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Minneapolis, Minn., Jan 11, 2017 / 06:09 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On the night of Jan. 4, Nathan Leonhardt was locking up the Cathedral of St. Paul in Minneapolis when he found something extraordinary.Inside the church doors was a newborn baby boy. Shortly after 6 p.m., local police officers received a call that the baby had been abandoned at the Cathedral.“I was speechless. I froze for what seemed to be 10 seconds, but it was probably more,” stated Leonhardt, according to the Catholic Herald.“They picked a good spot to drop him off. It’s a church – we love children,” Leonhardt continued.Upon the police officers’ arrival, Sgt. Charlie Anderson said that “everybody in that call instantly fell in love” with the child, according to CBS Minnesota.“In this job you see so much bad in people. Violence, death and destruction. It’s just nice to have a call like this every once in a while, to remind you why you wear the badge,...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Watch out for the tempting promisesand easy rewards of false gods and idols because they always lead to confusion,disappointment and even death, Pope Francis said."We are tempted to seek even fleeting comfort, which seems to fillthe emptiness of solitude and ease the exertion of believing" in God,especially in times of trouble, he said Jan. 11 during his weekly generalaudience.But the hope and security that come from God "neverever disappoint," he said. "Idols always let you down" sincethey are figments of the imagination and not "alive and real" likeGod.The pope continued his series of talks on Christian hopeby reflecting on Psalm 115, which warns of the false hopes and securitiesoffered by man-made idols.While the psalmist speaks of statues made of "silverand gold," the pope said idols also include anything people hold up as theultimate answer to their happiness and security like money, power, success and falseideologies -...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The leadership of the Order of Maltadenied the legality of a Vatican investigation into the forced resignation of thegroup's former grand chancellor, but the commission established by Pope Francissaid it "is completely legitimate and authorized" to investigate thematter and inform the pope.Accordingto one of the legal notes prepared for the commission, the pope's right to beinformed of the circumstances surrounding the removal of Albrecht Freiherr vonBoeselager relates "to the authority he exercises directly and immediatelyover all baptized faithful, whether lay or clerical.""Thisis not about interfering in the internal affairs of the order because thepurpose of the commission, as is evident, is to give an account to the HolyFather on the procedures (used to remove von Boeselager) and nothingelse," said the note,which was dated Jan. 11 and shown to Catholic News Service. TheGrand Magistry of the order had released a...
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- The Polish foreign minister has been mocked on Twitter for saying he had a meeting with the representative of a nonexistent country as part of Poland's bid for a seat on the U.N. Security Council....
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- The front lines of the battle against the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline are shifting away from the dwindling encampment in North Dakota, with main opposing groups asking for activism to be spread around the U.S., a call heeded when a banner was unfurled during an NFL game on New Year's Day....
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Family members of nine slain church worshippers confronted Dylann Roof on Wednesday, one of them shouting at the condemned killer as he stared ahead emotionless during his formal sentencing hearing. Others offered forgiveness and love, urging Roof to accept God into his life....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson, adopted a tough new line on Russia on Wednesday, calling it a "danger" to the United States and saying he would have recommended a muscular response to Moscow's 2014 annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region. Both assertions appeared to contradict the views of the president-elect, who has repeatedly spoken of improving U.S.-Russian ties....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump (all times EST):...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Opening his first news conference since the election, President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday responded to suggestions that U.S. intelligence agencies leaked unsubstantiated reports to the media about his relationship with Russia, calling it a "tremendous blot on their record if they did that."...
(Vatican Radio) The Migration and Refugee Section of the new Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development has announced it is launching its first media campaign.Although the Dicastery is run by Cardinal Peter Turkson – who had been serving as President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace – the Migration and Refugee Section is being led for the time being by Pope Francis himself, to show his particular concern during the ongoing refugee crisis.The new media campaign is being launched to coincide with the 103rd World Day for Migrants and Refugees, which is observed 15 January 2017.From 12 to 15 January 2017, the tweets of Pope Francis will focus on migrants and refugees, and will link directly to the Section’s Facebook page, which will present a brief story and reflection relevant to each day’s topic.The media accounts of the new section are listed belowTwitter Accounts:English - https://twitter.com/M_RSectionItalian - https://twitter...
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