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PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump is planning to meet with his incoming national security adviser in the aftermath of violence abroad as the process of filling top jobs in his administration presses on, marked by some infighting among advisers....
BERLIN (AP) -- Germany has launched a Europe-wide manhunt for an "armed and dangerous" Tunisian with ties to Islamic extremists in connection with the Berlin Christmas market attack, according to a European arrest warrant and German lawmakers....
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis made a surprise visit to the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization on Tuesday, thanking them for their efforts during the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy.The Holy Father was welcomed to the Vatican dicastery by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, its President, and spoke with those present for around 15 minutes.Archbishop Fisichella later told the Osservatore Romano, “Demonstrating a great sense of humanity and friendship in our regard, the Pope wanted to personally wish us a Merry Christmas and renew his gratitude for all our efforts during the Holy Year.”He added that all those present for the surprise visit were “amazed at his affability. He told us of his joy for the experience of the Jubilee, and he reiterated to us the particular importance of the Missionaries of Mercy.”
Ethiopia will host the 19th AMECEA Plenary that is to take place on July 2018 under the theme “Vibrant Diversity, Equal Dignity, Peaceful Unity in God in the AMECEA Region”.On December 17, 2016 the Ethiopian Catholic Church in the presence of all the Catholic Bishops of Ethiopia, H.G. Archbishop Luigi Bianco Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia, representatives of CMRS and Catholic institutions in Ethiopia and partner organizations launched the theme and Logo of the Plenary in Addis Ababa.During the launching event H.Em. Cardinal Berhaneyesus, C.M., Metropolitan Archbishop of Addis Ababa, President of CBCE and Chairman of AMECEA said Ethiopia is eagerly waiting to receive her guests coming to attend the 19th AMECEA Plenary.“Ethiopia has many assets and social values we can share with our brothers and sisters in the AMECEA region and the rest of the world, the plenary would create for us an opportunity to do this, in the mean time it will also give us the chance to learn ...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has appealed to all people of the Democratic Republic of Congo to be artisans of reconciliation and peace. The Pope’s heartfelt appeal came at the end of his weekly General Audience in the Paul VI Hall.Listen to the report by Linda Bordoni: Remarking on the fact that he has recently met with the President and Vice President of the Bishops’ Conference of the DRC, Francis said “I renew my heartfelt appeal to all Congolese so that in this delicate moment of their history, may they be artisans of reconciliation and peace”.“May those, the Pope continued, who are in positions of political responsibility listen to the voice of their conscience, learn to see the cruel sufferings of their fellow citizens and have at heart the common good”.The Pope assured the beloved people of DRC of his support and love, and he invited them to let themselves be guided by the light of the Redeemer of the world.“I pray t...
(Vatican Radio) Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Apostolic Nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See, told the UN Security Council ‘the biggest single factor that facilitates trafficking in persons is war and armed conflict’.His words came on Tuesday in an address to the Open Debate on Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Trafficking in persons in conflict situations.Archbishop Auza said that human trafficking is of utmost importance for the Holy See.“People of goodwill, whatever their religious beliefs, can never allow women, children and men to be treated merely as objects, to be deceived, violated, often sold and resold for profit, leaving them devastated in mind and body only to be finally eliminated or abandoned. Such treatment is shameful and barbaric. It must be condemned unequivocally.”He also said the problem requires “the collaboration of many United Nations agencies, the cooperation of regional, national and local governmen...
(Vatican Radio) During his last General Audience before Christmas, Pope Francis on Wednesday met with a delegation of Roman bakers. To mark the occasion they gave the Pope a sculpture of bread in the shape of a crib made by master baker Fabio Albanesi.The edible work was presented by Mr Albanesi and the coordinator of the bakers of Rome, Giancarlo Giambarresi.Speaking about the meeting and the gift, the National President of the Association of Bakers, Davide Trombini said, "it is a very significant event for the bakers of Rome in an important moment in the life of the city and the country which is facing many issues related to ongoing economic difficulties and coexistence: with this initiative the bakers want to affirm the importance of welcome and solidarity towards others which is the most important message that comes to us from the impending celebration of Christmas.”In June this year the Association distributed bread to the pilgrims in St Peter’s Square as par...
Pope Francis on Wednesday appointed Fr. Samuel Sidin Oton, O.F.M. Cap, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi in Tebet, Jakarta the new Bishop of Sintang Diocese in Indonesia.Fr. Samuel was born on Dec 12, 1954 in Pontianak. After his training at the Minor Seminay of Nyarukop he entered the Order of Capuchin Friars in 1977 and completed his Philosophical and Theological studies at the Inter-diocesan Major Seminary of Pematangsiantar in Medan (Sumatra). He made his perpetual vows on July 18, 1982 and was ordained a priest on July 1, 1984. After ordination he held the following positions:1984-1985: assistant priest at Nyarumkop;1985-1990: Studies for a degree in Spirituality at Antonianum in Rome;1990-1993: Vice-Master of Novices;1993-1997: Master of Novices;1997-2003: Minister of the Capuchin Province of Pontianak;2003-2008: Director of Rumah Pelangi, a forest conservation programme;2009-2012: Minister of the Capuchin Province of Pontianak;since 20...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday urged the faithful to open their hearts to the Good News of the Saviour’s birth.The Pope was addressing the pilgrims gathered in the Vatican Paul VI Hall for the weekly General Audience.His catechesis on Christian hope focused on these last days of Advent and on how we prepare to receive the message embodied in the nativity.Reflecting on the fact that a catechesis focusing on Christian hope is more than appropriate during the time of Advent, Pope Francis recalled the words of the prophet Isaiah, “the Lord himself will give you a sign: the young woman, pregnant and about to bear a son, shall name him Emmanuel” and also “a shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse, and from his roots a bud shall blossom.”He said that the sense of Christmas transpires in both of these verses: “God fulfills his promise by coming in the flesh, (…) and He gives his people a new hope for humanity: eternal life”.&n...
Vatican City, Dec 21, 2016 / 03:13 am (CNA/EWTN News).- While hope can often be viewed as the desire for things out of our reach, Pope Francis has said that the birth of Jesus offers us a new kind hope – one which, thanks to the Incarnation, is attainable and leads to a different goal.“When we speak of hope, we often refer to that which man is not able to do and that which is not visible. In effect, what we hope for goes beyond our strength and gaze,” the Pope said Dec. 21.However, the birth of Christ “speaks of a different hope, a trustworthy, visible and understandable hope, because it is founded on God.”In becoming man, Jesus enters the world and gives humanity the strength to walk with him and to live the present moment “in a new way,” even if it’s sometimes tiring, he said.For a Christian, then, hope means the certainty “of being on a journey with Christ toward the Father who awaits us,” Francis said, adding that this ...
