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IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Always preach the whole truth ofthe Gospel with humility and respect and never be afraid to offer that truth just"one sip at a time," Pope Francis told the world's priests.The Gospel is truth, "brimming with joy and mercy.We should never attempt to separate these three graces of the Gospel: itstruth, which is non-negotiable; its mercy, which is unconditional and offeredto all sinners; and its joy, which is personal and open to everyone," hesaid April 13 during the chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.Presiding over the first of two Holy Thursday liturgies,Pope Francis blessed the oils that will be used in the sacraments of baptism,confirmation, ordination and the anointing of the sick.With Holy Thursday commemorating the day Jesus shared his priesthoodwith the apostles, Pope Francis led the more than 1,500 priests, bishops andcardinals in a renewal of their priestly vows and dedicated his homily to theimportance of preaching ...
"Survivor" contestant Zeke Smith was outed as transgender by fellow competitor Jeff Varner on Wednesday night's episode of the CBS reality competition. The move has prompted online criticism and condemnation by a major LGBT rights group....
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -- A Delaware judge on Thursday convicted a 17-year-old girl of criminally negligent homicide after a school bathroom fight that left a 16-year-old classmate dead....
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) -- The bodies of four men, all described as having suffered "significant trauma," were discovered in a park in a suburban New York neighborhood that has for years contended with a growing problem of gang violence....
PHOENIX (AP) -- Mexican authorities have arrested the suspected shooter in the 2010 killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent whose death exposed a bungled gun-tracking operation by the federal government....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump likes to boast that he hires only the best people. But his personnel choices keep coming back to haunt him....
BEIRUT (AP) -- A misdirected airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition earlier this week killed 18 allied fighters battling the Islamic State group in northern Syria, the U.S. military said Thursday....
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis heads to a maximum security prison on Holy Thursday to wash the feet of a dozen inmates, stressing in a pre-Easter ritual that a pope must serve society's marginalized and give them hope....
TOKYO (AP) -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned Thursday that North Korea may be capable of firing a missile loaded with sarin nerve gas toward Japan, as international concern mounted that a missile or nuclear test by the authoritarian state could be imminent....
CHICAGO (AP) -- A passenger dragged from a United Express flight suffered a "significant" concussion and broken nose, and he lost two front teeth, one of his lawyers said Thursday....
