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By Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Telling the bishops of Ireland that hewanted to hear their questions, concerns and even criticisms, Pope Francisspent almost two hours in conversation with them.In the continuing evolution of the "ad limina"visits bishops are required to make to the Vatican, Pope Francis met Jan. 20with 26 Irish bishops and set aside a practice that began with Pope BenedictXVI: writing a speech to the group, but handing the text to them instead ofreading it.Pope Francis did, however, maintain his practice of sittingwith the bishops and asking them what was on their minds. The ministry of a bishop, the clerical sexual abuse crisis,the role of women in the church, the need to find new ways to engage with youngpeople, the changing status of the church in Irish society, the importance ofCatholic schools and methods for handing on the faith were among the topicsdiscussed, the bishops said. They also spoke about plans for the World Meetingof Families in Dublin in Augu...
Incoming first lady Melania Trump wore a sky-blue cashmere jacket and mock turtleneck dress by Ralph Lauren, the brand that designed so many Hillary Clinton pantsuits, on Inauguration Day....
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) -- Gambia's chief of defense forces pledged his allegiance to the country's new president Friday, a major shift as mediation continued to persuade the defeated Yahya Jammeh to cede power....
BEIRUT (AP) -- Islamic State militants have destroyed parts of the second-century Roman amphitheater and an iconic monument known as the Tetrapylon in Syria's historic town of Palmyra, the government and experts said Friday....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Saying they were bringing the world's most notorious drug lord to justice, U.S. prosecutors on Friday described Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman as the murderous architect of a 3-decade-long web of violence, corruption and drug addiction and announced they were seeking a $14 billion forfeiture from him....
FARINDOLA, Italy (AP) -- The Latest on the avalanche that buried a hotel in central Italy (all times local):...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Police deployed pepper spray in a chaotic confrontation blocks from Donald Trump's inauguration Friday as protesters registered their rage against the new president....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on Donald Trump's inauguration as the 45th president of the United States (all times EST):...
Vatican Weekend for January 22nd, 2017 features our weekly reflection on the Sunday gospel reading, “There’s More in the Sunday Gospel than Meets the Eye,” plus as the Church marks the feast of St. Paul’s conversion, we have a reflection that sheds light on this towering figure of the New Testament, a look at Caravaggio’s painting depicting the Apostle’s conversion and a musical reflection inspired by the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Listen to this programme produced and presented by Susy Hodges:  
(Vatican Radio)  Pope Francis has called on Christians to overcome the self-centered mindset of the doctors of the law who know only how to condemn. His words came at the morning Mass in the Casa Santa Marta.Listen to Devin Watkins’ report: Taking inspiration from the Letter to the Hebrews, Pope Francis said the new covenant which God makes with us in Jesus Christ renews our heart. God renews all things “from the roots, not only in appearance”, he said. “This new covenant has its own characteristics.” First, he said, “the law of the Lord is not an external way of acting”; rather, it enters the heart and “changes our mindset”, as well as causing “a change of heart, a change of feeling, of way of acting, and a different way of looking at things.”Overcoming the egotistical mentality of the doctors of the law who know only how to condemnThe Holy Father offered the example of a work of art, which an architect can be...
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