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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Several hundred Bernie Sanders supporters and other demonstrators marched down Philadelphia's sweltering Broad Street on the opening day of the Democratic convention Monday, chanting "Nominate Sanders or lose in November!" and "Hey, hey, ho, ho, the DNC has got to go!"...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has decided to scrap a previously scheduled official discourse to Polish bishops on the first day of his apostolic journey to Poland, in favour of a private encounter with them during which the Pope and the bishops will be able to listen to each other and converse in total freedom.Listen to the report by Linda Bordoni: Speaking to Vatican Radio, Father Federico Lombardi SJ, Director of the Holy See Press Office, explained that the Pope wants the occasion to be as spontaneous and authentic as possible: a moment in which the bishops and the Pope will be at ease and free to exchange opinions and ask questions.Lombardi pointed out that in fact there have been no real changes to the schedule; rather, he said, the Pope has made it clear that the formula he prefers in these occasions – and it is the one he has most often resorted to during his apostolic journeys – is that of a “familiar encounter and of dialogue”.Thus, Lombardi said, P...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob RollerBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Withhis visit to World Youth Day only a few days away, Pope Francis asked young pilgrimsto accompany his visit toKrakow, Poland, with prayers. Leaving for Poland July 27 "tomeet up with these young men and women and celebrate with them and for them theJubilee of Mercy, with the intercession of St. John Paul II, I ask you to accompany me with prayer," the pope saidJuly 24 during his Angelusaddress.The pope thanked the volunteers,bishops, priests and men and women religious "who are working to welcomethese young pilgrims." In a message for youths unableto make it to the event,he said, "A special word to the many youth of their same age who,unable to be present personally, will follow the event through the media: Weare all united in prayer!"Prayer was the main theme ofthe pope's reflection prior to reciting the Angelus with thousands of visitors in St. Peter's Square. Recalling the day's Gospelreading, in which Je...
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MOSCOW (AP) -- While the scandal of Russian doping threatens to be one of the main talking points of the Rio Olympics, other countries are slipping under the radar despite sharing the tainted legacy of the Soviet sports system....
NEW YORK (AP) -- The options for gender-neutral children's clothing are still limited, but growing....
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- Gunfire erupted at a nightclub hosting a swimsuit-themed party for teens in Florida, leaving two teens dead and at least 17 other people wounded, officials said Monday....
ANSBACH, Germany (AP) -- A Syrian man whose asylum bid had been rejected in Germany recorded a cellphone video of himself pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group before he tried to get into an outdoor concert with a bomb-laden backpack. He was turned away and blew himself up outside a wine bar instead, injuring 15 people, authorities said Monday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The FBI said Monday it is investigating how thousands of Democratic National Committee emails were hacked, a breach that Hillary Clinton's campaign maintains was committed by Russia to benefit Donald Trump....
