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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump seems destined to serve his 100th day in office without House passage of a major Republican health care bill or enactment of a budget financing the government for the rest of this year. But at least the government probably won't be shut down - for at least another week....
VARNER, Ark. (AP) -- The last of four Arkansas executions over an eight-day period has prompted calls for investigations after the inmate lurched and convulsed while strapped to the gurney....
Rome, Italy, Apr 27, 2017 / 09:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A leading scholar in the Arab world has applauded the goodwill of both the Vatican and the prestigious Islamic al-Azhar university Pope Francis will visit for aiming to increase Catholic-Muslim dialogue.But she also issued a warning that goodwill isn't enough for things to change.“Dialogue is good, generally any dialogue is good. Any kind of debate and any steps to show goodwill, to show a commitment, to show a recognition of the other in principle is very good,” Mariz Tadros told CNA in an interview.However, “the extent to which this will translate into a change in eliminating or reducing the appeal of militant Islam, that’s what I’m questioning.”Tadros, who spoke over Skype from the U.K., is an author and scholar on persecution in the Arab world. She is currently a fellow at the Institute of Development Studies at Sussex University in the U.K.She spoke ahead of Pope Francis' April 28...
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -- Hundreds of people waving American flags and chanting "USA" held a raucous rally Thursday at a park in Berkeley - home of the free speech movement - to protest a canceled appearance by conservative commentator Ann Coulter, but the expected violence did not materialize....
SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) -- Chaos swept into Macedonia's parliament Thursday as demonstrators stormed the building and attacked lawmakers to protest the election of a new speaker despite a months-old deadlock in efforts to form a new government....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans said they would push a short-term spending bill - essential to keeping the government open - through the House Friday with only GOP votes, if necessary....
VARNER, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas wrapped up an aggressive execution schedule Thursday, putting to death its fourth inmate in eight days....
Persecution may come for what you believe...
Philadelphia, Pa., Apr 27, 2017 / 03:22 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Philosopher Alvin Plantinga has won the prestigious Templeton Award for once again making belief in God “a serious option within academic philosophy,” the Templeton Foundation has said.“The field of philosophy has transformed over the course of my career,” Plantinga said in response to the honor. “If my work played a role in this transformation, I would be very pleased.”“I hope the news of the Prize will encourage young philosophers, especially those who bring Christian and theistic perspectives to bear on their work, towards greater creativity, integrity, and boldness,” he said April 25.The Pennsylvania-based John Templeton Foundation awards the prize to a living individual who has made “an exceptional contribution to affirming life’s spiritual dimension, whether through insight, discovery or practical works.”“Alvin Plantinga recognized that not only ...
