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Rome, Italy, Jul 27, 2016 / 11:44 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As thousands of youth gather in Krakow this week for World Youth Day with Pope Francis, hundreds of undocumented immigrants in Texas who couldn't make it got a special message from the pontiff.“Dear youth of the diocese of Brownsville…I want to be close to you. I want to tell you to always look forward, always look to the horizon. Don’t let life put walls in front of you, always look to the horizon,” the Pope said in a July 26 video message to the Texan youth.“Always have the courage to want more, more and more...but courageously, while not forgetting to look back at the heritage that you have received from your ancestors, from your grandparents, from your parents; the legacy of your faith, this faith which now you have in your hands as you look forward.”On Tuesday the diocese of Brownsville hosted a diocesan-wide event called the World Youth Encounter, set to coincide with the official J...
Washington D.C., Jul 27, 2016 / 12:23 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine has reportedly changed his mind on a long-standing policy preventing government funding of most abortions, less than three weeks after affirming his support for the measure.The reported change has led critics to charge that the Democratic Party is intolerant of those within its ranks who hold pro-life views – even moderate ones.For 30 years, the Hyde Amendment has prohibited certain taxpayer funds – generally those through the Department of Health and Human Services – from going toward abortions, except in cases of rape, incest, or when the life of the mother is deemed to be at stake.The amendment has enjoyed widespread bipartisan support and has been renewed every year since 1976 in annual appropriations bills, regardless of which party was in power at the time.For the first time, however, the Democratic platform this year explicitly called for a repeal of t...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Junno Arocho EstevesKRAKOW, Poland(CNS) -- Poland's memory and identity are the two catalysts that will lead thecountry forward and turn hopeless situations -- such as those facing migrants-- into opportunities for future generations, Pope Francis said. Cloudyskies and a light drizzle did little to dampen the spirits of pilgrimscheering loudly as the pope's plane landed in Krakow July 27. The arrivalceremony at Krakow's John Paul II International Airport was marked by thepresence of hundreds of Polish men and women, dressed in traditional clothesand dancing. Steppingdown from his plane and before he departed for Wawel Castle, Pope Francis wasgreeted by Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz of Krakow, Polish President Andrzej Dudaand first lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda.Addressingcivil authorities and members of the country's diplomatic corps, the pope notedthat "memory is the hallmark of the Polish people;" a notable characteristicof his predecessor, St. John Paul II. He ...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Lin-Manuel Miranda jokingly compared himself to a hard-to-catch Pokemon as fans pursued him with cellphones on Wednesday during a visit to his parents' native Puerto Rico shortly after the end of his run on the Broadway hit "Hamilton."...
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin hit out at "discrimination" against the country's banned track and field athletes at a Kremlin send-off ceremony Wednesday for its depleted Olympic team....
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- A judge on Wednesday dismissed a manslaughter charge against a Florida deputy who claimed self-defense in the 2014 fatal shooting of a 33-year-old black man carrying what turned out to be an air rifle....
ISTANBUL (AP) -- Turkey was riding high in 2010, casting its brand of Islamic piety, Western-style democracy and economic growth as a regional model amid popular upheavals in the Mideast and North Africa....
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Their political fates now entwined, President Barack Obama will implore voters Wednesday to elect Hillary Clinton to the White House, appealing to the women, minorities and young people who powered his rise and are now crucial to hers....
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Small protests popped up around downtown Philadelphia on Wednesday and no marches were planned, making for quieter streets on Day 3 of the Democratic convention....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump encouraged Russia to meddle in American politics Wednesday, with a stunning recommendation to uncover and make public hacked emails that might damage his opponent, Hillary Clinton....
