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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders competed in a closely divided race in Kentucky's presidential primary on Tuesday as the Democratic front-runner aimed to blunt Sanders' momentum ahead of a likely general election matchup against Republican Donald Trump....
Vatican City, May 17, 2016 / 09:59 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In a new interview focused heavily on migration and dialogue with Islam, Pope Francis touched on growing concerns surrounding the hot-button topic of religious freedom.While he admitted that secular governments espousing a separation of Church and state have shown more success throughout history, the Pope also stressed that such policies must be strict in ensuring religious freedom for all.“The right to conscientious objection must be recognized within each legal structure because it is a human right,” the Pope said in a May 9 interview with French newspaper La Croix.“States must be secular. Confessional states end badly. That goes against the grain of history,” he said. However, he also stressed that the separation of Church and state must be “accompanied by a solid law guaranteeing religious freedom,” calling this “a framework for going forward.”“We are all equal as sons (...
Rome, Italy, May 17, 2016 / 01:39 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- With millions of youth set to arrive in Krakow for World Youth Day in just a few weeks, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz said that “there is no danger” and urged those still on the fence to not miss the opportunity out of fear.“Come to Krakow, we’re waiting for you, don’t be afraid!” the cardinal said in a May 30 message to young people around the world. “I say clearly to the youth: do not be afraid.”Cardinal Dziwisz, who served as St. John Paul II’s personal secretary for 12 years in Krakow as well as throughout the entirety of his 27-year pontificate, is the current Archbishop of Krakow and is heading the majority of preparations for the July 26-31 World Youth Day (WYD) gathering, which his diocese is hosting.He spoke to a delegation of journalists and communications experts gathered in Krakow to help prep for the encounter.The cardinal's plea to the youth of “don&...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob RollerBy Allana HaynesWASHINGTON (CNS) -- People offaith have the responsibility to "advocate for their faith," not onlythrough good works, but on spiritual realms -- one being through prayer, U.S.House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, said May 17.He made the comments at the 12thannual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast, which drew a record high of about1,300 attendees to a downtown Washington hotel.Ryan and Sister Constance Veit,communications director for her religious congregation, the Little Sisters ofthe Poor, were special guests at the breakfast.Keynote speaker Cardinal RobertSarah, prefect of the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline ofthe Sacraments since late 2014, addressed the topic of marriage in the church.He said that it is the responsibility of the church to demonstrate to othershow marriage should look within a Christian community."The family is the naturalpreparation and anticipation for the communion that is possible when we are...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A police sergeant looking for speeders captured a fireball streaking across the sky on his dashboard camera early Tuesday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Amtrak engineer whose speeding train ran off the rails in Philadelphia last year was apparently distracted by word that a train nearby had been hit by a rock, federal investigators concluded Tuesday, pinning most of the blame on him for the wreck that killed eight people....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate voted decisively on Tuesday in favor of a bipartisan $1.1 billion measure to combat the Zika virus this year and next, cutting back President Barack Obama's request but offering significantly more money to fight Zika than would House GOP conservatives....
BEIRUT (AP) -- Russia has built a military encampment inside a zone that holds the UNESCO world heritage site in the ancient Syrian town of Palmyra, where Islamic State militants were driven out recently by pro-government forces....
FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta (AP) -- Canadian officials said Tuesday they are taking a second look at their plan to allow people to return home to Fort McMurray after a raging wildfire spread north toward oil sands plants....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump is rushing to install operatives in several states that traditionally favor Democrats, pointing to a general election plan consistent with the campaign he has run thus far: Defying conventional wisdom and political trends....
