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(Vatican Radio) God frees us from the sin that paralyzes us as Christians: faintheartedness, being afraid of everything, which keep us from having memory, hope, courage, and patience. That was the message of Pope Francis during the morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta on Friday.Remembering the God’s work of salvation in my lifePope Francis said the day’s Reading from the Letter to the Hebrews exhorts us to live the Christian life with three points of reference: the past, the present, and the future. First, it invites us to remember, because “the Christian life does not begin today: it continues today.” Remembering is “to recall everything”: the good things, and those that are less good, and putting my own story “before the sight of God”: without covering up or hiding it:“‘Brothers, call to mind those first days’: the days of enthusiasm, of going forward in the faith, when you began to live the faith, the anguished t...
Vatican Weekend for January 29th, 2017 features our weekly reflection on the Sunday gospel reading, “There’s More in the Sunday Gospel than Meets the Eye,” and a feature report that shines the spotlight on the long and fascinating history of papal coins and medals and Vatican stamps and examines some of the most famous and unusual examples from this rich heritage.Listen to this program produced and presented by Susy Hodges:  
(Vatican Radio)  Kenneth Francis Hackett, the last U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, completed his three and a half years’ service on January 19, 2017.Like all other American diplomats serving abroad he stepped down from his post just before the inauguration of the U.S’s new President, Donald Trump.A former President of Catholic Relief Services, Hackett was appointed as the US’s Ambassador to the Vatican in the summer of 2013.Before leaving Rome, he shared with Linda Bordoni his insights into this unique posting and into the intense and busy lifestyle an ambassador to the Holy See inevitably ends up leading.Listen to the interview: Former Ambassador Kenneth Hackett recalled some of the special highlights that defined his three and a half years in office: “Pope Francis’ visit to the United States, the Cuba opening, the many issues that we have dealt with that are not very public on various countries around the world that are troubled like Venezuela...
The Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa says he is happy the Bishops of Southern Africa have proclaimed special activities to mark the feast of St. Bakhita.The Church in South Africa plans to celebrate Saint Bakhita Day with prayer and reflection on 8 February; a marching parade and Interfaith Service on 9 February. This is according to information made available by the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC). The marching and interfaith celebrations are meant to raise awareness about the serious problem of Human Trafficking in Africa.Organisers have planned for marchers to gather in Pretoria at 229 Jorissen Street in the Sunnyside area on 9 February. The marching parade will then proceed to Pretoria's Sacred Heart Cathedral situated at the corner of Bosman and Nana Sita streets in the Central Business District (CBD).According to the SABC website, “Saints are the icons of faith.  They inspire us to live life beyond the obvious in serving God in His Vi...
Rome, Italy, Jan 27, 2017 / 03:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- When St. John Paul II was shot in St. Peter Square May 13, 1981, his car rushed into the Vatican and had to turn around the back of St. Peter’s Basilica to get to the Apostolic Palace. There, his personal doctor Renato Buzzonetti was waiting for him. Only after Buzzonetti made the first examination was St. John Paul II sent to Gemelli Hospital for the surgery that would save his life.It was Buzzonetti himself who recounted this story, years after, in an interview with the newspaper Il Messagero.Buzzonetti died Jan. 21 at the age of 92.He was the personal doctor of St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI, but he also served John Paul I during his short pontificate. He was the doctor who was at Bl. Paul VI’s side when he died in August 1978. Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz came from Krakow to celebrate Buzzonetti’s funeral Jan. 23, despite his busy schedule preparing the Jan. 28 installation Mass of his successor in Kr...
Vatican City, Jan 27, 2017 / 05:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In a speech to Catholic and Orthodox leaders, Pope Francis pointed, as he often does, to the example of Christian martyrs from various Churches, saying that in their death, those killed for their faith bear witness not only to Christ, but also the unity he prayed for.On the path toward full unity, “the martyrs show us the way,” the Pope said Jan. 27. “How many times has the sacrifice of their lives led Christians, otherwise divided in so many things, to unity!”Those who have given their lives in fidelity to Christ, no matter their rite or tradition, are already united, he said, adding that “their names are written in the one common martyrology of God’s Church.”“Just as in the early Church the blood of the martyrs was the seed of new Christians, so in our own day may the blood of so many martyrs be a seed of unity between believers, a sign and instrument of a future of communion an...
Vatican City, Jan 27, 2017 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- With Pope Francis set to visit Ireland in 2018 – making him the first Pope to visit the country in nearly 40 years – Ireland's ambassador to the Holy See said it's an important trip, especially given the shared interest between the Vatican and Irish government on a number of key issues.“It has been almost 40 years since a Papal visit to Ireland, the last visit being that of Pope John Paul II in 1979,” Irish ambassador Emma Madigan told CNA in an interview. So a papal visit in 2018 “would be hugely significant.”Of particular interest to the Irish people is the constant attention Pope Francis gives to issues such as migration and reaching out to the poor and marginalized, she said, adding that this “resonates very much with the Irish people.”“In engaging with Pope Francis directly, his clear commitment to tackling issues such as social exclusion, youth unemployment and...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The keepers of the Doomsday Clock have moved the symbolic countdown to potential global catastrophe 30 seconds closer to midnight based on President Donald Trump's comments on nuclear weapons and climate change....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Lady Gaga is reportedly entertaining an unusual twist on her Super Bowl halftime show, which - though it's not confirmed - she could perform from the roof of the stadium. If that comes to pass, she won't be the only one making a big play for attention this year....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump is promising Mexico will pay for his massive border wall. On Thursday, his administration finally suggested how: a 20 percent tax on products imported from south of the border....
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