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DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) -- Authorities in Ohio searched early Friday morning for a suspect in an apartment complex shooting that left two people wounded including a sheriff's deputy....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's exceedingly improbable, but not completely farfetched: Dismayed Republicans could still dump Donald Trump and find a different presidential nominee at their national convention next month....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nearing the end of a lengthy primary fight, Democrats are coalescing around Hillary Clinton's presidential bid and looking to reunite the party through a carefully orchestrated plan aimed at nudging rival Bernie Sanders to make his exit....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- After months of debate, the White House has approved plans to expand the military's authority to conduct airstrikes against the Taliban when necessary, as the violence in Afghanistan escalates, senior U.S. and defense officials said Thursday....
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he temporarily removed the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen from a U.N. blacklist for violating child rights because its supporters threatened to stop funding many U.N. programs....
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Los Angeles, Calif., Jun 9, 2016 / 02:49 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Assisted suicide will change California for the worse, Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles said on Wednesday, adding that Catholics and others must take action to show they will care for the ailing, not aid in killing them.“With the new ‘End of Life Options’ law we are crossing a line – from being a society that cares for those who are aging and sick to a society that kills those whose suffering we can no longer tolerate,” the archbishop said June 8.“Our government leaders tell us that granting the right to choose a doctor-prescribed death is compassionate and will comfort the elderly and persons facing terminal and chronic illness,” he said.“But killing is not caring. True compassion means walking with those who are suffering, sharing their pain, helping them bear their burdens. Loving your neighbor as yourself is not a duty we fulfill by giving our neighbor a lethal dose ...
Vatican City, Jun 9, 2016 / 03:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The sick and disabled have always held a special place in Pope Francis’ heart, and have been the recipients of some of his most tender acts as Bishop of Rome. Now they will take on the prominent roles at a Mass for the Year of Mercy at the Vatican.Thousands of sick and disabled persons will journey to Rome with their families and caregivers this week for a special jubilee in their honor, culminating with a June 12 Mass said by Pope Francis in which the sick and disabled will conduct all of the readings, do the singing, and serve at the altar.“I would like to highlight the importance of this jubilee of the sick and disabled because we know that many times in our ceremonies a small group of them are present, but in this opportunity they will be the protagonists,” Archbishop Jose Octavio Ruiz Arenas said June 9.Secretary of Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization, Archbishop Ruiz spoke to jo...
Washington D.C., Jun 9, 2016 / 04:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- There is a young and vital presence of religious sisters, novices and postulants in U.S. Catholic life, a new survey has found.The Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious has released its latest survey of its 120 member communities in 137 U.S. dioceses.Mother Mary Agnes Donovan, S.V., council chairperson and superior general of the Sisters of Life, said the council is “blessed” to have both older and younger institutes in its membership.“The presence of the well-established communities lends a wisdom and guiding presence to the newer communities,” she said. “I am sure that without the mentoring support and generosity of these superiors, communities such as ours would never have come to fruition.”The council membership survey report, released in May, drew on 106 responses from the major superiors of the 120 member communities. There are about 6,000 women religious among the counci...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jessica Able, The RecordBy Jessica AbleLOUISVILLE, Ky.(CNS) -- It may seem improbable that the late boxing legend Muhammad Ali, adevout Muslim, would be closely connected with a Catholic religious order.As ayoung teen, Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, worked at the library of NazarethCollege, now-Spalding University. He cleaned and tended the front desk whilethe Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, founders of the school, had dinner."Hewould leave Central High School at 2 p.m. and work in the library until about 6p.m. Then, he would go to the Columbia Gym and work out," said Tori MurdenMcClure, Spalding's president and an athlete who worked with Ali in years past.Ali, who was raised in a Christian household,learned to box at the Columbia Gym, located in the basement of ColumbiaAuditorium, which is now the Spalding University Center. He was invited by JoeMartin, a police officer who also worked as a boxing coach. Ali met Martin whenthe young teen reported his red bike sto...
