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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Low temperatures and high winds have put the Northeastern U.S. in a deep freeze....
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- John Glenn's home state and the nation are saying goodbye to the famed astronaut as he lies in state at Ohio's capitol building....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Determined to hold around two dozen Senate seats in 2018, Democrats will use the coming series of confirmation hearings to try to distinguish themselves from President-elect Donald Trump's billionaire nominees and convince working-class voters who elected him that he's not on their side....
BEIRUT (AP) -- The evacuation of eastern Aleppo stalled Friday after an eruption of gunfire, as the Syrian government and rebels threw accusations at each other, raising fears that a peaceful surrender of the opposition enclave could fall apart with thousands of people believed to be still inside....
(Vatican Radio) The Papal preacher, Father Raniero Cantalamessa, delivered his third Advent Sermon on Friday to Pope Francis and members of the Roman Curia.As preacher to the Papal Household, Capucin Father Cantalamessa gives a meditation to the Pope, Cardinals, and members of the Roman Curia every Friday morning in Lent and Advent in the Apostolic Palace’s “Redemptoris Mater” Chapel.In the third Advent sermon, Fr. Cantalamessa continued his theme of the Holy Spirit’s action in the Church.Please find below the full text English translation of the Sermon: Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, ofmcapThird Sermon for Advent 2016 THE SOBER INTOXICATION OF THE SPIRIT 1. Two Kinds of IntoxicationOn the Monday after Pentecost in 1975 at the closing of the First World Congress of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Blessed Paul VI delivered an address to the ten thousand participants gathered in the St. Peter’s Basilica in which he defined the charismatic re...
(Vatican Radio) Apostolic Nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York, Archbishop Bernardito Auza delivered a statement to the UN Security Council Open Debate on Preventing catastrophe: A global agenda for stopping the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by non-State actors.In the statement the Archbishop reiterated the "Holy See’s constant and firm opposition to the production and use of weapons of mass destruction." He also noted that the Holy See "noted with "grave concern that technological advances in the destructive power of weapons systems produces ever more frightening catastrophes for innocent civilian populations."Below find Archbishop Auza's statement in EnglishThe Holy See is grateful that the Pr...
(Vatican Radio) The Holy See is urging all States that are members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to recognize human trafficking as one of the most heinous crimes and do all they can to eradicate it.The appeal was made by Monsignor Janusz Urganczyk, Permanent Vatican Observer to the OSCE Permanent Council on Thursday during a meeting.He emphasized that “particular attention should be given to the eradication of this crime when it is committed against children, who are enslaved and fall prey to exploitation as child labourers or soldiers, fall into the criminal network of drug trafficking or into the mire of pornography; who are forced to flee from conflict and persecution, risking isolation and abandonment”.Monsignor Urganczyk also highlighted the fact that this bleak scenario is made even worse by the demand “even in the OSCE region which drives their exploitation and abuse”.Thus, he said: “the only way to stop the ...
Vatican Weekend for December 17, 2016 features a report on the surprisingly large number of lonely people who have nobody with whom to spend Christmas, the origins of the tradition of making nativity scenes and where you can find a relic of the Christ Child’s crib in Rome plus a reflection on the practice of making advent wreaths and their symbolism.Listen to this programme produced and presented by Susy Hodges:
Vatican Weekend for December 18, 2016 features our weekly reflections on the Sunday Gospel reading, “There’s More in the Sunday Gospel than Meets the Eye,” plus a reflection on the coming of Christmas with the intriguing title of “Mischief Makers.”Listen to this programme produced and presented by Veronica Scarisbrick:
(Vatican Radio) Birthday wishes have been pouring in from across the globe in celebration of Pope Francis’ 80th on Saturday, 17 December.Amongst those toasting to the Pope in an especially ‘personal’ way, are the impoverished residents of the villas miserias – or shanty towns - in Buenos Aires who always looked to the then Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Jorge Bergoglio, as their pastor.Francis’ ‘right-hand-man’ in the field was Father ‘Pepe’ Di Paola, who continues to carry out his mission with the poorest of the poor in Argentina’s capital city. He spoke by telephone to Vatican Radio about Jorge Bergoglio and ‘his’ people.Listen to the report by Linda Bordoni: First of all, Father Pepe says, I would like to wish Pope Francis the possibility of continuing to pursue his priestly vocation in solidarity and in communion with the poor and in deep union with the Church and the Gospel.“May he go ahead in his miss...
