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WASHINGTON (AP) -- New physical standards established so women can compete for combat posts in the Marine Corps have weeded out many of the female hopefuls. But they're also disqualifying some men, according to data obtained by The Associated Press....
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Attorney General Loretta Lynch is visiting Orlando to meet with prosecutors, first responders and families of the victims of the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Clinton's search for a running mate is moving into a more intense phase, according to several Democrats, as aides contact a pared-down pool of candidates to ask for reams of personal information and set up interviews with the presumptive Democratic nominee's vetting team....
I don't know about you, but last week took a lot out of me, emotionally. Leading up to the barrage of current events, I already felt pretty weary thanks to the non-stop election coverage, but then...
Rome, Italy, Jun 20, 2016 / 12:13 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A Vatican conference dedicated to the up-and-coming 'theology of disability' aims not only to end common stigma surrounding persons with disabilities, but to show that their lives are a gift and to help integrate them more fully into the life of the Church and of society.“The disabled person’s life has never been more in danger as it is now, before life and after,” Cristina Gangemi told CNA in an interview.Co-director of The Kairos Forum and an expert in intellectual and cognitive disability with a particular focus on spirituality, Gangemi and her organization are partnering with the Pontifical Council for Culture in putting on the “Living Fully 2016” conference later this week.Society, she said, “is seeking to develop the perfect human person,” and in doing so renders the life of the disabled “mechanistic.”Rather, “the disabled person calls you back to lo...
Ontario, Canada, Jun 20, 2016 / 03:52 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Canada’s controversial assisted suicide measure had barely passed Parliament when national leaders discussed the possibility of expanding it to allow doctor-assisted death for minors and the mentally ill.In February 2015, the Canadian Supreme Court had ruled that doctors may help patients who have severe and incurable suffering to kill themselves. It ordered Parliament to create a legislative response.That response came in the form of a bill passed in the Canadian Senate by a vote of 44-28 June 17. Its scope is somewhat narrower than the court mandate in that it allows assisted suicide only for those facing imminent death, Reuters reports.Health Minister Jane Philpott and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould in a joint statement said the legislation was balanced. They said there will be further study of medical assistance in dying for “mature minors” and those for whom mental illness is the only underlying...
Washington D.C., Jun 20, 2016 / 04:50 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- As the global refugee crisis is at its worst since World War II, Catholics cannot be indifferent to the plight of their brothers and sisters, an official with Catholic Relief Services asserts.“As Catholics, we believe that we are part of one human family, and when 21 million people are refugees around the world, that is something that impacts us personally,” Bill O’Keefe, vice president for government relations and advocacy for Catholic Relief Services, told CNA June 20 – World Refugee Day.A United Nations report released Monday showed global displacement numbers at their highest ever recorded, jumping from 59.5 million for 2014 to 65.3 million in 2015. Over 21 million of the displaced are refugees.“Half of the 60 million people displaced globally today are children,” Catholic Relief Services stated on Monday. The average refugee spends 17 years in a refugee camp, according to the UN, whic...
IMAGE: CNS/Nancy WiechecBy Nancy WiechecPHOENIX(CNS) -- As triple-digit temperatures hit the desert Southwest, charities areworking overtime to keep homeless and vulnerable people safe."Thisis our winter," said Shannon Clancy, chief philanthropy officer for theSociety of St. Vincent de Paul in Phoenix. "Out West when the heat turnsup, the need actually increases."Sofar in June, the Catholic society has opened its dining centers for heat reliefand emergency overnight shelter. The homeless and those without proper homecooling can rest and get water and snacks.Charoneand Lisa Williams took cover in the society's expansive downtown dining roomJune 4. An excessive heat warning was issued and the temperature rose to arecord 115 degrees that day.Charonetakes medication that can make him nauseated and dizzy if he's out in the sun."We'relucky to find a place like this," he said.Thecouple has been homeless since March, bouncing between a friend's home andshelters. They have a Section 8 housin...
CLEVELAND (AP) -- LeBron James stepped off the plane and into a blizzard of red-and-gold confetti before hoisting the Larry O'Brien trophy. It gleamed in the bright summer sun, a symbol of hope and history....
HONOLULU (AP) -- After the most powerful El Nino on record heated the world's oceans to never-before-seen levels, huge swaths of once vibrant coral reefs that were teeming with life are now stark white ghost towns disintegrating into the sea....
