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Washington D.C., May 5, 2017 / 01:53 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Debate continues over the Democratic Party's acceptance of pro-life members, voters and politicians, as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi made comments signaling that she is open to them.The San Francisco Democrat cited her own childhood in a “very Catholic family” in an Italian-American sector of Baltimore.“Most of those people – my family, extended family – are not pro-choice. You think I'm kicking them out of the Democratic Party?” she told the Washington Post May 2.She said that the Democrats were united by “our values about working families,” suggesting that Democrats' perceived rigidity on issues like gay marriage and abortion helped elect Republican Donald Trump as president. She cited the fact that the passage of the 2010 health care law was possible only after securing assurances it would not fund abortion.About three in ten Democrats think abortion should ...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An embattled U.S. contractor accused of failing to promptly disclose sex trafficking, alcohol smuggling and security violations on a nearly $700 million contract to secure an Iraqi air base has denied many of the charges. Investigators who uncovered those findings were fired by Sallyport Global in March, but their attorney says the company's explanations don't stand up to scrutiny....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration is moving to gut the office of the White House "drug czar" according to a preliminary budget document and an email message that its acting director has circulated to agency staff....
MOSCOW (AP) -- A Russian plan to set up "de-escalation zones" in Syria is to go into effect at midnight on Friday, but it will be at least another month before all the details are worked out and the safe areas are fully established, according to Russian officials....
PARIS (AP) -- French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen told The Associated Press on Friday that whether or not she wins Sunday's runoff vote, "we changed everything."...
PARIS (AP) -- Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said Friday she believes she can pull off a surprise victory in France's high-stakes runoff election Sunday, while centrist front-runner Emmanuel Macron accused of her of exploiting voter fears....
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia (AP) -- In a cramped office at the Marines' Quantico base outside Washington, about 20 investigators sit elbow to elbow, staring into their computers as images of naked men and women flash across the screens....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans are claiming a triumph by pushing their legislative centerpiece scuttling much of President Barack Obama's health care law through the House. It was a perilous journey, and its Senate pathway will be at least as bumpy with little doubt the measure will change, assuming it survives....
Vatican Weekend for May 6th, 2017 features a report on the Pope’s Wednesday general audience, a review of the long and colourful history of the Vatican’s Swiss Guards on an important anniversary for this elite fighting force, a look ahead to Pope Francis’ visit to the Marian Shrine of Fatima and how this is being seen in Portugal plus we find out why there is a bullet in the crown adorning the head of Our Lady of Fatima and its connection with a past papal pilgrimage to the shrine.Listen to this program produced and presented by Susy Hodges:
Vatican Weekend for May 7th, 2017 features our weekly reflection on the Sunday Gospel reading, “There’s more in the Sunday Gospel than Meets the Eye,” plus our resident Vatican watcher Joan Lewis reviews the past week’s events in the Vatican.Listen to this program produced and presented by Susy Hodges:
