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By Dennis SadowskiWASHINGTON (CNS) -- This summer's convocation of American Catholic leaders will give the 3,000 participants a better understanding of what it means to be missionary disciples who evangelize in every facet of their lives.Representatives of sponsoring organizations preparing for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops-led, invitation-only "Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in America" July 1-4 in Orlando, Florida, said they are drawing from key papal documents and long-standing church teaching to develop a program that inspires attendees to act joyfully in bringing mercy to a 21st-century world.Pope Francis, following in the footsteps of his predecessors since the Second Vatican Council, has focused his papacy on the meaning of missionary discipleship and the importance of reaching to the margins of the world, said Pallotine Father Frank S. Donio, director of the Catholic Apostolate Center."The term 'missionary discipleship' is saying that we're...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, ReutersBy Jean GonzalezORLANDO,Fla. (CNS) -- Marcus Millien stood patiently as a teacher of St. Andrew Schoolstraightened his black, yellow and white necktie.Shewanted to make sure he looked his best since he would be presenting hispersonal education story to the president of the United States.Asdaunting a prospect that might be for a teen, truth be told the teacher lookedmore nervous than 16-year-old Millien, a junior at Bishop Moore High School inOrlando and a graduate of St. Andrew.Flashinga confident smile, Millien knew what he wanted to say during a roundtablediscussion about the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship program to President DonaldTrump.OnMarch 3, the president and other dignitaries toured the predominantly blackschool in which 70 percent of students benefit from the school choicescholarship program.Trumpwas joined by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio,R-Florida, and Florida Gov. Rick Scott in a tour of the school that ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- An Indian man wounded in an apparently racially motivated shooting that killed his friend at a suburban Kansas City bar told detectives that the gunman asked if their "status was legal" before he opened fire, according to an affidavit released Monday....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Robert Osborne, the genial face of Turner Classic Movies and a walking encyclopedia of classic Hollywood, has died. He was 84....
LONDON (AP) -- In a debate that has gone from office corridors to Britain's Parliament, lawmakers put their foot down Monday and told employers to stop making women wear high heels as part of corporate dress codes....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court is returning a transgender teen's case to a lower court without reaching a decision, leaving in limbo the issue of transgender rights in school settings....
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- It's been an emotional roller coaster for Mahmoud Mansour and his family, Syrian refugees tapped for possible resettlement to the United States, since President Donald Trump issued his first travel ban six weeks ago....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Monday signed a reworked version of his controversial travel ban Monday, aiming to withstand court challenges while still barring new visas for citizens from six Muslim-majority countries and temporarily shutting down America's refugee program....
(Vatican Radio) The fourth annual Voices of Faith storytelling event takes place in the Vatican on Wednesday March 8th, which is also International Women’s Day.The initiative was started by Catholic philanthropist Chantal Goetz as she puts it, “to enhance the dignity, participation and leadership of women and girls through persistent and good storytelling."Voices of Faith is supported by the Fidel Goetz Foundation and partnered this year by the Jesuit Refugee Service.At this year’s event women from all over the world are making their voices heard in the name of peace with the gathering itself entitled, “Stirring the waters: Making the impossible possible.”One of the participants at this year’s forum is Dr Scilla Elworthy, founder of the Oxford Research Group, and co- founder of Peace Direct, UK. She is also the author of "Pioneering the possible: Awakened leadership for a world that works."She spoke to Lydia O’Kane abo...
Thousands of the faithful from across Uganda recently thronged the refurbished Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral, Ediofe, in Uganda’s Arua Diocese for its re-dedication. The ceremony commemorating the Cathedral’s re-opening, re-dedication and consecration was officiated by Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life and President of the St. John Paul II Pontifical Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family.After seven years of work on the Cathedral, the faithful were welcomed amidst jubilation to witness the newly re-furbished Church, featuring blue and yellow stained glass windows, an altar restored with marble, a large crucifix with painted details and several pieces of artwork. The celebration was marked with a Holy Mass that was presided over by Archbishop Paglia and concelebrated by Uganda’s Archbishop Emeritus of Kampala, Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala; Archbishop August Blume, the Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda; Archbishop John Baptist O...
