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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis focused on two more of the Spiritual Works of Mercy at his General Audience on Wednesday: “Counseling the Doubtful” and “Instructing the Ignorant”.Both of these Works can be lived out both individually and in a more organized manner, the Pope said. Instructing the ignorant especially can be the focus of more institutional efforts, as seen by the work of so many sainted men and women throughout the ages. “These ‘pioneers of instruction’,” Pope Francis continued, “fully understood this work of mercy, and found a way of life that was able to transform society itself.” Pope Francis also noted the importance of vocational schools that focus on professional training, without neglecting the importance of teaching students human and Christian values.Counseling the doubtful, on the other hand, is not so much a question of imparting knowledge, but of “soothing the pain and suffering that comes fro...
Rome, Italy, Nov 23, 2016 / 03:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In a sit-down interview with CNA Monday, Cardinal Joseph Tobin opened up about his appointment and his thoughts on the U.S. elections, as well as Pope Francis’ warning to cardinal’s against ‘polarization’ and his emphasis on mercy.The new cardinal, who not only got his red hat Saturday, but was recently appointed Archbishop of Newark, admitted that all the changes he’s undergoing have “been difficult,” and, like Peter walking on the water, he’s had a few “sinking moments” in terms of getting distracted by everything, and is trying to keep his gaze fixed on the Lord.He also spoke about the recent election of Donald Trump and Mike Pence as president and vice president of the United States, respectively, and how he sees the “polarization” Pope Francis spoke about in his homily to the new cardinals affecting the Church, particularly in the U.S.As a remedy, Tobin...
Vatican City, Nov 23, 2016 / 03:42 am (CNA/EWTN News).- While the Jubilee might be over, Pope Francis hasn’t stopped talking about mercy, telling faithful Wednesday that the works of mercy of counseling the doubtful and instructing the ignorant, are rooted in a deep faith, and are things we can do every day.“In certain moments doubts come to everyone! Doubts that touch the faith, in a positive sense, are a sign that we want to know God, Jesus, and the mystery of his love for us better and more deeply,” the Pope said Nov. 23.Because of this, he said it’s good to ask ourselves questions about the faith, because they push us to deepen in it.“Doubts, then, can also be overcome,” he said, pointing to catechesis as “an important path” that helps to quell doubts. With catechesis, “the announcement of faith comes to meet us in the concreteness of personal and communitarian life.”At the same time, Francis said another equally import...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Olympic gold medalist Laurie Hernandez can add a "Dancing with the Stars" crown to her 2016 haul after winning the 23rd season of the ABC reality competition....
The original Gerber baby has turned 90....
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) -- An airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition on Wednesday "disabled" the fourth bridge on the Tigris River in Mosul, leaving the northern Iraqi city with a single functioning bridge and further disrupting the Islamic State group's supply lines amid the government offensive against IS militants....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump has chosen South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, the first woman tapped for a top-level administration post during his White House transition so far....
G.K Chesterton has a great quote I love about the Christian life, "The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried." Sometimes being...
(Vatican Radio) In this week's edition of There's More in the Sunday Gospel Than Meets the Eye, Jill Bevilacqua and Seàn-Patrick Lovett bring us readings and reflections for the First Sunday of Advent. Listen: GOSPEL Mt 24:37 - 44Jesus said to his disciples:“As it was in the days of Noah,so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man.In those days before the flood,they were eating and drinking,marrying and giving in marriage,up to the day that Noah entered the ark.They did not know until the flood came and carried them all away.So will it be also at the coming of the Son of Man.Two men will be out in the field;one will be taken, and one will be left.Two women will be grinding at the mill;one will be taken, and one will be left.Therefore, stay awake!For you do not know on which day your Lord will come.Be sure of this: if the master of the househad known the hour of night when the thief was coming,he would have stayed awakeand ...
(Vatican Radio) Colombia’s government is set to sign a new peace accord with Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels as part of the latest effort to bring an end to the country’s decades-long civil war.Listen to Ann Schneible’s report: After more than half a century of conflict which has left hundreds of thousands of people dead, government peace negotiators and FARC leaders agreed on Tuesday to sign the accord and submit it to Congress for approval.The new deal will be signed by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC leader Rodrigo Londono on Thursday in Bogota.In a televised address Tuesday, the president said: "We have the unique opportunity to close this painful chapter in our history that has bereaved and afflicted millions of Colombians for half a century."He added that: "This new accord possibly won't satisfy everybody, but that's what happens in peace accords. There are always critical voices; it is understanda...
