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NEW YORK (AP) -- Republican Donald Trump appeared to raise questions about likely rival Hillary Clinton's religious faith at a closed-door meeting with evangelical leaders Tuesday....
If I could speak to a younger version of myself, I would tell little Fernando a lot of things. I'd share various bits of wisdom, maybe teach him how to play the drums, and of course tell him to not get his hopes too high for Indiana Jones 4.
Aleppo, Syria, Jun 21, 2016 / 02:57 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- For children growing up in Aleppo, Syria, life is anything but easy. In a city devastated civil war, bombings are common and death is never far away.But for some 350 Christian children in the city, there is a light amid the chaos: Vacation Bible School.The children gather under the motto “Be merciful as our Father is merciful” to pray for their country and to pray for the conversion of the jihadists.“We're not afraid because every day we challenge the bombs and death with our joy of living,” Father Firas Lutfi told Avvenire, the newspaper of the Italian Bishops' Conference.The priest is in charge of the Vacation Bible School at Saint Francis Roman rite parish in Aleppo.The Vacation Bible School is made of up children from different Christian confessions, both Catholics and Orthodox. They range in age from 3 to 15. During school time they also sing, play and make friends.<blockquote class=&quo...
Dublin, Ireland, Jun 21, 2016 / 03:38 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Fighting Irish are headed to the Emerald Isle, with plans to establish a new center for dialogue between faith and reason in Dublin.The Archbishop of Dublin made the announcement June 20 that Notre Dame University will head the initiative at University Church in St. Stephen’s Green.“I see the establishment of the Notre Dame-Newman Centre for Faith and Reason as an opportunity for University Church to return to its original vocation as a focal point for the reflection on faith and reason,” Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said.The Centre will focus on reaching out to young people. It will give attention to liturgy and music, a lecture series, and other activities that integrate faith and reason, service, and cultural events in and around Newman University Church. Chuck Lamphier, the Director of Church Affairs at Notre Dame, told CNA that the Indiana-based university accepted the archbishop’s invita...
Washington D.C., Jun 21, 2016 / 05:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A relic tour currently taking place in the United States highlights the virtues of two English saints who stood up for conscience and paid the ultimate price.The “Witness to Freedom” relic tour is being held in conjunction with the U.S. bishops’ Fortnight for Freedom, which take place across the nation June 21-July 4. The fortnight aims to stress the importance of defending religious freedom in the U.S. and to raise awareness of religious persecution around the world.The relics come from two English saints executed in the year 1535.St. Thomas More, a renowned author and philosopher who had held the position of Chancellor, and St. John Fisher, the Bishop of Rochester, refused to sign the Act of Supremacy that purported to recognize King Henry VIII as the supreme head of the Church of England.“Both More and Fisher were patriots. They never rose up to incite rebellion or foment revolution. They were no t...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Karen Callaway, Catholic New WorldBy Joyce DurigaCHICAGO(CNS) -- When members of the Chicago Archdiocesan Gay and Lesbian Outreachgathered the evening of June 19 for their regular weekly Mass at Our Lady ofMount Carmel Church, they had as their focus the victims of the mass shootingJune 12 at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.Themass shooting left 50 people dead, including the gunman, and more than 50others wounded.Amemorial to the dead stood in front of the altar with photos of the victims.During the prayers of the faithful at Mass, the names and ages of victims wereread while candles were lit for each person. After Mass, many people went up tothe altar to pray before the memorial and to take photos.TheArchdiocesan Gay and Lesbian Outreach began in 1988 as a way to extend thechurch's pastoral outreach to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Catholicsthroughout the archdiocese. In addition to holding service projects in thecommunity and social events, the commun...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- After flying through dangerous dark and cold, a rescue plane landed Tuesday at the South Pole to evacuate a sick worker from a remote U.S. science station, federal officials said....
LONDON, Ohio (AP) -- More than two dozen investigators are focused on solving the slayings of eight relatives who were found shot in southern Ohio two months ago, officials overseeing the top-priority investigation said Tuesday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A moderate Republican senator sought broad bipartisan support Tuesday for a compromise to block gun purchases by some suspected terrorists, a day after the chamber split along party lines to derail far more sweeping proposals....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump is one of the wealthiest people to ever run for president, but his campaign appears to be flat broke. What's more, fundraising reports show he's used about $6 million in campaign money to pay his own companies and family members....
