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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump has chosen South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, the first woman tapped for a top-level administration post during his White House transition so far....
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis met in the Vatican on Wednesday with participants at a Colloquium organised by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and the Islamic Culture and Relations Organisation from Teheran.In brief words of greeting to the group, the Pope said he greatly appreciated the presence of those who had travelled from Iran to attend the meeting. He recalled with joy his meeting last January with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, as well as an encounter he had with the country’s vice president for women and family affairs, Shahindokht Mowlaverdi, who visited the Vatican with a group of female professors in February 2015. That visit, he said left him with a very positive impression of Iranian culture.LIsten to our report: The Pope also underlined the importance of this 10th round of interfaith dialogue and fraternal encounter. He asked his guests to remember to pray for him and asked God to bless all members of the group.During the two-day meeti...
(Vatican radio) The Apostleship of the Sea (AoS), the organisation which oversees the spiritual and pastoral care of those working at sea held a two day conference at Cape Town, South Africa, from 22-23rd November this year. Representatives from different countries within the Indian Ocean region of the organisation took part in the conference which comes ahead of a global congress on the fishing industry, expected for 2017.“We are looking at highlighting the presence of the AoS at the congress next year, especially looking at how best to safeguard the rights of the fishermen in any agreement,” explained Fr Jacques-Henri David, who is the Indian Ocean Regional Coordinator for the Apostleship of the See.“We must also make people aware of the risks of violence and exploitation of these workers,” he said.Fr Jacques-Henri went on to explain that much of the organisation’s work takes place whilst ships are in port, with particular attention being given to v...
(Vatican Radio) The Apostolic Nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York, Archbishop Bernardito Auza, has released his address to participants in the UN Security Council's ongoing Open Debate on Maintenance of international peace and security. The focus of Archbishop Auza's remarks was the threefold relationship of water, peace, and global security.Please find the full text of his remarks, below****************************************Intervention of H.E. Archbishop Bernardito Auza Apostolic Nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on Maintenance of international peace and security: water, peace and securityNew York, 22 November 2016 Mr. President, The Holy See is pleased that the Presidency of Senegal has chosen this important topic for Open Debate in the Security Council, thus increasing the attention the international community will pay to it. Water scarcity illustrates...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis focused on two more of the Spiritual Works of Mercy at his General Audience on Wednesday: “Counseling the Doubtful” and “Instructing the Ignorant”.Both of these Works can be lived out both individually and in a more organized manner, the Pope said. Instructing the ignorant especially can be the focus of more institutional efforts, as seen by the work of so many sainted men and women throughout the ages. “These ‘pioneers of instruction’,” Pope Francis continued, “fully understood this work of mercy, and found a way of life that was able to transform society itself.” Pope Francis also noted the importance of vocational schools that focus on professional training, without neglecting the importance of teaching students human and Christian values.Counseling the doubtful, on the other hand, is not so much a question of imparting knowledge, but of “soothing the pain and suffering that comes fro...
Rome, Italy, Nov 23, 2016 / 03:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In a sit-down interview with CNA Monday, Cardinal Joseph Tobin opened up about his appointment and his thoughts on the U.S. elections, as well as Pope Francis’ warning to cardinal’s against ‘polarization’ and his emphasis on mercy.The new cardinal, who not only got his red hat Saturday, but was recently appointed Archbishop of Newark, admitted that all the changes he’s undergoing have “been difficult,” and, like Peter walking on the water, he’s had a few “sinking moments” in terms of getting distracted by everything, and is trying to keep his gaze fixed on the Lord.He also spoke about the recent election of Donald Trump and Mike Pence as president and vice president of the United States, respectively, and how he sees the “polarization” Pope Francis spoke about in his homily to the new cardinals affecting the Church, particularly in the U.S.As a remedy, Tobin...
Vatican City, Nov 23, 2016 / 03:42 am (CNA/EWTN News).- While the Jubilee might be over, Pope Francis hasn’t stopped talking about mercy, telling faithful Wednesday that the works of mercy of counseling the doubtful and instructing the ignorant, are rooted in a deep faith, and are things we can do every day.“In certain moments doubts come to everyone! Doubts that touch the faith, in a positive sense, are a sign that we want to know God, Jesus, and the mystery of his love for us better and more deeply,” the Pope said Nov. 23.Because of this, he said it’s good to ask ourselves questions about the faith, because they push us to deepen in it.“Doubts, then, can also be overcome,” he said, pointing to catechesis as “an important path” that helps to quell doubts. With catechesis, “the announcement of faith comes to meet us in the concreteness of personal and communitarian life.”At the same time, Francis said another equally import...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Olympic gold medalist Laurie Hernandez can add a "Dancing with the Stars" crown to her 2016 haul after winning the 23rd season of the ABC reality competition....
The original Gerber baby has turned 90....
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) -- An airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition on Wednesday "disabled" the fourth bridge on the Tigris River in Mosul, leaving the northern Iraqi city with a single functioning bridge and further disrupting the Islamic State group's supply lines amid the government offensive against IS militants....
