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POLICE in San Francisco have arrested two suspected bank robbers who fled the crime scene in a limousine. Police pulled over Roy Westry and Cynthia Johnson yesterday after being alerted about a nearby bank robbery involving a 2006 Cadillac limousine. The vehicle belong to Westry's employer. San Francisco Police Department inspector Dan Gardner was not surprised by the choice of getaway car. "This is the second time in a couple of years that a limousine has been used as a getaway car in a bank robbery," Inspector Gardner said. "I've been doing this job a long time and nothing surprises...

(AgapePress) - An estimated 25,000 youths showed up last weekend for a "Battle Cry" rally in San Francisco -- and then became the latest targets to receive a resolution against them by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. "Battle Cry" is a coalition of 30 groups that is attempting to turn today's youth away from the lure of popular culture and toward Christ while they are still teenagers. But on the day of the rally in the City by the Bay, opposing protesters took to name-calling, in one instance chanting the phrase: "Christian fascists, go away! Racist, sexist, anti-gay!" In...

San Francisco, Mar. 13, 2006 (CNA) - The prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has said Catholic social service agencies should not place children with same-sex couples. In light of this, the Archdiocese of San Francisco is currently reviewing its practice of permitting homosexuals and lesbians to adopt children through its local Catholic Charities. Maurice Healy, a spokesman for the archdiocese, said the decision to review the policy came after Archbishop William Levada, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith said that bishops must not permit children to be adopted by same-sex couples....