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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- When Philando Castile was shot by a Minnesota police officer, his girlfriend broadcast his final moments live on Facebook. But experts say the footage from a squad car camera was probably a bigger factor in prosecutors' decision to charge the officer with manslaughter....
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Days before he allegedly killed two Iowa police officers, Scott Michael Greene sent a note to one of their departments apologizing for prior run-ins, saying his "dark days" were over and praising police as "absolute heroes."...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito issued a rallying cry to conservatives Thursday amid newfound strength following Donald Trump's election....
BERLIN (AP) -- President Barack Obama prodded Donald Trump on Thursday to take a tougher approach toward Russia, urging the president-elect to "stand up" to Moscow when it violates global norms. The Kremlin accused Obama of trying to lock in bad relations before Trump takes office....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- As one of President-elect Donald Trump's closest and most consistent allies, Sen. Jeff Sessions is a likely pick for a top post in his administration. But when Sessions faced Senate confirmation for a job 30 years ago, it didn't go well....
NEW YORK (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump began building out his national security team Thursday, offering retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn the job of national security adviser. The move came as Trump made his most direct foray into foreign policy since the election, meeting with Japan's prime minister....
Philadelphia, Pa., Nov 17, 2016 / 11:24 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has published the full text of Archbishop Charles Chaput's responses to questions posed to him by Catholic News Service earlier this week, which can be found below.The archbishop's responses were in relation to an interview with Cardinal-designate Kevin Farrell published Wednesday by CNS, in which the prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life was critical of the pastoral guidelines published by the Philadelphia archdiocese for the implementation of Amoris laetitia in that local Church.CNS later amended the interview with Cardinal-designate Farrell to include portions of responses given by Archbishop Chaput.Please find below the full text of the Archbishop of Philadelphia's responses to CNS. CNS: Is your ad hoc committee planning a consultation with the entire USCCB about implementing Amoris Laetitia?Archbishop Chaput: It's already done. The committee solici...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Cindy WoodenROME(CNS) -- Being created a cardinal in the Year of Mercy brings with it anobligation to continue to proclaim and share God's mercy with others, saidCardinal-designate Joseph W. Tobin.Thecurrent archbishop of Indianapolis, who will be installed as archbishop ofNewark, New Jersey, in January, was to receive his red hat Nov. 19 and join Pope Francis for the closing of the Year of Mercy the next day.TheYear of Mercy, he said, "was such a wonderful gift" to the church andthe world. "First, because it's such an unmerciful world we live in andthat lack of mercy is manifest in terrible ways each day. And, second, rightlyor wrongly, the church in many areas was not seen as a sign of mercy, asacrament of mercy."Peopleacross the Archdiocese of Indianapolis understood and celebrated the year, hesaid, but probably no group did so as intensely as the people in the dozencorrectional facilities operating within the archdiocesan boundaries. Theprisoners, he sa...
NEW YORK (AP) -- The American dream of a blissful retirement, free of financial worries, is dying....
YEI, South Sudan (AP) -- Infants hacked with machetes. Charred bodies with their arms bound. Women who were gang-raped. Men who were spared death but arbitrarily detained....
