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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Authorities in Poland moved quickly to issue an arrest warrant for a Minnesota man accused of participating in a World War II massacre, just two days after determining they had enough evidence to charge him....
SYDNEY (AP) -- Reducing pollution and curbing overfishing won't prevent the severe bleaching that is killing coral at catastrophic rates, according to a study of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. In the end, researchers say, the only way to save the world's coral from heat-induced bleaching is with a war on global warming....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two Russian intelligence agents and a pair of hired hackers have been charged in a devastating criminal breach at Yahoo that affected at least a half billion user accounts, the Justice Department said Wednesday in bringing the first case of its kind against current Russian government officials....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's explosive allegation that Barack Obama wiretapped his New York skyscraper during the presidential campaign has left him increasingly isolated, with allies on Capitol Hill and within his own administration offering no evidence to back him up....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump campaigned for the presidency by pledging no tax cuts for the wealthy, but newly leaked pages from his 2005 taxes demonstrate how the wealthiest Americans - like Trump - would benefit from some of his tax proposals....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump has finalized his first budget for the federal government, a blueprint that would make deep cuts in the Environmental Protection Agency and other domestic programs while significantly increasing spending on the military....
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday claimed a dominating parliamentary election victory over anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, who failed the year's first litmus test for populism in Europe....
HONOLULU (AP) -- Hours before it was to take effect, President Donald Trump's revised travel ban was put on hold Wednesday by a federal judge in Hawaii who questioned the government's argument that the measure was motivated by national security concerns....
Portoviejo, Ecuador, Mar 15, 2017 / 12:50 pm (Aid to the Church in Need).- Almost one year has passed since a devastating earthquake struck Ecuador on April 16, 2016: more than 660 died and many thousands lost their homes and livelihoods.Grave suffering persists, as countless people remain homeless or have been living in bamboo huts and pre-fabricated containers that were only supposed be a very temporary solution.“About 1,500 to 2,000 people are suffering from these circumstances,” said Father Walter Coronel, who oversees the rebuilding projects for the Archdiocese of Portoviejo, which was hard hit.“Most of them live in very poor rural areas, where conditions were already difficult before the earthquake. Now things are even worse. It is absolutely impossible for them to manage without outside help,” the priest told international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need.Full recovery will take a long-time, even as aid has been pouring in for the past year. ...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Matt PalmerBy Matt PalmerAUSTIN,Texas (CNS) -- McDonald's, Apple, Starbucks and ' the Catholic Church?Interms of recognizable organization names, the Catholic Church has to rank nearthe top. But, does it view itself as a brand to be marketed?Thatwas among several questions raised by attendees during a March 12 panel titled"Compassionate Disruption" at the annual South by Southwest Festival in Austin.The panel was one of the festival's first steps to address faith's place in seculardiscussions. Bishop Paul Tighe, adjunct secretary for Pontifical Council forCulture, was on the panel with Catholic communicators Helen Osman, MichaelHertl and Christoph Krachten at the Hyatt Regency.Theconcept of branding has become more prevalent than ever, thanks to the digitalage. All around the festival, commonly known as SXSW, companies marketed theirbrands via experiential booths and events.Activistgroups trying to attract young people to affect social change also werepresent. Faith...
