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IMAGE: CNS photo/Giorgio Onorati, EPABy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A culture thatprotects life fromconception to natural deathis the only answer to theidea that some lives are expendable due to inconvenience or populationcontrol, Pope Francis said. Followingin the path of St. Teresaof Kolkata, Christians are called to stand up and defend the lives ofthe unborn and the vulnerable, the pope said Feb. 5 in his remarks after the recitation of theAngelus prayer."Weare close to and pray together for the children who are in danger with the terminationof pregnancy, as well as for peoplewho are at the end of their lives; every life is sacred," he said. The popecommemorated the Day for Life celebration promoted by the Italian bishops' conference. The theme ofthe 2017 commemoration was "Women and men for life in the footsteps of St.Teresa of Kolkata."CitingMother Teresa's call to fight for life, the pope joined the Italian bishops' appealfor "courageous educational action in fa...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- A meteor over Lake Michigan lit up the sky Monday morning across several states in the Midwest....
BERLIN (AP) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel's Bavarian conservative allies threw their weight Monday behind her quest for a fourth term, putting aside a long-running argument over her migrant policies as Germany prepares for a national election in September....
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's ragtag rebel groups and insurgents trying to oust President Bashar Assad have turned their guns on each other in some of the worst infighting yet, with al-Qaida-linked fighters battling other factions in a split between supporters and opponents of the Russian-led push for a new peace process for the war-torn country....
SYDNEY (AP) -- Seven percent of priests in Australia's Catholic Church were accused of sexually abusing children over the past several decades, a lawyer said Monday as officials investigating institutional abuse across Australia revealed for the first time the extent of the crisis....
HOUSTON (AP) -- Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the rest of the New England Patriots have long been reluctant to rank their victories. They've refused to label any given season, or title, sweeter than another....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on the lawsuit involving President Donald Trump's executive order restraining immigration (all times local):...
(Vatican Radio) The 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation offers Catholics and Lutherans an opportunity to take further steps towards reconciliation and full Christian unity. That was Pope Francis’ message on Monday to an ecumenical delegation from Germany, led by Cardinal Reinhard Marx, president of the German bishops conference, and top Protestant Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, chairman of the Evangelical Churches in Germany (EKD).Welcoming the delegation to the Vatican, Pope Francis praised the positive relationship between Catholics and Lutherans in Germany, urging them to be courageous and determined in their continuing journey together. “We share the same baptism”, he said, “we must walk together tirelessly!”Reflecting on the 500th anniversary of the Reformation , he said it’s an opportunity to put Christ back at the centre of their ecumenical relations. Just as the question of a merciful God was the driving force of Luther and ...
Zimbabwe’s Bishop-elect of Gokwe Diocese, Rudolf Nyandoro, has appealed for team spirit in the diocese.Pope Francis on 28 January 2017 appointed Monsignor Rudolf Nyandoro as the new Bishop of Gokwe Diocese in Zimbabwe. Monsignor Nyandoro takes over from Bishop Angel Floro who resigned from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Gokwe after reaching retirement age. A press release issued from Zimbabwe’s Apostolic Nunciature in Harare announced Monsignor Nyandoro’s appointment.“Today, 28 January 2017, His Holiness Pope Francis has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese of Gokwe presented by Right Reverend Bishop Angel  M.  Floro (according to can.401.1 of CIC). At the same time, the Holy Father appointed Rev. Fr. Rudolf Nyandoro, Chancellor of the Diocese of Masvingo, as the new Bishop of Gokwe,” read the press statement.In an interview with Zimbabwe’s ‘Catholic Church News,’ the Bishop-elect who was unti...
Church in Kenya to launch a multi-media campaign aimed at the creation of a climate conducive to credible and peaceful national elections.The Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) has tasked the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (CJPC), the Commission for Social Communications (Waumini Communications) and Caritas Kenya to work out a media campaign that will help towards the creation of a climate conducive to credible and peaceful national elections slated for August 2017.A communications team drawn from the two commissions, Caritas Kenya and Kenya’s Catholic Radio stations has been created. This week, the communications team met consultants in a three-days workshop to strategise on how to develop peace messages that would be relayed on television, radio, newspapers and digital media platforms across the country.The team which is to work in close collaboration with Bishops and priests in ensuring that political leaders and Kenyans embrace peace was informed that the...
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