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(Vatican Radio) The Jesuit magazine La Civiltà Cattolica will publish the text of Pope Francis’ conversation with 140 Superiors General of male religious orders during the 88th General Assembly of the Union of Superiors General (USG) which took place on 25 November 2016.An excerpt of this conversation was published on Thursday in the Italian daily Corriere della Sera.“The Church must accompany the young in their journey towards maturity, and it is only with discernment and not abstractions that young people can discover their path in life and live a life open to God and the world, so I chose this theme to introduce discernment more forcefully into the life of the Church,” the Pope said when asked why the next General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops is on young people.“You have to work with young people by doing things, working with the popular missions, social work, going every week to feed the homeless,” – the Holy Father continued &nda...
(Vatican Radio) A senior Caritas official who’s just returned from the Syrian city of Aleppo says the devastation and humanitarian crisis there are “beyond human imagination” with many areas in the east looking as though they had been hit by a nuclear bomb. Patrick Nicholson is the head of Communications for Caritas Internationalis and has just returned from a visit to the war-ravaged city. In an interview with Susy Hodges he described the scenes, especially in eastern Aleppo, as “post-apocalyptic” because of the extent of the destruction and shared with her a shocking story of how he discovered 6 young children, including a baby, living on their own amidst the rubble of their bombed-out house.Listen to Patrick Nicholson of Caritas Internationalis:   Caritas and other aid agencies are continuing to sound the alarm about the desperate humanitarian crisis in the Syrian city of Aleppo that’s been one of the main battlegrounds in the nation&rsq...
Vatican City, Feb 9, 2017 / 05:56 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As the historic Jesuit-run paper La Civilta Cattolica for the first time rolled out four new language editions other than Italian, Pope Francis praised their work, urging the writers to have a healthy dose of restlessness, openness and imagination.Even with its 167 year history, the paper “continues with courage it’s navigation in the open sea,” the Pope told the publication’s writing staff Feb. 9, urging them to “stay in open water!”“The Catholic must never be afraid of the open sea, must never try to seek shelter in safe havens,” he said, explaining that its especially important for them as Jesuits “to avoid clinging to certainties and securities.”“The Lord calls us to go out on mission, and to go offshore and not to retire in order to safeguard certainties,” he said, adding that while going offshore means they could face “storms and headwind,”...
Vatican City, Feb 9, 2017 / 08:40 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In a lengthy, unscripted dialogue with 140 male religious superiors, Pope Francis admitted that there is “corruption” inside the Vatican, but said that despite this, his secret to maintaining peace comes from St. Joseph and a strong prayer life.He also spoke at length on religious life, offering advice to the superiors on how to deal with different scandals in their communities, and explained why he chose youth and discernment as the topic for the next synod of bishops.When asked how he keeps peace amid tension and opposition, the Pope jested, saying “I don’t take tranquilizers!” and said he’s learned to take the advice given to him by Italians, to maintain “a healthy couldn’t-care-less attitude.”On a more serious note, however, the Pope recalled that during the general congregations before the conclave that elected him in 2013, “there was talk of reforms. Everyone want...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Peter Finney Jr., Clarion HeraldBy Peter Finney Jr.NEW ORLEANS (CNS) -- Vergie andRoger Davis of Resurrection of Our Lord Parish in New Orleans East, whorecently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, have been through naturaldisasters of near biblical proportions before.In 1982, an electrical firebroke out inside their three-bedroom home five blocks from the church, sendingsmoke billowing through the interior. The cleanup took 18 months.In 2005, when Hurricane Katrinabreached poorly constructed federal levees, their house, for which they hadjust made their last mortgage payment, took on 4 and a half feet of water. Theygot back into their house in 2007.And, then Feb. 7, a massivetornado swept through the neighborhood while Vergie took cover inside aninterior closet."I've known this for the longest-- where's the best place for me to go," she told the Clarion Herald, newspaperof the Archdiocese of New Orleans. "I knew the inside closet, farthest awayfrom the inter...
By Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A Vatican summit on organtrafficking called for greater efforts to prevent the exploitation of thosevulnerable to corrupt health professionals and criminal networks making thesale of human organs possible."We, the undersigned participants of the PontificalAcademy of Sciences summit on organ trafficking, resolve to combat these crimesagainst humanity through comprehensive efforts that involve all stakeholdersaround the world," said the final statement, released to the public Feb.9.The summit, held at the Vatican Feb. 7-8, broughttogether government ministers, judges, law enforcement personnel, medicalprofessionals, human rights activists and journalists -- in all, representingmore than 50 nations, especially those plagued by organ trafficking, likeChina, Mexico, India, Pakistan and Iran, where the sale of human organs islegal.One of the summit's goals, according to its brochure, wasto build an alliance comprised of prosecutors, legal experts, gove...
By Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Anti-Semitism is absolutelycontrary to Christianity, and the church has a duty to denounce and repel suchhatred, Pope Francis said.There are no words, however, that could ever adequatelyaddress "the horrors of cruelty and sin" of the Holocaust, he added.There is only prayer "that God may have mercy and that such tragedies maynever happen again."The pope made his comments Feb. 9 at the Vatican duringan audience with a delegation of the Anti-Defamation League, an organizationthat fights anti-Semitism."Sadly, anti-Semitism, which I again denounce in allits forms as completely contrary to Christian principles and every visionworthy of the human person, is still widespread today," the pope said.He reaffirmed that the Catholic Church "feelsparticularly obliged to do all that is possible with our Jewish friends torepel anti-Semitic tendencies."More than ever, the fight against anti-Semitism needseffective tools of education and formation that teach resp...
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) -- After months of fighting, Mosul residents can finally practice their favorite game again at a soccer field in the eastern part of the city - and this time without the restrictions imposed by Islamic State group militants....
NEW YORK (AP) -- At 74, the Queen of Soul has decided to take it a little easier....
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- As President Donald Trump hurls unfounded allegations of colossal fraud in last fall's election, lawmakers in at least 20 mostly Republican-led states are pushing to make it harder to register or to vote....
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