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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Eight people were arrested on Saturday when a small group of protesters calling themselves White Lives Matter were confronted by counter-demonstrators supporting Black Lives Matter at the Texas State Capitol near where Gov. Greg Abbott had earlier dedicated a monument recognizing the contribution of African-Americans to the state....
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- The International Space Station gained three new residents Saturday, including the oldest and most experienced woman to orbit the world....
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korean prosecutors on Sunday said they believe President Park Geun-hye conspired in criminal activities of a secretive confidante who allegedly manipulated government affairs and exploited her presidential ties to amass an illicit fortune - a damning revelation that may convince opposition parties to push for her impeachment....
Stand Strong! You have probably heard that phrase before..
Vatican City, Nov 19, 2016 / 02:38 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- When Pope Francis spoke out sharply against the “virus of polarization,” three new American cardinals saw a chance for a serious examination of conscience.“I thought it was very timely, what the Holy Father said,” Cardinal Joseph Tobin told journalists Nov. 19.He said that for him, the first thing to do in response is “to examine ourselves in the Church, to see whether we have unconsciously appropriated this virus” or somehow justified it “when it actually serves to divide.”To do this, he said, could likely be considered “a resistance to the acts of the Holy Spirit.”Cardinal Tobin was among 17 priests and bishops who came to St. Peter’s Basilica from around the world to receive a red hat from Pope Francis Saturday during a special consistory set to coincide with the end of the Jubilee of Mercy.The cardinal is currently Archbishop of Indianapolis but will head the...
Rome, Italy, Nov 19, 2016 / 04:04 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Having spent the Holy Year fulfilling his mandate as one of Pope Francis’ Missionaries of Mercy, Fr. John Paul Zeller has some advice for his fellow priests when it comes to forgiveness and the sacrament of Confession.“We need courageous priests that preach and teach clearly about the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the teachings of His Church,” Fr. John Paul told CNA Nov. 17.“If we do not preach and teach about the joy of forgiveness that the Lord extends to us in the sacraments, then people will not come,” he said, but also stressed the need for priests to be patient in waiting for people to come to Confession.“The Lord is very patient with us, so we as priests need to be patient with God’s people. If we sit and wait they will eventually come.”Fr. John Paul said that several times throughout the Jubilee he has also “publicly begged pardon” on behalf of priests who had been...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Informants with dirty pasts are a fixture at drug trials, but even by those standards, the father-son team that played a central role in the cocaine trafficking prosecution of the nephews of Venezuela's first lady stands out....
CHICAGO (AP) -- A dispute over shoes led to the fatal shooting of the grandson of Illinois U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, Chicago police said Saturday....
NEW YORK (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump demanded an apology from the cast of the Broadway musical "Hamilton" a day after an actor in the hit show delivered a pointed message about diversity to his running mate who was in attendance. The speech aimed at Mike Pence prompted angry responses from liberals and conservatives alike - underscoring yet again the fractious aftermath of the 2016 election....
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump and Mitt Romney met Saturday at the billionaire's golf club in New Jersey, putting a year of conflict aside for a smiling handshake - though they did not indicate what, if any, role the 2012 GOP hopeful might play in the new administration....
