Thursday, May 23 2013 11:46 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:46:14 GMT
More than 40 people gathered at a candle light vigil Thursday night, to not only remember Johnson, but also encourage the young people to put their guns down.More >>
More than 40 people gathered at a candle light vigil Thursday night, to not only remember Johnson, but also encourage the young people to put their guns down.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:21 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:21:15 GMT
The donation drives and collections continue around the ArkLaTex for the victims of the Moore, OK tornado.More >>
The donation drives and collections continue around the ArkLaTex for the victims of the Moore, OK tornado.More >>
TYLER, TX (KLTV) -
Pope Benedict XVI has become the first pontiff in 600 years to resign.
The pope announced Monday that he will be stepping down at the end of the month, saying the duties require strength of mind and body, and he is "not strong enough anymore."
The pope's brother says doctors recently advised him not to take any more trans-Atlantic trips.
His decision to resign may have come as a surprise to many.
But in fact, Pope Benedict laid the groundwork for Monday's decision years ago when he said popes have the obligation to resign if they can't carry on.
Bishop Strickland says he was blessed to meet Pope Benedict XVI just last March and that he was struck with how vigorous and sharp and engaged he was - but that first and foremost, he is impressed with the pope's decision.
"It's a huge job, huge prestige, huge work also. But to be willing to step aside from that, to me, speaks to his commitment to the church, and for whatever reasons he's prayerfully discerned that he's just not up to running the world-wide organization of more than 1 billion members that the Roman Catholic church is," said Bishop Strickland.
The last pope to resign was Gregory XII in 1415, 10 years into his tenure.
He did so during a leadership crisis in the church known as the Great Western Schism.
Bishop Strickland encourages all Catholics to say a prayer of thanksgiving for Pope Benedict XVI at their next mass.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 1:23 PM EDT2013-05-22 17:23:38 GMT
A Charlotte mother is teaching her young son a lesson, by having him arrested, after he stole her Pop-Tarts, according to a police report. According to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police report, officersMore >>
A Charlotte mother is teaching her young son a lesson, by having him arrested, after he stole her Pop-Tarts, according to a police report.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:38 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:38:14 GMT
MOORE, OK - The trembling, mud-spattered dog whose photo went viral on Tuesday was not actually standing watch over her owner's body - her name is Susie, her owner is named Curtis Collins, and he's alive.ThanksMore >>
There's a happy ending to the story of the little dog who was found standing guard over a body after the EF-5 tornado that decimated her neighborhood in Moore, OK. Her owner is alive, and they have been reunited thanks to the viral photo. More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:21 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:21:24 GMT
It's not abnormal for lawmakers to begin a political meeting with a prayer. But in Arizona, an atheist state representative began the daily session with a quote from a well-known atheist.More >>
It's not abnormal for lawmakers to begin a political meeting with a prayer. But in Arizona, an atheist state representative began the daily session with a quote from a well-known atheist.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:55 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:55:08 GMT
(RNN) - Dozens of Cleveland restaurants have pledged to give the man who rescued three Ohio women from captivity, free burgers for life. Charles Ramsey, the guy who famously stopped eating his Big MacMore >>
More than a dozen of Cleveland restaurants have pledged to give the man who rescued three Ohio women from captivity, free burgers for life.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:29 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:29:31 GMT
Those who have been to the Caddo Parish courthouse are familiar with the screening system to enter the building. Empty the pockets and walk through the scanner that alerts authorities to illegal contraband.More >>
Those who have been to the Caddo Parish courthouse are familiar with the screening system to enter the building. Empty the pockets and walk through the scanner that alerts authorities to illegal contraband.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:33 AM EDT2013-05-23 14:33:57 GMT
(KFOR/CNN) - Arts-and-crafts retail chain "hobby lobby" gets its day in court today -- over mandated birth control coverage for employees. The Oklahoman reports eight federal appellate court judges willMore >>
Arts-and-crafts retail chain Hobby Lobby gets its day in court Thursday over mandated birth control coverage for employees.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:56 PM EDT2013-05-22 23:56:01 GMT
(RNN) – Of the 24 killed in the EF-5 tornado that decimated Moore, OK, 10 are children - two of which are infants according to a release by the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner's Office. All the childrenMore >>
The last of the missing from Monday's massive tornado that tore through the town of Moore, OK, have been accounted for. More >>
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