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Authorities in Michigan say search crews did not find any additional bodies inside a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel where a former Marine opened fire and set the building ablaze, killing four people. Police had feared they would find more victims in the charred wreckage but now believe everyone is accounted for after Sunday's attack. Investigators are focusing on what motivated the former Marine to ram his pickup truck into the church in Grand Blanc Township. The suspect was killed while exchanging gunfire with two officers. Eight other people were treated at a hospital, including five with gunshot wounds.
The United States was founded on the principle of religious freedom for everyone. Alarmingly, the San Mateo County jail system has made it dif…
A new poll finds few Americans support allowing religious schools to become tax-funded public charter schools. But majorities are in favor of allowing religious chaplains to provide support services for public school students. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows the complexity of Americans' attitudes toward religious expression in schools, which varies depending on the kind of expression and sometimes crosses partisan lines. The findings also highlight tension points in the country's long-standing debate over the role of religion in public schools, which continues to drive legislation and legal action.
Pope Francis recorded a pained and labored audio message to thank people for their prayers for his recovery, the first public sign of life from the 88-year-old pope since he was hospitalized three weeks ago with double pneumonia. Francis' weak voice, discernible through his labored breaths and in his native Spanish, was broadcast to the faithful in St. Peter's Square who had gathered for the nightly recitation of the rosary prayer. "I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers for my health from the square, I accompany you from here," he said, his soft voice piercing the hushed square. "May God bless you and the Virgin protect you. Thank you."
The Vatican says Pope Francis remains in critical condition but has shown slight improvement in laboratory tests. He has resumed some work activities, including calling a parish in Gaza City that he has kept in touch with since the war there began. The Vatican's evening bulletin was more upbeat than in recent days. It said the 88-year-old Francis. suffering from pneumonia in both lungs, hadn't had any more respiratory crises. The slight kidney insufficiency detected on Sunday was of no concern. He is continuing to receive supplemental oxygen and doctors say his prognosis remains guarded. He received the Eucharist in the morning and resumed working in the afternoon.
I have had two close encounters with gun violence in my life. One was when I was 15 years old. While house-sitting for my grandparents, my unc…
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese people rang in the Lunar New Year on Tuesday despite pandemic restrictions, as small crowds gathered at temples to offe…
