continents, said each language group was asked to prepare aprogram of prayers and testimonies during t...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jaclyn Lippelmann, Catholic StandardBy Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Aware of the risk of being callednaive or being accused of spouting platitudes, Pope Francis called on youngpeople to model for adults the paths of mercy and respect, and then demonstratedwhat he meant."Today we adults -- we adults -- need you to teach us,like you are doing now, how to live with diversity, in dialogue, to experiencemulticulturalism not as a threat but an opportunity," the pope told youngpeople gathered for a prayer vigil July 30 in Krakow, Poland."Have the courage to teach us that it is easier tobuild bridges than walls. We need this," he said.Many people find it easy to sit on the couch and tweet popularstereotypes like "All Muslims are terrorists" or "Immigrantssteal our jobs."Pope Francis acknowledged that it is a huge task to buildbridges and said he knew many people might not feel up to it at first. But, hesaid, Christians have an obligation to make at least an attempt.St...
MIAMI (AP) -- Gov. Rick Scott asked Monday for a federal emergency response team to help the state combat the spread of the Zika virus in the U.S., saying the number of cases in Florida had increased to 14....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States launched multiple airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Libya on Monday, opening a new, more persistent front against the group at the request of the United Nations-backed government, Libyan and U.S. officials said....
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NEW YORK (AP) -- In a defensive crouch, Donald Trump complained Monday about being "viciously attacked" by the father of a decorated Army captain killed in Iraq, persisting in an emotionally charged feud that has left him increasingly isolated among fellow Republicans....
In a stinging analysis, Zambia’s Diocese of Mongu Bishop, Evans Chinyemba has decried Zambia’s deteriorating media freedoms and said that the country would in two weeks’ time (11 August) conduct general elections under the climate of public service media that only speak for the party in power. He has since urged the Zambian government to stop abusing the public service media sector for its ends.“Zambia votes aware of how we, Zambians have allowed the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC); the Times of Zambia and the Zambia Daily Mail newspapers; the Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) and the National Agricultural Information Services (NAIS) to destroy public service media ethics and allow them to only speak for the party in power,” Bishop Chinyemba said. He made the remarks in the latest Mongu Diocese bulletin, Drumbeat, addressed to parishioners.Bishop Chinyemba says in its current form and for lack of a better term, Zambia’...
