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There are some changes in the radio frequencies of Vatican Radio’s English Service for Asia, effective from Saturday, December 24, 2016. The timings however remain unchanged. Here are the full timings and frequencies, including in SW, FM and DRM:- 01.38 am UTC (GMT): 7410 kHz (41 meterband); 9515 kHz (31 meterband), (103.8 mHz FM Rome area only)- 02.58 am UTC (GMT): 15470 kHz (19 meterband)- 09.00 am UTC (GMT): 103.8 mHz FM Rome area only- 3.28 pm UTC (GMT): 11695 kHz (25 meterband); 9510 kHz (31meterband); 11940 kHz (25 meterband) in DRM, (103.8 mHz FM Rome area only)
A missionary in the Philippines is urging people of the predominantly Catholic nation to protect the environment during the Christmas season. "We must think of ways to celebrate [Christmas] with less of a carbon footprint," said Irish Columban priest John Leydon, convener of the Global Catholic Climate Movement. "Christmas is the time of year when we see the worst aspects of consumerism," said the priest as he urged Catholics to "be more creative" in their celebrations but not be "harsh on Mother Earth." "We are living in a fact-free world where facts don’t matter anymore. It is a fact that we are destroying our own home," said Father Leydon. He said the Catholic Church has been always reminding people of the "sacred celebration of Christmas" that is not based on "consumerism and excessive waste." Recalling Pope Francis’ Christmas Eve homily last year, where he den...
(Vatican Radio) In his fourth and last Advent sermon of the Christmas season, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher of the Pontifical Household, reflected Friday on the theme “by the Holy Spirit He ‘was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.’”Below, please find the English text of Fr. Cantalamessa’s sermon, translated from Italian by Marsha Daigle Williamson: Christmas, a Mystery “for Us”In continuing our reflections on the Holy Spirit, and given the imminence of Christmas, let us meditate on the article in the creed that speaks of the work of the Holy Spirit in the Incarnation. In the creed, we say, “For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.”St. Augustine distinguished between two ways of celebrating an event in salvation history: as a mystery (in sacramento) or as a simple anniversary. In the celebration of an...
The Catholic Bishops of Kenya on Thursday 22 Dec. called for dialogue after a bill to change the current electoral law was hastily passed in parliament.In a statement, the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops-Justice and Peace Commission said it was saddened by the changes to the Elections Laws (Amendment) Act and called for dialogue among political leaders in all processes related to elections, to minimise mistrust, conflict and possible violence.They called on President Uhuru Kenyatta not to sign the bill into law. "The President should rise above politics and act in his capacity [as Kenya's leader] and the symbol of national unity to promote cohesion," said the chairman of the Justice and Peace Commission, Bishop Cornelius Korir of Eldoret Diocese. "We urge you not to sign the amendments into law and that you give dialogue a chance." They also appealed to Cord and other opposition parties to always give dialogue a chance.For more insights to this story r...
Vatican City, Dec 23, 2016 / 05:52 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After taking up a collection earlier this year to aid families affected by the ongoing crisis in Eastern Ukraine, Pope Francis has decided to distribute an initial sum of 6 million euros to different charity projects as a Christmas gift.“In the name of the Holy Father, at Christmas the first installment of the aid for the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine will be paid,” a Dec. 23 communique from the Pontifical Council Cor Unum read.The sum of nearly 6 million euro is only part of the 12 million that’s been collected since April, and is destined for more than 2 million people “without distinction of religion, faith or ethnic background.”It will go to projects that assist people currently living in the regions of Donetsk and Lugansk, Kharkiv and Dnepropetrovsk, which have been hit hardest by the conflict.The funds were raised in large part as the result of Pope Francis’ decision to take up an Apri...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A Little Rock man accused of fatally shooting a 3-year-old boy in what police called a road-rage incident has surrendered to federal and local authorities, the U.S. Marshals Service said Friday....
JERUSALEM (AP) -- An Israeli official on Friday accused President Barack Obama of colluding with the Palestinians in a "shameful move against Israel at the U.N." after learning the White House did not intend to veto a Security Council resolution condemning settlement construction in the West Bank and east Jerusalem the day before....
ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- At the brightly lit mall, clothing stores highlight holiday sweaters and big signs tout the sales, while Duquan Allen keeps his expectations in check....
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) -- After hours of tense negotiations, two Libyans who hijacked a plane from Libya to Malta and threatened to blow it up surrendered peacefully Friday, allowing 118 passengers and crew to leave the plane before walking out themselves with the last of the crew....
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday praised U.S. President-elect Donald Trump for "keenly" feeling public sentiment to win the election and denied the White House's claims of Russia's meddling in the vote....
