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The Catholic bishops' conference of South Korea, is renewing its opposition to the death penalty with an awareness-raising campaign utilizing media, education and cultural events.The Subcommittee for the Abolition of Capital Punishment held its annual plenary and talked about how to further promote the church's stance on the death penalty to Korean society.The subcommittee will campaign against capital punishment by publishing op-eds and articles by respected individuals from the church and other organizations including secular ones.Along with this, they plan to produce education material targeting middle and high school students by the end of this year. They will also design a special performance on the occasion of the World Day Against the Death Penalty on Nov. 30.The bishops' committee will aid the campaign by holding a discussion and concert on Dec. 18 in Chucheon, Gangwon province.The Catholic Church in Korea has long been trying to get capital punishment ab...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has expressed his condolences for the death of the former President of the State Council and of the Government of the Republic of Cuba, Fidel Castro. In a telegram sent to the current president, Raul Castro, the Holy Father also offered his prayers for the former leader, and entrusted the Cuban people to the intercession of Our Lady of Charity of Cobre, the patroness of Cuba. Here is the full text of the telegram from Pope Francis: On receiving the sad news of the death of your dear brother, His Excellency Mister Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, former president of the State Council and of the Government of the Republic of Cuba, I express my sentiments of sorrow to Your Excellency and other family members of the deceased dignitary, as well as to the people of this beloved nation. At the same time, I offer prayers to the Lord for his rest and I entrust the whole Cuban people to the maternal intercession of our Lady of the Charity of El Co...
By Rhina GuidosWASHINGTON (CNS) -- Quoting from the Book of Ecclesiastes and referencing judgment, Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami issued a statement on the Nov. 25 death of Cuban leader Fidel Castro."Now he awaits the judgment of God who is merciful but also just," wrote Archbishop Wenski in a brief statement posted on the archdiocese's website Nov. 26. "His death provokes many emotions -- both in and outside the island. Nevertheless, beyond all possible emotions, the passing of this figure should lead us to invoke the patroness of Cuba, the Virgin of Charity, asking for peace for Cuba and its people."Castro was 90 and ruled Cuba from 1959 -- when his regime overthrew the government of Fulgencio Batista -- until 2009 when he handed power over to his brother Raul.Pope Francis sent a telegram in Spanish to Cuba expressing condolences over the "sad news" of "the death of your dear brother" to Raul Castro, who currently rules the island. He also expressed condolences to the gover...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- Greenland is calling on Denmark to clean up an abandoned under-ice missile project and other U.S. military installations left to rust in the pristine landscape after the Cold War....
ATLANTA (AP) -- Donald Trump's disavowal this week of white supremacists who have cheered his election as president hasn't quieted concerns about the movement's impact on his White House or whether more acts of hate will be carried out in his name....
HAVANA (AP) -- For five decades, Fidel Castro was Cuba's defiant, polarizing leader, from the island nation's 1959 revolution to the 1962 missile crisis that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war and through the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union that devastated Cuban economy....
HAVANA (AP) -- Fidel Castro, who led his bearded rebels to victorious revolution in 1959, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half-century of rule in Cuba, has died at age 90....
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis greeted thousands of young volunteers from Italy’s National Civil Service in the Paul the VI hall in the Vatican on Saturday, telling them that they were precious asset to their country.Listen: Speaking to the estimated 7 thousand young people from Italy’s National Civil Service, the Pope told them they were a dynamic and valued force in their country, especially he added, for the weakest in society.The Holy Father went on to say that having a united society is the goal of every civilized community that wants to be egalitarian and fraternal. But he underlined, that this unity is betrayed, “every time we witness passively the increasing inequality between different social partners or between the nations of the world.”Pope Francis said, that these attitudes are an affront to our society because they create a culture of indifference and oppression, as well as an inward looking behaviour.The Pope told the young people pr...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Saturday morning addressed the winners of the 2016 Ratzinger Prize, Msgr Inos Biffi and Ioannis Kourempeles, in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall.Listen to Ann Schneible’s report: Awarded by the Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Vatican Foundation, the Ratzinger Prize is given as a sign of the Church’s gratitude to scholars and professors who have stood out for their scientific research in the theological field. Msgr Biffi, a professor, and internationally renowned theologian and liturgist, was awarded the prize for his Opera Omnia, a collection of his writings, most of which are on theology and medieval philosophy.The other winner, Prof Kourempeles is a member of the Orthodox Church, is associate professor in the Department of Theology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.In his address to the winners, Pope Francis began by expressing “great affection” and “gratitude” for Pope Emeritus Benedict ...
Vatican City, Nov 26, 2016 / 03:30 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After hearing of the death of Fidel Castro, former president and leader communist revolution in Cuba, late Friday evening, Pope Francis sent a telegram offering his prayers for the deceased and the entire nation.“Upon receiving the sad news of the passing of your dear brother, His Excellency Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz, former president of the Council of the State and of the Government of the Republic of Cuba, I express my sentiments of sympathy,” the Nov. 26 telegram, signed by Pope Francis read.Addressed to Fidel’s brother and the current president of Cuba, Raul Castro, the telegram expressed the Pope’s closeness to the members of the Castro family, the Cuban government and the entire people “of this beloved nation.”“At the same time, I offer prayers to the Lord for his rest and I entrust the entire Cuban people to the maternal intercession of Our Lady of Cobre, Patroness of this count...
