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LONDON (AP) -- The man accused of murdering British lawmaker Jo Cox gave his name as "Death to traitors, freedom for Britain" in court Saturday, following the killing that has brought campaigning ahead of the country's EU referendum to a standstill....
(Vatican Radio) The Vatican is set to host its second conference on Impact Investing on June 26-28 entitled 'Making the Year of Mercy a Year of Impact for the Poor'.The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, along with Catholic Relief Services, will host the event whose focus is on capacity building for Church enterprises. Impact investing actively seeks to make a positive impact by investing in non-profits that benefit the community or in clean technology enterprises.An overview of the conference provided by the Pontifical Council said impact investing is a more sustainable way to support the 'vision, passion and demonstrated excellence of Catholic social ministries' than charitable gifts and grants which it says will not provide sufficient support in the long-term for these important ministries. "For nearly 2000 years, the Catholic Church has developed and operated social ministries, gaining the trust and friendship of the people it serves...
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) -- Dustin Johnson unleashed another powerful tee shot that got lost in the darkening sky over Oakmont. Positioned some 200 yards away on a forward tee, his caddie tried to track the flight of the ball until he gave up and said, "Where did it go?"...
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- The Oakland Police Department lost its third police chief in eight days as it struggles with allegations that a number of officers had sex with a teenage prostitute and exchanged racist text messages....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- If Donald Trump's Republican Party were a family and its national convention a reunion, a therapist might say there are issues to resolve....
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump referred to a U.S.-born federal judge as a "Mexican" and saw a backlash, even from other Republicans....
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Felipe Marrero wakes up in his hospital bed at night still thinking he smells gunpowder, nearly a week after the shooting rampage at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando....
LONDON (AP) -- A 52-year-old man charged in the murder of British lawmaker Jo Cox is scheduled to appear in court....
Heraklion, Greece, Jun 17, 2016 / 06:11 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Despite last-minute defections by representatives of four Orthodox Patriarchates, a spokesman for the Ecumenical Patriarch insists that the Council of the Orthodox Churches will still speak for all of Eastern Orthodoxy and will foster Orthodox unity as well.“The Holy and Great Council may not have all Churches in attendance, but I find it very difficult not to call it ‘Pan-Orthodox’,” Father John Chryssavgis told CNA June 17. He is the spokesman for Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople.The Russian, Georgian, Bulgarian and Antiochian Orthodox Churches have decided not to send representatives to the council set to begin June 19, due to various concerns and objections.Fr. Chryssavgis said the initial consensus among the 14 Orthodox Churches to convene and to attend the council still stands.“Unfortunately, however, for whatever reason, some Churches decided at the very last minute th...
MEDFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Thousands of friends and fans said farewell to "The Voice" singer Christina Grimmie at services in New Jersey on Friday....
