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Pope promises 'firmest measures possible' against pedophiles

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is promising to respond with the "firmest measures possible" against priests who rape and molest children and says he'll hold accountable bishops and religious superiors who cover up for them.

Francis met Thursday for the first time with his sex abuse advisory commission, which was created in 2014 to advise him and the Catholic Church on best practices to keep pedophiles out of the priesthood and protect children.

The commission has held educational workshops in dioceses around the world, but has faced such stiff resistance to some... Read More

Trapped girl a symbol for Mexico's quake rescue efforts

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A delicate effort to reach a young girl buried in the rubble of her school stretched into a daylong vigil for Mexico, much of it broadcast across the nation as rescue workers still struggled in rain and darkness early Thursday trying to pick away unstable debris and reach her.

The sight of her wiggling fingers early Wednesday became a symbol for the hope that drove thousands of professionals and volunteers to work frantically at dozens of wrecked buildings across the capital and nearby states looking for survivors of the magnitude 7.1 quake that killed at... Read More

Mexicans displaced by deadly quake seek refuge from fear

MEXICO CITY (AP) — On rubber mats spread across a Mexico City recreation center, the Montero family cuddles under donated wool blankets, their first new possessions after abandoning their apartment following the deadly magnitude 7.1 earthquake.

Across the capital thousands of Mexicans are now believed homeless after the tremor leveled entire buildings and left others teetering on the edge of collapse. Men, women and children are now filling up gyms and event halls at more than two dozen designated shelters. Many are uncertain where they will go next, but grateful to have a... Read More

NKorea minister calls Trump's threat 'sound of dog barking'

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's foreign minister has described as "the sound of a dog barking" President Donald Trump's threat to destroy his country.

The comments are the North's first response to Trump's debut speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, during which he vowed to "totally destroy North Korea" if provoked. Trump also called North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "Rocket man."

The North's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho told reporters in New York late Wednesday that "It would be a dog's dream if he intended to scare us with the sound of a dog... Read More

Trump to look at even stricter cap on refugees

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is considering a further reduction in the number of refugees allowed into the United States as the administration works to re-shape American immigration policy, officials say.

Trump has already slashed refugee admissions once since taking office. Now he faces a decision on how many to admit in the next budget year.

As is often the case with the Trump administration, Cabinet officials are divided as they weigh the costs and potential security risks associated with the program.

The Department of Homeland Security... Read More

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Pope promises 'firmest measures possible' against pedophiles

Trapped girl a symbol for Mexico's quake rescue efforts

Mexicans displaced by deadly quake seek refuge from fear

NKorea minister calls Trump's threat 'sound of dog barking'

Trump to look at even stricter cap on refugees

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