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WASHINGTON (AP) -- On a glide path toward confirmation, Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch declared Wednesday that "when you put on the robe, you open your mind" as he faced a final day of questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee....
LONDON (AP) -- The Latest on reports of an incident outside Britain's parliament (all times local):...
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's Parliament was locked down Wednesday after an attacker stabbed an officer and was then shot by police, and witnesses said a vehicle struck several people on the nearby Westminster Bridge. London police said they were treating the attack as a "terrorist incident until we know otherwise."...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis sent a video message to young people on Tuesday to help them prepare for the XXXII World Youth Day, which is being celebrated at the diocesan level on Palm Sunday, 9 April 2017.The theme of this year's WYD is “The Mighty One has done great things for me” (Lk 1:49).In the video, Pope Francis highlights several themes of his full message for WYD, inviting young people to embark on a path of spiritual preparation for the international celebration of World Youth Day in Panama on 22-27 January 2019.Watch the full video:Below please find the official English translation of the Pope's video message:Dear young people,With the memory vividly in our minds of our meeting together at World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow, we have set out towards the next goal that will be, God willing, Panama in 2019. These moments of encounter and conversation with you are very important to me. I want this journey to proceed in line with preparations for t...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis warned against treating the confessional like the dry cleaners, a place to make a quick transaction, wipe away our sins and steal a false pardon. He also stressed the need for Christians to be truly ashamed of their sins. The Pope's words came during his homily at his Tuesday morning Mass in the Santa Marta residence.Listen to the report by Linda Bordoni: The Pope drew on the morning’s readings at Mass, beginning with the book of Daniel, which emphasized mankind coming before God with a humble and contrite spirit.“Here is the shame of sins, a grace which we cannot attain by ourselves.”Moving on to the Gospel, where Jesus tells Peter to forgive his brother “not seven times, but seventy-seven times” the Pope reminded the congregation that being forgiven and understanding that forgiveness, gives us, in turn, the ability to forgive others. This is shown in the actions of the debtor who is forgiven by his master, but w...
(Vatican Radio) Promoting interfaith and ecumenical relations are the two main goals of the Tantur Ecumenical Institute in Jerusalem, which is currently marking the 50th anniversary of its foundation.Set up in the wake of Pope Paul VI’s historic visit to the Holy Land and supported by the U.S. University of Notre Dame, it offer a wide variety of conferences, study programmes and research opportunities for scholars, students, religious pilgrimage groups or simply local people interested in interreligious dialogue.Philippa Hitchen is visiting Tantur this week and found out how interfaith efforts are attempting to address the Palestinian-Israeli conflict:Listen: I learnt a new Arabic word today: Wasatiyyah. It means ‘the middle way’ or moderate, but also balanced, just and fair. The opposite, in other words, of extremist, unbalanced, discriminatory, unfair.‘Wasatia’ is also the name of a movement launched exactly a decade ago by a Palestinian profe...
(Vatican Radio) In this week's edition of There's More in the Sunday Gospel than Meets the Eye, Jill Bevilacqua and Seàn-Patrick Lovett bring us readings and reflections for the Fourth Sunday of Lent. Listen: Gospel Jn 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38As Jesus passed by he saw a man blind from birth.He spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva,and smeared the clay on his eyes, and said to him, "Go wash in the Pool of Siloam" — which means Sent —.So he went and washed, and came back able to see.His neighbors and those who had seen him earlier as a beggar said, "Isn't this the one who used to sit and beg?"Some said, "It is, "but others said, "No, he just looks like him."He said, "I am."They brought the one who was once blind to the Pharisees.Now Jesus had made clay and opened his eyes on a sabbath.So then the Pharisees also asked him how he wa...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has greeted participants in a Vatican conference on the value and values of water promoted by the Pontifical Council for Culture.Wednesday, March 22, marks the 25th iteration of World Water Day, instituted by the United Nations in 1992.The conference is entitled “Watershed: replenishing water values for a thirsty world”.During his greetings to English speakers at the General Audience, Pope Francis gave a special welcome and encouraged participants in their work.“I am happy that this meeting is taking place, for it represents yet another stage in the joint commitment of various institutions to raising consciousness about the need to protect water as a treasure belonging to everyone, mindful too of its cultural and religious significance. I especially encourage your efforts in the area of education, through programmes directed to children and young people. Thank you for all that you do and may God bless you!”Speakers at the ...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has appealed for Catholics around the world to participate in the ’24 Hours for the Lord’ initiative, taking place on 23-24 March.The initiative is an opportunity for people to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation.Pope Francis at his General Audience said, “I invite all communities to live faithfully the appointment of 23 and 24 March to rediscover the Sacrament of Reconciliation: ’24 Hours for the Lord’.”All churches around the world are being asked to offer the Sacrament, a request made by the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization.The Holy Father said it was a privileged moment to experience the Father’s mercy.“I hope that this year also such a privileged moment of grace on the Lenten journey will be lived in many churches around the world in order to experience the joyous encounter with the mercy of the Father, who welcomes and forgives everyone.”The theme of the initia...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has encouraged the Migrantes Foundation in their work of welcoming migrants and refugees, saying their situation is the "greatest tragedy" since the Second World War.“I encourage you to continue your efforts of welcoming and hosting migrants and refugees, favouring their integration and taking into account the rights and mutual obligations of those who welcome them and those who are welcomed.”The Pope called their situation a “tragedy”.“Let us not forget that today’s problem of refugees and migrants is the greatest tragedy after that of the Second World War.”Pope Francis' words came during his Wednesday General Audience.The Migrantes Foundation is an arm of the Italian Bishops’ Conference (CEI) and promotes the pastoral care of migrants and refugees arriving in Italy.
