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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- "Orlando Strong" banners hung from porches and bridges, hotel workers wore purple T-shirts with "Orlando United" on them and shock gave way to grief in this tourist city as more families buried their loved ones Friday....
Rome, Italy, Jun 16, 2016 / 02:56 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Updated June 17, 2016 to include a clarification by the Vatican: Pope Francis approved a revision to the official transcript to say that “a portion” of sacramental marriages are null, instead of “the great majority.”Pope Francis said Thursday that many sacramental marriages today are not valid, because couples do not enter into them with a proper understanding of permanence and commitment.While he initially said in unscripted comments that “the great majority of our sacramental marriages are null,” he later approved a revision of these remarks.When the Vatican released its official transcript of the encounter the following day, they had changed the comment to say that “a portion of our sacramental marriages are null.”In the Vatican blog “Il sismografo,” Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi said that this change is a revision approved by the Pope himself.“When t...
Rome, Italy, Jun 17, 2016 / 12:00 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- On Friday afternoon Pope Francis visited two communities of priests in Rome as part of his “Mercy Friday” initiative to spend time with various groups each month during the Jubilee of Mercy.“This afternoon, continuing the series of ‘Mercy Friday’ jubilee initiatives, Pope Francis decided to turn his attention to priests,” Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi, SJ, said in a June 17 communique.The spokesman noted that after having celebrated a Jubilee for Priests earlier this month as part of the wider Jubilee of Mercy, Pope Francis wanted to show “his closeness and attention” to those who weren’t able to participate in person.“Because of this the Pope – untiringly – chose not just one, but two communities of priests,” where he made surprise stops in what turned into “a long and intense afternoon rich with encounters, emotions, spiritual joy, an...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Dan Peled, EPABy Dennis SadowskiWASHINGTON(CNS) -- Thinking green is not easy. Nor is it always cheap.Butfor St. Michael Parish in Poway,California, north of San Diego, parishioners are already seeing the benefits --spiritual, financial and environmental -- of a $1.3 million investment in asolar panel system.Inthe year since the panels were installed on several buildings across the26-acre church property, the parish has seen its electricity costs fall by morethan 75 percent to about $5,000 a month from $20,000 to $22,000 monthly, said Father John Dolan, pastor. Atthe current rate, the system will pay for itself within six years, he said.What'sbetter, Father Dolan told Catholic News Service, is that parishioners know thattheir church is part of a planet-wide movement in response to Pope Francis'year-old encyclical, "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home," thatcalls upon everyone to better care for God's creation and one another."Peopleare buying into this," Fathe...
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) -- After a jury convicted a California man of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in a fatal drunken driving crash, Judge Aaron Persky sentenced him to six months in jail and ordered him to undergo random alcohol testing....
VIENNA (AP) -- Russia's track and field athletes will be banned from competing for their country at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after a landmark decision Friday that punished the sports powerhouse for a systematic doping system that operated "from the top down" and tainted the entire team....
BIRSTALL, England (AP) -- Police investigating the killing of British lawmaker Jo Cox said Friday that the suspect's mental health and possible links to right-wing extremism are both important lines of inquiry for detectives....
ISEO, Italy (AP) -- In a story June 8 about the artist Christo's latest project, The Associated Press reported erroneously that volunteers would be posted at "The Floating Piers" to ensure safety. The workers are paid....
Experts say it's too soon to gauge whether a week of horrific news out of Orlando will hurt tourism there. But travel agents are not seeing widespread cancellations, and many travelers say they're committed to visiting....
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The Latest on the Orlando gay nightclub massacre (all times local):...
