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LONDON (AP) -- The Latest on Britain's vote to leave the European Union (all times local):...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump tried to assure skittish GOP lawmakers Thursday that they all share the same Republican Party goals, but his first appearance before the rank-and-file failed to soothe some deep concerns about his undisciplined campaign....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Summoned before Congress and aggressively questioned by Republicans, FBI Director James Comey on Thursday strongly defended the government's decision to not prosecute Hillary Clinton over her private email setup. He said there was no evidence that she knew that anything she was doing was against the law or had lied to federal investigators....
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) -- The fatal shooting of a black man in his car by a Minnesota police officer went viral Thursday, its aftermath apparently broadcast live over Facebook by the victim's girlfriend, who cried that he had just been shot "for no apparent reason."...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on the presidential campaign ahead of the Democratic and Republican nominating conventions (all times EDT):...
(Vatican Radio) Religious liberty and the importance of the family were among the themes touched on by Cardinal Christoph Schönborn during his mission as papal envoy to Belarus to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Minsk-Mohilev archdiocese.The July 1-2 celebrations were held in the Marian shrine of Budslav.The cardinal, who represented Pope Francis for the event, met with political representatives, and visited the memorial monument for the victims of national socialism in Trostents, near Minsk. During meetings with religious and state representatives, Cardinal Schönborn emphasized the importance of religious liberty, and the need to have good relations between Church and State.In his homily for Mass at the Budslav shrine, which was attended by some thirty thousand people, the archbishop of Vienna also spoke on the importance of the family, and how totalitarian regimes – along with other ideologies – want to destroy it.“We, however, b...
Denver, Colo., Jul 7, 2016 / 03:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On July 1, Kara Jackson crossed the 40th state off her list.The 18-year-old helped serve Mass at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Northglenn, Colorado. Dressed in her own vestments and a big smile on her face, Jackson served with the same passion she began her journey with in 2013.This all started because “God told me to,” Kara told CNA. She said God came to her in a dream one night telling her to begin the quest of helping serve Mass in all 50 states. And it's a mission her mother questioned at first.“I didn't think it was a good idea,” Christina Jackson said, “It was a crazy idea.” The thought of traveling to unknown areas, without financial support, and Kara's heath complications made her mother hesitant.But Kara was persistent. Christina and her husband, Rick, took the idea to their local priests in Middletown, Ohio for their opinion. The late Msgr. Paul Metzg...
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Islamic extremists in Bangladesh hurled homemade bombs and engaged in a gunbattle with police guarding a large Eid prayer service at the end of the holy Muslim month Thursday morning. Two officers, a woman and one suspected militant were killed, while at least 12 other people were injured, officials said....
The shooting deaths of two black men within days by law enforcement officers are the latest in a spate of such cases that have made headlines nationwide in recent months....
