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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump's spats with U.S. allies as close as Mexico and as unlikely as Australia are leaving his new secretary of state and others in his Cabinet to clean up a lot of potential damage. It's a good-cop, bad-cop dynamic that could define America's foreign policy for the next four years....
(Vatican Radio) On Thursday, Pope Francis celebrated a solemn Mass for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, and also commemorated the 21st annual World Day for Consecrated Life.In his homily for the Mass, the Holy Father called on consecrated women and men to “accompany Jesus as He goes forth to meet His people, to be in the midst of His people.”Below, please find the full text of Pope Francis’ homily for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord: Homily of His Holiness Pope FrancisFeast of the Presentation of the Lord2 February 2017When the parents of Jesus brought the Child in fulfilment of the prescriptions of the law, Simeon, “guided by the Spirit” (Lk 2:27), took the Child in his arms and broke out in a hymn of blessing and praise.  “My eyes”, he said, “have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel&rdqu...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Thursday celebrated Mass for the feast of the Presentation of the Lord in St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Members of Institutes of Consecrated Life and of Societies of Apostolic Life participated in the Liturgy.Listen to our report:  The Mass also commemorates the World Day for Consecrated Life. On this day, the Church celebrates and prays for those who have consecrated their lives to God by the vows of chastity, poverty and obedience. The World Day for Consecrated Life was established in 1997 by Pope Saint John Paul II; 2017 marks the twenty-first annual observance of the Day.The liturgical feast chosen for the commemoration celebrates the presentation of the newborn Jesus in the Temple by Joseph and Mary forty days after His birth, in accordance with the law of the Old Testament. The feast is also known as “Candlemas” on account of the blessing of candles and the procession that takes place at the beginning of the Mass.The cand...
Washington D.C., Feb 2, 2017 / 10:50 am (CNA/EWTN News).- President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted that protecting religious freedom is a U.S. priority, while defending his recent halt of refugee admissions as a necessary step to protect that freedom.“Freedom of religion is a sacred right, but it is also a right under threat all around us, and the world is under serious, serious threat in so many different ways, and I’ve never seen it so much and so openly since I took the position of President,” President Trump stated at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning.“There are those who would seek to enter our country for the purpose of spreading violence or oppressing other people based upon their faith or their lifestyle. Not right,” he said. “We will not allow a beachhead of intolerance to spread in our nation.”Last week, Trump ordered a halt to refugee admissions for 120 days – indefinitely for Syrian refugees – and a...
Vatican City, Feb 2, 2017 / 11:24 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Everyone, but especially consecrated men and women, Pope Francis said Thursday, are called to be leaven in the world, bringing Christ to the people – even when it seems like the work goes unnoticed, or there is another who would do a better job.“The Lord has called us to be leaven here and now, with the challenges we face. Not on the defensive or motivated by fear, but with our hands on the plough, helping the wheat to grow, even though it has frequently been sown among weeds,” he taught during his homily at a Feb. 2 Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.The Mass celebrated the feast of the Presentation of the Lord and marked the 21st World Day of Consecrated Life.Pope Francis said the calling of consecrated women and men is to put Christ “in the midst of people,” not acting as some sort of religious activist, but as “men and women who are constantly forgiven, men and women anointed in baptism and ...
Alexandria, La., Feb 2, 2017 / 12:38 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Bishop David P. Talley now heads the Diocese of Alexandria, with Pope Francis’ acceptance of the resignation of Bishop Ronald P. Herzog.“Many thanks to all, for these three months of transitioning,” Bishop Talley said in a Feb. 2 statement. “We will care for and honor our bishop emeritus, lovingly; and I will give you all I have and am capable of.”Bishop Talley, 66, was born in Columbus, Ga. Sept. 11, 1950. He studied at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in Indiana and was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta in 1989. He received a doctorate in canon law from the Gregorian University in Rome, and St. John Paul II named him a monsignor in 2001.Benedict XVI named him an auxiliary bishop for the Atlanta archdiocese in January 2013, and Pope Francis named him coadjutor bishop of central Louisiana’s Alexandria diocese Sept. 21, 2016.Bishop Talley was raised a Southern Bapt...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Carlos Barria, ReutersBy Mark PattisonWASHINGTON(CNS) ? "Spiritual success" is a more accurate measure for the United States than wealth, according to likely billionairePresident Donald Trump in remarks Feb. 2 at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington."Americais a nation of believers," Trump said. "In towns across the land, we see what weso easily forget: The quality of our lives is not defined by our materialsuccess but by our spiritual success. I speak that as someone who has had greatmaterial success and who knows many people who have had great material success.... Some of them are very miserable, miserable people."Comparedto people to have money but no happiness, the people who have no money but happiness"are the successful people, let me tell you," Trump said at the 65th annual breakfast, attended by 3,000 politicians, religious leaders and dignitaries, including King Abdullah of Jordan.Trumpspoke about having gone to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware the ...
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) -- The handlers of Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, said the furry rodent has "predicted" six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow at dawn Thursday....
HOUSTON (AP) -- Lady Gaga said she hopes her Super Bowl halftime show will celebrate "inclusion" and the "spirit of equality" during a time of national division....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump can't seem to bring himself to say "Hasta la vista, baby" to "Celebrity Apprentice."...
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