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A look at protests and related events nationwide Saturday following the police shootings of black men in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and suburban St. Paul, Minnesota, and the deadly sniper attack on police officers in Dallas....
This faithful scholar knew the commandments..
New Haven, Conn., Jul 9, 2016 / 02:18 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In the wake of violence across the nation this week, the Knights of Columbus have issued a campaign encouraging people to join them in praying for peace. “The violent episodes of the past week have shocked the conscience of our country,” said Supreme Knight Carl Anderson. On July 7, five Dallas police officers were killed in what authorities called a “sniper ambush” at the end of a peaceful protest against police shootings of African Americans earlier in the week.Two days earlier, Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man, was shot and killed after an encounter with police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The following day, Philando Castile, a 32-year-old black man, was shot and killed during a traffic stop for a broken tail light in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. His fiancée, Diamond Reynolds, livestreamed the aftermath on Facebook as her four-year-old daughter sat in the car’s back s...
Denver, Colo., Jul 9, 2016 / 04:01 pm (CNA).- A few weeks ago, I put out a little blurb on my personal Facebook wall.It went something like this:“Hi friends! I'm working on a story about whether Catholics tend to over-spiritualize psychological problems, and whether there's a stigma in the Church against those with mental health illnesses. If you have had experience with this and would like to comment, feel free to shoot me a personal message!”Normally my friends on social media are actually pretty good at responding to these sorts of requests, but the response I got to this little Facebook post was overwhelming. So many people either messaged me to share their own experiences, or were able to refer me to professionals they knew. Family, close friends, people I haven't talked to in awhile, friends of friends of friends – I heard from people across the board.The topic has been on a to-do list of features that we have at the office, but it was a particula...
Vatican City, Jul 9, 2016 / 05:52 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis has established a tech-savvy track record as Pope, and now in addition to breaking records on Instagram and becoming the first Pope to use Google Hangouts, he will give World Youth Day pilgrims a new electronic app.From the creators of 2011’s “YouCat” youth catechism, a new version of the book called the “DoCat” has been developed, which intends to present the Church's social teaching in a creative style more attractive and comprehensible to youth. The new book will be launched during World Youth Day in Krakow and given to young pilgrims by Pope Francis in the form of an app.The YouCat was first distributed at World Youth Day in Madrid in 2011 as a way to help extend the experience and knowledge of the faith into young pilgrims’ homes.Why a new version of a book on social doctrine?Christian Lermer, CEO of the YouCat Foundation, told CNA in an interview that they wanted to crea...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- In another nod to primary rival Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton is proposing to increase federal money for community health centers and outlining steps to expand access to health care across the nation....
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Dallas shooting that killed five officers has spurred an outpouring of support for police, not only in Texas but hundreds of miles away....
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DALLAS (AP) -- The memorial to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was a closed crime scene to the usual hordes of weekend tourists Saturday....
