By Rachel Zoll The Associated Press NEW YORK Pope Francis made a rousing show of gratitude for American nuns on Thursday while thanking clergy for persevering through the priest sex abuse scandal, seemingly intent on moving the U.S. church beyond recent crises. The pope called religious sisters “women of strength” […]
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The Associated Press NEW YORK When Pope Francis arrived for his first visit to New York, he again slipped into the backseat of a tiny Fiat 500L and was ferried away amid gas-guzzling SUVs and police cars. There were dozens of vehicles: motorcycles, Chevrolet Suburbans and the pope’s car followed […]
By Rachel Zoll The Associated Press Pope Francis told U.S. bishops Wednesday they should avoid “harsh and divisive” language and create a church with the warmth of a “family fire,” as he laid out a vision for American Catholicism far from the defensive stands on social issues that have put […]
By Hamza Hendawi The Associated Press CAIRO President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi pardoned and released two Al-Jazeera English journalists Wednesday, ending a case that was widely condemned by human rights groups and had raised questions about Egypt’s commitment to democracy and free speech. The move to free Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy and […]
By Rachel Zoll The Associated Press NEW YORK Pope Francis praised American bishops Wednesday for their “generous commitment’” to helping victims of clergy sex abuse, drawing an angry rebuke from advocates who said the bishops acted only under the threat of hundreds of lawsuits. Addressing church leaders in a prayer […]
By Brian Witte The Associated Press WASHINGTON A 5-year-old girl in a brilliantly colored dress and braids who was handed up to Pope Francis for a blessing during a parade in Washington on Wednesday morning urged the pontiff to give his blessing to immigration reform and push lawmakers to act. […]
By Don Babwin The Associated Press CHICAGO An effort to identify remains of young men killed by John Wayne Gacy in the 1970s has led to a break in an unrelated case of a unidentified teenager found shot to death in San Francisco 36 years ago. The Cook County Sheriff’s […]
By Jill Lawless The Associated Press LONDON The Inuit of the Arctic know a lot about snow, and their wide vocabulary for the white stuff is legendary. But they may face a challenge in snow-describing ability ‚Äî from Scotland. Researchers at the University of Glasgow have compiled 421 words relating […]
By Josh Lederman And Nicole Winfield The Associated Press WASHINGTON Pope Francis was hard to spot in the motorcade of more than 20 armed SUVs and police cars that motored into the nation’s capital late Tuesday. The pontiff ditched the fancy wheels in favour of a much more modest ride: […]
By Carrie Antlfinger The Associated Press RIVER FOREST, Ill. An Illinois man has spent up to 10 hours every day for 11 years cleaning and fixing 1,500 paintings for museums nationwide. He’s done an estimated $5 million worth of work. He didn’t get paid once. “Either you got to be […]
By Kelvin Chan The Associated Press SHENZHEN, China In China’s factories, the robots are rising. For decades, manufacturers employed waves of young migrant workers from China’s countryside to work at countless factories in coastal provinces, churning out cheap toys, clothing and electronics that helped power the country’s economic ascent. Now, […]
By Nicole Winfield And Rachel Zoll The Associated Press WASHINGTON Pope Francis arrived Tuesday on the first visit of his life to the United States, bringing his “church of the poor” to the world’s wealthiest superpower and a country polarized over issues closest to his heart: immigration, social injustice and […]
