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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Turning up the pressure on Gov. Robert Bentley, Alabama lawmakers opened impeachment hearings Monday over allegations he abused his powers to cover up an extramarital affair with a top aide....
CHICAGO (AP) -- Video of police officers dragging a passenger from an overbooked United Airlines flight sparked an uproar Monday on social media, and a spokesman for the airline insisted that employees had no choice but to contact authorities to remove the man....
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) -- An apparent murder-suicide inside an elementary school classroom in San Bernardino left a teacher and the shooter dead and two students critically wounded, police said....
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- The Latest on the state guilty plea hearing of convicted Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof (all times local):...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Justice Neil Gorsuch took his place in history Monday as the newest addition on the bench of the Supreme Court, restoring a narrow conservative majority and marking a much-needed political victory for President Donald Trump....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A senior U.S. official says the United States has concluded that Russia knew in advance of Syria's chemical weapons attack last week....
(Vatican Radio) Catholic leaders in England say they are united in prayer with the Coptic community after deadly explosions in two Coptic churches in Egypt.The statement was signed by the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, as well as by Archbishops Bernard Longley and Kevin McDonald, both members of the Catholic-Oriental Orthodox Forum.The Bishops note that the bombings took place during Palm Sunday services, “where traditionally palm branches are blessed as a symbol of peace.”“Nothing can justify these atrocious acts of terrorism,” they said.The Bishops’ statement says, “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II [the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church] and the Coptic community across the world and the people of Egypt.”Below, please find the full text of the Bishops’ statement: "It is with deep sorrow and sadnes...
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle ushered in Holy Week in the Philippine capital Manila celebrating the Palm Sunday Mass during which he called on the faithful to welcome Christ in the person of the poor and the oppressed. In his homily at the city cathedral, the Archbishop of Manila said that Palm Sunday is an invitation for everyone to welcome Christ into their life in the image of the hungry, the sick, the lonely and the outcast. The welcoming of the real Jesus is the acceptance of His presence in the poor, those being spat upon by society, those insulted and those who remain silent even when they are slapped,” the cardinal said speaking in Tagalog.Thousands of Catholics packed the cathedral and parishes and churches across the country, to mark the start of the Holy Week that culminates with Easter Sunday. Many people waved palm fronds to symbolize how worshippers greeted Jesus over 2,000 years ago as he entered Jerusalem. Cardinal Talge also focused on how Je...
(Vatican Radio) Egypt’s Muslim leaders have condemned the suicide attacks that hit two Coptic churches on Sunday, killing at least 44 people and wounding more than 100 others.The Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Ahmed Muhammad al-Tayyeb, said in a statement that "attacks against places of worship go against the authentic Islamic religion and its teachings of tolerance, but fail to undermine the unity of the Egyptian people." Pope's safety guaranteedAl-Azhar officials said the safety of Pope Francis would be guaranteed during his planned visit to Cairo on April 28th and 29th.The so-called Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attacks in the Nile Delta town of Tanta and in the coastal city of Alexandria, which came as Christians took part in Palm Sunday celebrations. Egypt’s Coptic Patriarch Pope Tawadros II was still inside the cathedral in Alexandria when the second attack took place.Further attacks foiledEgyptian security officials said th...
(Vatican Radio) The first washing machines and tumble dryers for the homeless in Rome whirred into action on Monday as ‘Pope Francis’ Laundry’ opened its doors to provide a much needed service.One of the many difficulties for those who live on the streets is to be able to wash, dry and iron their clothes and blankets, and the Vatican-sponsored laundry is a response to Pope Francis’s invitation to give concrete signs of solidarity to our brothers and sisters in need.A communiqué released by the Apostolic Almoner quotes from the Pope’s Apostolic Letter, Misericordia et misera, at the conclusion of the Jubilee Year of Mercy: “The desire for closeness to Christ requires us to draw near to our brothers and sisters, for nothing is more pleasing to the Father than a true sign of mercy. By its very nature, mercy becomes visible and tangible in specific acts.”So, Papal Almoner, Archbishop Konrad Krajewski noted: “Here is a concrete sig...
