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IMAGE: Nancy WiechecBy Nancy WiechecGRANDTETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (CNS) -- Mary Morris was lured to the Chapel of theSacred Heart inside of the national park by a small wooden road sign."Ididn't know the chapel was here," the Hampshire, Illinois, resident toldCatholic News Service in August during a visit to Wyoming's popular nationalpark. "I just happened to see the sign and stopped in."Morrishad been camping in Yellowstone when she made the drive south to Grand TetonNational Park.Shewalked through the chapel door, made the sign of the cross, signed a guestbookand ducked into a pew to pray.Afterward, she said the beauty of chapel in the Tetons made her feel grateful."Ijust came in here to say a little prayer of thanksgiving for everything."Thechapel's all-log construction is in character with the mountain environment.Inside,shadows of swaying pine branches flitter behind the saturated hues of a singlestained-glass window. The space is warm and quiet."It'sa beautiful church, beauti...
By Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In its ministry to young people, andespecially in vocations promotion work, church workers must step out of thesacristy and take seriously the questions and concerns of the young, PopeFrancis said.Young people are searching for meaning, and the best responseis to go out to where they are, stop and listen to them and then call them tofollow Jesus, the pope said Oct. 21.Meeting participants at a vocations promotion conferencesponsored by the Congregation for Clergy, Pope Francis emphasized the need forchurch workers to be on the move and to echo the vocations call Jesus used withthe disciples, "Follow me.""Jesus' desire is to set people out on a journey,moving them from a lethal sedentary lifestyle and breaking through the illusionthat they can live happily while remaining comfortably seated amid theircertainties," Pope Francis said.The seeking and desire to explore that comes naturally tomost young people "is the treasure that the Lord puts in ou...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Warner Bros. Records says it is about to unveil two projects by the late megastar Prince that include previously unreleased material....
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- The Venezuelan opposition's campaign to oust President Nicolas Maduro has been thrown into disarray with elections officials' decision to suspend a recall drive against the socialist leader a week before it was to start....
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- South Africa on Friday reversed its early support for the International Criminal Court and said it will withdraw from it, raising concerns of a possible African exodus that would undermine a human rights tribunal accused by some leaders of unfairly targeting the continent....
BEIRUT (AP) -- The Syrian government on Friday opened a new corridor for rebels and civilians who want to leave the besieged eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo, but the U.N. said planned medical evacuations haven't begun as planned because of a lack of security assurances from the warring sides....
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) -- The Latest on the developments in Iraq where Iraqi forces and their allies launched a major offensive this week to retake Mosul, the country's second-largest city from the Islamic State group (all times local):...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Oklahoma and two other states say they have denied a request by Russian officials to be present at polling stations during the Nov. 8 election....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sharply at odds over the Republican's assertions that he may not concede if he loses on Election Day, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton chose cutting jabs over lighthearted teasing as they came face-to-face at a fundraiser. Yet both showed flashes of willingness to see beyond their bitter election battle, the archbishop who sat between them said Friday....
Vatican Weekend for October 23, 2016 features our weekly reflection on the Sunday Gospel reading in Jill Bevilacqua’s series, “There’s More in the Sunday Gospel than Meets the Eye” and EWTN’s Rome Bureau chief, Joan Lewis takes a look back over the past week’s events in the Vatican.Listen to this programme produced and presented by Tracey McClure:
