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(Vatican Radio) The 6th Meeting of the Viet Nam – Holy See Joint Working Group took place in Vatican City from 24 to 26 October 2016. After the meeting the following press statement was released. Joint Press Releaseon the 6th Meeting of the Viet Nam – Holy See Joint Working Group(24-26/10/2016)Implementing the agreement reached at the 5th Meeting of the Viet Nam – Holy See Joint Working Group in Ha Noi (September 2014), the 6th Meeting of the Viet Nam – Holy See Joint Working Group took place in Vatican City from 24 to 26 October 2016. The Meeting was co-­chaired by H.E Mr. Bui Thanh Son, Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Head of the Vietnamese delegation, and Monsignor Antoine Camilleri, Under-Secretary for Relations with States, Head of the Holy See Delegation.The two sides had a broad and deep exchange of views on Viet Nam – Holy See relations, including issues related to the Catholic Church in Viet Nam.The Vietnamese side reit...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday reminded the faithful that the month of October is dedicated to the Rosary and invited all believers to recite the Marian prayer.In a tweet, just a few days ago, on the day when the Church celebrates the feast of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary, the Pope said “the Rosary is the prayer that always accompanies my life: it is also the prayer of simple people and saints...it is the prayer of my heart”. At the conclusion of  the weekly General Audience, he explained that the Rosary is “a synthesis of Divine Mercy”: “With Mary, in the mysteries of the Rosary  we contemplate the life of Jesus which irradiates the mercy of the Father. Let us rejoice in His love and forgiveness, let us recognize it in foreigners and in those who are needy, let us live His Gospel every day”. And greeting the young, the sick and the newly wedded, Pope Francis said:“May this simple Marian prayer show ...
Catholic colleges from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka plan to work together to educate poor disadvantaged youths in the region.The venture is part of a three-year project initiated by the International Federation of Catholic Universities called "Continuing Education of Disadvantaged Adolescents”.The research partners are Salesian College, Siliguri; Stella Maris College, Chennai; Christ University, Bengaluru — all in India; Notre Dame University in Dhaka, Bangladesh; and Aquinas University in Colombo, Sri Lanka."We need to study how to bridge the gap of continuing education for the dropouts,” George Thadathil, the principal of Salesian College was quoted as saying in the report.The joint project  was launched officially by the IFCU Deputy Secretary General Dr. Barnabe D’Souza on 21st October 2016.“This international research could build bridge between what happens with government policy and ground reality,” says Dr  D’S...
(Vatican Radio) As Pope Francis makes a new appeal for more openness and solidarity towards migrants, the International Director of Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), Father Tom Smolich, says the Pope's remarks are not just calling for a different approach towards refugees and migrants but are also stressing the importance of a face-to-face encounter with migrants to quell the fears felt by many people towards them. Father Smolich was interviewed by Susy Hodges.Listen to the interview with Father Tom Smolich of Jesuit Refugee Service:  Pope Francis' appeal during his Wednesday general audience for more solidarity towards migrants came the day after residents of a town on Italy’s Adriatic coast formed a blockade to prevent the arrival of 12 female migrants, one of them pregnant, who were to have been housed in a local hostel.The Pope's remarks on migration also came on the heels of a new UN report saying that the Mediterranean Sea crossings by migrants trying to r...
Armed groups in South Sudan released 145 children on Tuesday, the U.N. children's agency (UNICEF) said, calling on warring parties to stop recruiting child soldiers as the world's youngest nation teeters on the brink of renewed civil war.The children were released by the rebel SPLA-In-Opposition, led by former Vice-President Riek Machar, and the Cobra Faction, which signed a peace deal with the government in 2014."Our priority is to get them into school and to provide services to communities so the children are able to see a more promising future," UNICEF's South Sudan representative, Mahimbo Mdoe, said in a statement."With the ongoing fighting across the country, UNICEF continues to receive reports about the recruitment of children in Unity, Jonglei and other states."The children were released in Jonglei State's Pibor area, to the northeast of the capital, Juba.Oil-rich South Sudan descended into civil war in December 2013 when a row between Pr...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis’ visit to Sweden for a joint ecumenical commemoration of the Reformation is a big step forward because Catholics and Lutherans are "no longer defining themselves in opposition to each other", but in communion with one another,Those were the words of the head of the Holy See press office, Greg Burke, to journalists at a briefing on Wednesday ahead of the Pope’s departure for southern Sweden on Monday October 31st. Pope Francis and the heads of the Lutheran World Federation will be jointly presiding at an ecumenical prayer service in Lund cathedral, followed by a public witness event in the nearby city of Malmö. On the following morning, All Saints Day, the Pope will also celebrate Mass in Malmö for Sweden’s tiny Catholic community.Also addressing journalists in the Vatican press office about the significance of this unprecedented ecumenical event was the General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation, Rev Martin...
Catania, Italy, Oct 26, 2016 / 06:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The tragic death of a mother in Italy after late-term pregnancy complications and miscarriage is being pinned on the doctor’s refusal to perform a late-term abortion, despite appearances that the mother died of complications of the miscarriage.The case  is complex, John F. Brehany, PhD, an ethicist for the National Catholic Bioethics Center, told CNA in a statement. “At a minimum, there seems to be a profound disagreement about what was said between the physician and the hospital, and the patient and her family.“Hopefully, this tragedy will not be exploited to promote abortion on demand or to undermine respect for the rights of conscience of physicians and other healthcare providers.”The family of Valentina Milluzzo, who died at Cannizzaro hospital in the Sicilian city of Catania, allege that she passed away because her doctor was a  "conscientious objector" to abortion and thus did...
By Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Closing doors to immigrants andrefugees is not the answer -- in fact, it only helps encourage the crime ofhuman trafficking, Pope Francis said."The only way for resolution is through solidarity,"where everyone pitches in because "all together we are a powerful force ofsupport for those who have lost their homeland, family, work and dignity,"he said Oct. 26 at his weekly general audience.In his talk, the pope continued his series of reflectionson the works of mercy, focusing on welcoming the stranger and clothing thenaked.He said clothing the naked is about caring for thosewhose dignity has been stripped from them and helping restore and protect that dignity.So in addition to providing clothing to those in need, beon the lookout for and ready to help victims of human trafficking and those -- includingchildren -- whose bodies are being bought and sold like some kind of commodity,he said.Not having a home, a job or fair wages and beingdiscriminated ...
NEW YORK (AP) -- For Doug Stephens, the free event seemed like a good way to learn how to flip homes. An online ad for the December gathering sported pictures of Tarek and Christina El Moussa, the stars of HGTV's "Flip or Flop" who buy rundown homes, renovate them and try to sell them for a profit. Stephens watched "Flip or Flop" regularly, along with 2.8 million other Americans, so he went....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Wednesday ordered the Pentagon to suspend its effort to seek repayments of enlistment bonuses given to thousands of California National Guard members who served in Iraq and Afghanistan....
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