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Rome, Italy, Jan 12, 2017 / 10:25 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After former Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Malta Albrecht Freiherr von Boeselager was dismissed in early December, many have pinpointed the decision to a contraception scandal related to a project he was overseeing.But a senior official of the Order has said that while the incident was a contributing factor in Boeselager’s resignation, the reasons – while confidential – are much broader.“The reasons for the dismissal are confidential,” but they are “more complex” than reducing it to just the contraception incident, Eugenio Ajroldi di Robbiate, Communications Director for the Knights of Malta, told CNA Jan. 12.Problems initially arose when it was learned that the Order's charity branch, under Boeselager’s watch, had inadvertently been involved in distributing condoms in Burma to prevent HIV.However, Robbiate said Boeselager wasn’t initially aware that condoms were bei...
By Junno Arocho EstevesVATICANCITY (CNS) -- Christians are called to renew their faithfulness to God everyday and not procrastinate when it comes to their own personal conversion, PopeFrancis said. A hardenedheart that sets aside "receiving the love of God" for another day,may find that it is too late to enjoy the heavenly reward awaiting those whosehearts are strong in the faith, the pope said Jan. 12 in his homily during Massat the Domus Sanctae Marthae. "I saythis not to frighten you but simply to say that our life is a 'today' -- todayor never," he said. "Tomorrow will be an eternal 'tomorrow' with nosunset, with the Lord forever if I am faithful to this 'today.' And thequestion that I ask you is what the Holy Spirit asks: 'How do I live this'today?'" he said. The popecentered his homily on the day's reading from the Letter to the Hebrews inwhich the author urges the Christian community to "encourage yourselvesdaily while it is still 'today,' so that none of you may grow harden...
IMAGE: CNS/Apostleship of PrayerBy Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Last year, more than 13 million peoplearound the world watched Pope Francis explain one of his specific prayerintentions each month.The 90-second, personal explanations in "The PopeVideo," first launched in January 2016, encouraged people to join anestimated 50 million Catholics who already had a more formal relationship withThe Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network -- better known by its former title, theApostleship of Prayer.The prayer network, which is more than 170 years old,continues to evolve.After the debut in 2016 of the monthly video onwww.thepopevideo.org, the new year began with Pope Francis adding a secondmonthly intention -- an urgent prayer appeal. For January the appeal was forthe homeless struggling with cold temperatures and indifference.For decades the Apostleship of Prayer distributed twointentions for each month: one focused on needs in mission territories and theother on a matter considered more uni...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While the controversial opening of aMcDonald's near the Vatican may not have all local residents singing, "I'mlovin' it," the popular fast food chain is trying to do its part in theneighborhood by helping the poor and the hungry. "Medicina Solidale" ("SolidarityMedicine") announced Jan. 12 that it is joining forces with McDonald's andthe papal almoner's office, which gives the pope's charitable aid to thehomeless around the Vatican, to distribute 1,000 meals to poor men and womenwho often find shelter in and around St. Peter's Basilica. Starting Jan. 16, volunteers from the charitableorganization will distribute a specially prepared menu for the poor; itincludes a double cheeseburger, fresh apple slices and a bottle of water.Lucia Ercoli, director of "Medicina Solidale," saidthat the organization plans to distribute 100 meals a week for 10 consecutiveMondays. The program, she added, is "the beginning of a dialogue"w...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A next step for smart watches and fitness trackers? Wearable gadgets gave a Stanford University professor an early warning that he was getting sick before he ever felt any symptoms of Lyme disease....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. government accused Fiat Chrysler on Thursday of failing to disclose software in some of its pickups and SUVs with diesel engines that allows them to emit more pollution than allowed under the Clean Air Act....
More human remains have been recovered in the search for wreckage of a corporate jet carrying six people that crashed in Lake Erie two weeks ago, authorities said Thursday....
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Esteban Santiago stood alone in the cold one day last month outside Mom & Pop's liquor store in Anchorage. He was waving his arms and having a terrible argument in the parking lot....
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) -- Small stalls and carts have sprung up outside the bombed-out buildings in eastern Mosul, selling meat and vegetables, cigarettes and cellphones to the thousands of civilians still living in neighborhoods where the Iraqi military has driven out the Islamic State group....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional Republicans are taking the first steps toward dismantling President Barack Obama's health care law, facing pressure from President-elect Donald Trump to move quickly on a replacement....
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