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The Catholic Diocese of Lae in Morobe, Papua New Guinea celebrated its golden anniversary earlier this month. The historical celebration took place at St. Mary’s Primary School grounds.The joyful milestone was punctuated by various cultural representations and was witnessed by thousands of faithful from the diocese, well-wishers from the region as well as visitors from outside PNG.The Apostolic Nuncio of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, Archbishop Kurian Matthew Vayalunkal was the main celebrant and several PNG Bishops and priests concelebrated the Holy Eucharist. The Nuncio solemnly blessed the diocese and its people and paid special gratitude to missionaries of the past and present for the fruit of their labour visible in Morobe Province.“We are gathered here to remember the 50th anniversary of our Diocese of Lae. This is the right occasion to remember the history of the Church in our country, PNG. We rejoice, we give praise, and we go forth,” said the...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday met the Oscar-winning movie director Martin Scorsese whose latest film “Silence” recounts the persecution of a group of Jesuit missionaries in 17th century Japan. In an interview with Vatican media, Scorsese spoke about his latest movie project, his past films, his life growing up in the noisy slums of New York and why he now values silence so much. Scorsese spoke to Vatican Radio’s Sean Patrick Lovett.Listen to the interview with the movie director Martin Scorsese: Scorsese said the making of his latest film “Silence” was a long-term project plagued by obstacles and interruptions due to ill health and other issues.  He described how the actual shooting of the film with many of the outdoor scenes filmed in remote mountainous terrain, often ankle-deep in mud, was physically very gruelling for him and all the others involved but he never wanted to abandon the project.Asked about the film’s title and w...
(Vatican Radio) The predominantly Christian migrant community from the North Eastern states of India and Nepal, mostly comprising of students and working youth found themselves ‘at home’ under the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Bangalore.The commission for the migrants in the archdiocese of Bangalore organized  a one day orientation programme for the  migrant Christian community on Sunday, at  St. Joseph’s Boys’ High School, Bangalore.   Around 600 participants which included Khasis, Tangkhuls, Mizo, Nepalis, Garos, Bodos, Jaintias, Wanchos, Arunachallis and other ethnic groups, along with the priests and religious sisters who are caring for them under various ministries for the migrants, took part in the programme.The day began with “Praise and worship” led by the NECCB (North East Catholic Community Bangalore) and BCCM (Bangalore Christian Community of Meghalaya). The groups led the audience into a prayerful mood ...
Vatican City, Nov 30, 2016 / 08:18 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Wednesday, Pope Francis added world famous director Martin Scorsese to the list of Hollywood stars he has welcomed for a private meeting in the Vatican, following an official Rome preview of Scorsese’s new film “Silence.”Based on a Japanese historical fiction novel recounting Christian persecution in Japan during the 17th century, “Silence” will hit theaters in December and recounts the story of two Jesuit priests who travel to Japan in the midst of the violence to search for the missing mentor, played by Liam Neeson.According to a Nov. 30 communique from the Vatican, Scorsese, his wife and their two children were present for the meeting with Pope Francis, alongside the film’s producer and his wife. Msgr. Dario Edoardo Vigano, Prefect of the Secretariat for Communications, accompanied the group.Described in the communique as “very cordial,” the meeting lasted about 15 minutes. ...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Year of Mercy and its series ofpapal reflections may be over, but compassion and acts of mercy must continueand become a part of everyone's daily lives, Pope Francis said."Let us commit ourselves to praying for each otherso that the corporal and spiritual works of mercy increasingly become our wayof life," he said Nov. 30 during his general audience in the Vatican'sPaul VI hall.Because the day also marked the feast of St. Andrew,brother of St. Peter and founder of the church in Constantinople, Pope Francisgave special greetings to his "dear brother," EcumenicalPatriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople.Pope Francis, the bishop of Rome and successor of Peter,said he was sending "a big embrace" to the patriarch and "thiscousin church."The Vatican released a letter from the pope to thepatriarch, which praised the way Catholics and Orthodox have begun "torecognize one another as brothers and sisters and to value each other's gi...
IMAGE: CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano, handoutBy VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The morning after screening his film,"Silence," for about 300 Jesuits, the U.S. director Martin Scorsesehad a private audience with Pope Francis.During the 15-minute audience Nov. 30, Pope Francis toldScorsese that he had read Japanese author Shusaku Endo's historical novel,"Silence," which inspired the film. The book and film are afictionalized account of the persecution of Christians in 17th-century Japan; thecentral figures are Jesuit missionaries.Pope Francis spoke to Scorsese, his wife and two daughters,and the film's producer, about the early Jesuit missions to Japan and about theTwenty-Six Martyrs Museum andMonument in Nagasaki, which honors the Japanese martyrs executed on thesite in 1597.Scorsese gave the pope two paintings, which the Vatican saidwere "connected to the theme of the 'hidden Christians,'" theChristians who kept their faith secret during the persecution. One of thepaintings was of an image ...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Grant Tinker, who brought new polish to the TV world and beloved shows including "Hill Street Blues" to the audience as both a producer and a network boss, has died. He was 90....
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- For a half-century after the deadliest submarine disaster in U.S. history, Navy Capt. Paul "Bud" Rogers struggled with feelings that it should have been him - and not his last-minute replacement - on the doomed voyage of the USS Thresher in which 129 men died....
LA UNION, Colombia (AP) -- Colombian authorities on Wednesday were searching for answers to why a charter plane crashed shortly before it was to land in Medillin, killing all but six of the 77 people on board, including nearly an entire Brazilian soccer team in the midst of a storybook season....
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) -- Greek authorities picked up about 70 migrants, including children, in a snowy forest near the northern city of Thessaloniki on Wednesday, as smugglers turned to previously popular routes into the European Union rather than the sea crossing from Turkey....
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