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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Latest on the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):...
NEW YORK (AP) -- One was a neighborly black man who lived in a rooming house in New York's Garment District, liked to collect autographs outside Broadway's theaters, struck up a Twitter friendship with a Hollywood actress and took photos of himself with Oprah Winfrey and Beyonce....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The deepening U.S. military involvement against Islamic State militants in northern Syria indicates the Pentagon will likely send even more troops in coming weeks. Their mission won't be to fight on the front lines but to bolster Syrian Arab and Kurdish forces in a coming battle for the key city of Raqqa....
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) -- A Maryland high school has been thrust into the national immigration debate after a 14-year-old student said she was raped in a bathroom there by two classmates, including one who authorities said came to the U.S. illegally from Central America....
LONDON (AP) -- Authorities on Thursday identified a 52-year-old Briton as the man who mowed down pedestrians and stabbed a policeman to death outside Parliament in London, saying he had a long criminal record and once was investigated for extremism - but was not currently on a terrorism watch list....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House on Thursday defended the House intelligence committee chairman's extraordinary decision to openly discuss and brief President Donald Trump on typically secret intelligence intercepts, even as Rep. Devin Nunes privately apologized to his congressional colleagues....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- After seven years of fervent promises to repeal and replace "Obamacare," President Donald Trump and GOP congressional leaders buckled at a moment of truth Thursday, putting off a planned showdown vote in a stinging setback for the young administration....
Flavia Agnes is a noted Catholic women’s lawyer and rights activist who co-founded the Majlis Legal Centre in Mumbai, India, that campaigns for and provides legal aid to vulnerable women and children, focusing specially on domestic and sexual violence. Herself a victim of a violent and abusive marriage for 13 years, she fought for her rights in the courts and then used this experience to help other women in similar situations, qualifying herself as a lawyer. Flavia who participated in the annual ‘Voices of Faith’ forum in the Vatican on the occasion of Women Day, 8 March, spoke to Vatican Radio about her efforts to bring women’s rights to the forefront of India’s legal system and in the Catholic Church. She also explained how the Church should change its attitude and approach to women and their issues. She said much has changed in society and in the Church but there is still a long way to go. Flavia first talked about the ...
Sister Rani Maria, professed sister of the Franciscan Clarist Congregation, who died of 54 stab wounds from as assassin in central India 22 years ago, has been cleared for beatification. by the Vatican.During an audience on Thursday with Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B., Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the Holy Father authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, among others, to promulgate the decree of the martyrdom of Servant of God Regina Mariam Vattalil (née Rani Maria), killed in hatred of the faith on 25 February 1995.Beatification is the penultimate stage in the four-phased canonization process in the Catholic Church. Rani Maria’s cause of canonization began in 2003 and she was declared a Servant of God four years later.The nun was 41 when Samandar Singh, hired by some landlords, stabbed her inside a bus on February 25, 1995. She was on traveling to Indore, the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh state, en route her native place in ...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Rafael Marchante, ReutersBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has approved the recognition of amiracle attributed to the intercession of two of the shepherd children who saw Our Ladyof Fatima in 1917, thus paving the way for their canonization. Pope Francis signed the decree for the causes of Blesseds Francisco and JacintaMarto during a meeting March23 with Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints'Causes, the Vatican said. The recognition of the miracle makes it likely that thecanonization ceremony for the two children will be scheduled soon. Thecardinals and bishops who are members of the congregation must vote torecommend their canonization and then the pope would convene the cardinalsresident in Rome for a consistory to approve the sainthood. Many people are hoping Pope Francis will preside over thecanonization ceremony during his visit to Fatima May 12-13. The pilgrimage will mark the 100th anniversary of the Marianapp...
