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WASHINGTON (AP) -- As Republicans in Washington bashed President Barack Obama's efforts to secure an Iran nuclear deal last year, Exxon Mobil was watching....
Vatican City, Dec 13, 2016 / 04:50 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- In his homily at Mass Tuesday, Pope Francis spoke harshly about what he considers one of the great dangers of clericalism: that it alienates members of the Church by refusing to be close to them, and reinforces the belief that priests are above the laity.Of course, this isn’t the first time that Pope Francis has spoken out against clericalism – in fact, it could easily be considered one of the most frequently-repeated topics of his pontificate; most recently to a group of Jesuits, but he has also strongly condemned it in the Church in Latin America. The Pope’s homily Dec. 13 was given before members of the Council of Cardinals, an advisory body of the Pope, with whom he has been meeting this week. The Council, which last met Sept. 12-14, has been helping to facilitate Francis’ reform of the Roman Curia.After the September meetings, Bishop Marcello Semeraro of Albano, secretary of the Council of Car...
San Rafael, Argentina, Dec 13, 2016 / 05:28 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Father Carlos Miguel Buela, founder of the Institute of the Incarnate Word, has been found guilty by the Vatican of sexual improprieties with adults, the community's home diocese announced on Monday.The accusations against Fr. Buela “regarded actions in sexual matters which harmed religious and seminarians of the Institute,” a spokesman of the Diocese of San Rafael announced Dec. 12.“The competent Congregation of the Holy See, having ensured the exercise of the legitimate right of defense of the accused, determined, in conformity with the canonical procedures in force, the veracity of the accusations and the imputability of Father Buela of improper behavior with adults,” he stated.The diocese made clear, however, that there are no “cases of the abuse of minors attributable to him.”Fr. Buela founded the Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE), a religious institute of diocesan right...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Kanye West returned to social media for the first time since his hospitalization to talk about his meeting with Donald Trump....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Huston Street believes in some of baseball's oldest, tried-and-true traditions, and the reliever knows team building can be a real benefit, so he considers the elimination of rookie dress up in the new labor deal the loss of "a healthy ritual."...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Aleppo's fall to Syrian government forces is shaping up as the first major test of President-elect Donald Trump's desire to cooperate with Russia, whose military support has proven pivotal in Syria's civil war. The death and destruction in the city is only renewing Democratic and Republican concern with Trump's possible new path....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump has offered Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke the job of interior secretary, though it's unclear whether the congressman has accepted, two people with knowledge of the offer said Tuesday....
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian rebels reached a cease-fire deal to evacuate from eastern Aleppo in an effective surrender on Tuesday, as Russia declared all military action had stopped and the Syrian government had assumed control of the former rebel enclave....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In selecting Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his secretary of state, President-elect Donald Trump is making the same bet he asked voters to make on him: that a track record of business accomplishment will translate into success in government....
IMAGE: CNS photo/Larry W. Smith, EPABy Mark PattisonWASHINGTON(CNS) -- While today's family farmers worldwide are tested as never before, thechurch believes they can contribute to a more just ordering of life, said a newdocument issued Dec. 7."Thecircumstances facing the family in farming are especially distressing. In many respects, we have sought an abundant harvest in exchange fora more diminished culture of life," said the document, "The Vocation of theAgricultural Leader," released by the International Catholic Rural Association.Agriculturalleaders can be found at any link in the chain from seed to table, the documentsaid, adding, "The agricultural leader is responsible for contributing to a visionof the food system in which the various participants are treated with dignityand justice.""Today,the world produces more food than ever before, as incredible advances inagricultural technology and models of heightened efficiency have combined tocreate bountiful yields and a surplus o...
