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The Latest: Cardinal calls McCarrick punishment 'important'
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 16th - 5:08am
The Latest on the defrocking of former U.S. cardinal Theodore McCarrick (all times local):
Trump declaration faces uncertain fate in coming court fight
Mark Sherman, Associated Press | Posted Feb 15th - 3:08pm
Let the lawsuits begin.
Washington lawmakers advance limits on vaccine exemptions
Rachel By Corte, Associated Press | Posted Feb 15th - 1:12pm
Washington state lawmakers advanced a measure Friday that would remove parents' ability to claim a personal or philosophical exemption to vaccinating their school-age children for measles as the Pacific Northwest struggles with an outbreak of the contagious virus.
Omar's edgy Israel tweet no surprise to some back home
Steve Karnowski and Amy Forliti, Associated Press | Posted Feb 15th - 10:49am
As Ilhan Omar's political star was rising last year on her way to becoming one of the first Muslim women in Congress, several Minnesota Jewish leaders invited her to talk privately about past statements they considered anti-Semitic and anti-Israel. Gathering at a state senator's home, they hoped to get a better sense of her views while expressing their concerns.
Latter-day Saint missionaries can now call home every week
Liesl Nielsen, KSL.com | Posted Feb 15th - 10:05am
Missionaries for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can now call and text their families every week, church officials said Friday.
AP Exclusive: Foster agency sued for turning down Catholic
Meg Kinnard, Associated Press | Posted Feb 15th - 10:04am
A South Carolina mother is accusing a federally funded foster agency of not working with her because she's Catholic.
Alleged leader pleads not guilty in Minnesota mosque bombing
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 15th - 7:57am
An Illinois man has pleaded not guilty in the bombing of a mosque in Minnesota, three weeks after two of his alleged accomplices pleaded guilty.
Vatican's envoy to France facing 'sexual aggression' probe
Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press | Posted Feb 15th - 4:26am
The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into alleged "sexual aggression" by Catholic archbishop Luigi Ventura, the Vatican's envoy to France, according to French officials.
Cardinal expects 'significant progress' at sex abuse summit
Jeff Karoub and Nicole Winfield, Associated Press | Posted Feb 14th - 4:23pm
The U.S. archbishop helping to organize next week's summit of the world's bishops at the Vatican on sexual abuse by clergy said Thursday he expects to make "significant progress" in responding to the scandal that's riven the church, and that lay Catholics will help to hold the hierarchy accountable.
Rep. Walter Jones remembered at funeral for deep convictions
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 14th - 3:34pm
Friends and colleagues of the late U.S. Rep. Walter Jones Jr. remembered him Thursday as a man of integrity and deep Christian conviction who fought for constituents and what he believed was right.
The Latest: 1,000-plus gather to honor Parkland victims
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 14th - 11:09am
The Latest on the anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (all times local):
NY gives sex abuse victims more time to sue, press charges
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 14th - 10:49am
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law Thursday long-sought legislation that gives the victims of childhood sexual abuse more time to seek criminal charges or file lawsuits against their abusers.
The Latest: House passes border bill, sends to Trump's desk
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 14th - 8:38am
The Latest on Congress' border security measure and President Donald Trump (all times local):
Southern Baptist leader sorry he supported accused pastor
Travis Loller, Associated Press | Posted Feb 15th - 3:58pm
A prominent leader in the Southern Baptist Convention says he was wrong to support a Kentucky pastor accused of covering up sex abuse.
66 killed in Nigerian state before presidential election
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 15th - 11:28am
Authorities in Nigeria's Kaduna state are reporting at least 66 deaths in a wave of violence just before the country's presidential election.
Security guard arrested in shooting outside LA synagogue
John Rogers, Associated Press | Posted Feb 15th - 10:28am
Police arrested a security guard on suspicion of shooting a self-described First Amendment activist after the two engaged in a videotaped confrontation outside a Los Angeles synagogue and school.
World Jewish Congress concerned about neo-Nazism in Europe
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 15th - 9:14am
The World Jewish Congress is voicing concern about the rise of far-right activities across Europe attempting to promote anti-Semitism, hatred, xenophobia, and Nazi glorification among young people.
Egypt official: Home-made bomb explodes near mosque, 3 hurt
Maggie Michael, Associated Press | Posted Feb 15th - 5:56am
An Egyptian security official says a home-made bomb has exploded near a mosque in Cairo's district of Giza, leaving three people wounded.
Cyprus' religious leaders urge church's restoration
The Associated Press | Posted Feb 15th - 4:27am
The Christian and Muslim leaders in ethnically divided Cyprus are urging for the speedy repair of a 15th century church inside a United Nations-controlled buffer zone cutting across the capital Nicosia, after it partly collapsed.
