September 18, 2017 Pope Francis in Colombia visit urges priests, citizens to welcome sinners Pope Francis flew to a rain-soaked Medellin on Saturday to console orphans, the poor and sick — and to demand priests and ordinary Colombians look beyond rigid church doctrine to care for sinners and welcome them in.
September 18, 2017 Pope arrival in Cartagena off to bumpy start with black eye Pope Francis wrapped up his Colombia trip with a deeply personal final day Sunday honoring St. Peter Claver, a fellow Jesuit who ministered to thousands of African slaves who passed through the port of Cartagena during Spanish colonial times.
September 18, 2017 Over DACA, Gold Star father Khizr Khan calls Trump 'illiterate and uneducated' The Gold Star father who challenged President Trump to rethink his stance on the place of Muslims and people who aren’t Christian in American society during the 2016 presidential election called Trump “illiterate and uneducated.”
September 18, 2017 Cincinnati church considers removing Confederate memorials Leaders of a historic Cincinnati church are considering whether a pair of Confederate memorials should be removed.
September 18, 2017 Feinstein's anti-Catholic bigotry blasted by Notre Dame president The president of the University of Notre Dame said he is deeply concerned after Sen. Dianne Feinstein questioned a colleague's religious beliefs during a Senate Judiciary Committee nomination hearing.
September 18, 2017 Catholic leaders decry Dems' questioning of judicial pick Roman Catholic leaders are objecting to Democratic senators' line of questioning for one of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees.
September 18, 2017 White House: New law not needed for Islamic State fight A senior White House official says the Trump administration has adequate legal authority to combat terrorist groups and doesn't support a push in Congress to craft a new law permitting military action against the Islamic State and other militants.
September 18, 2017 Trump meeting with Malaysian prime minister under scrutiny President Donald Trump praised Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak for his country's financial investments in U.S. companies during a meeting Tuesday at the White House and thanked him for helping to fight Islamic State militants.
September 18, 2017 McCain drops plan to expand US military ties with Myanmar The Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee is canning plans to expand U.S. military ties with Myanmar because of its persecution of minority Rohingya (ROH'-hin-GAH') Muslims.
September 18, 2017 Chainsaw-wielding nun cleans up Hurricane Irma debris in viral video Everyone is pitching in to clean up Florida after Hurricane Irma.
