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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Monday sent a message of condolences following an attack at a Church in southeastern Nigeria. At least 11 people were killed and 18 others were wounded when gunmen opened fire on worshippers who had gathered early on Sunday at St Philip’s Catholic church in Ozubulu near the city of Onitsha.In the message, signed by Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the pope says he is “deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and injury”. He extends his “heartfelt condolences” to the local bishop and to “all the faithful of the diocese of Nnewi, in particular the families of the deceased and all those affected by this tragedy.”Police said they believe the attack may have been linked to drug trafficking and was carried out following a feud between local residents and member of the community living outside Nigeria.Please see below the full text of the message from Pope Francis to the bishop of the dioces...
(Vatican Radio)  The next Asian Youth Day will take place in India in 2020, the second time the South Asian nation will be hosting the continental-level Catholic Church event since 2003.  Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias made the announcement on Sunday at the end of the concluding Mass  of the 7th Asian Youth Day (AYD7), which he presided over in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.  The venue of the AYD8 will be discussed and decided upon by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI).  Card. Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay, together with Indian Church officials and some of the Indian youth delegation received the simple bamboo AYD cross from their Indonesian counterparts for the next AYD to take place in 3 years’ time.    Differences cannot separate usAmong those who flanked Card. Gracias, the main celebrant, at the altar were Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila and Arch. Ignatius Suharyo of Jakarta, who delivered the homily in B...
Vatican City, Aug 7, 2017 / 07:26 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After a bloody attack at a Catholic Church in southern Nigeria left 11 dead and several more wounded, Pope Francis conveyed his sympathy to the victims and their families, assuring the community of his prayer.In an Aug. 7 telegram addressed to Bishop Hilary Paul Odili Okeke of Nnewi, Pope Francis said he was “deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and injury following the violent attack in Saint Philip’s Catholic Church, Ozubulu.”The Pope extended his “heartfelt condolences to you and to all the faithful of the Diocese of Nnewi, in particular the families of the deceased and all those affected by this tragedy,” and offered blessings of “consolation and strength” upon the entire diocese.The telegram, signed by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, came after gunmen stormed St Philip's Catholic Church in the city of Ozubulu early Sunday morning, killing at least 11 ...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Lâ??Osservatore RomanoBy Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Summertime can and should be a timefor extra prayer, a moment of peace that allows Christians to savor the joy oftheir relationship with Jesus and find new strength to reach out with love toothers, Pope Francis said.Before reciting the Angelus Aug. 6, the feast of theTransfiguration, Pope Francis talked about the Gospel story of the disciplesgoing up Mount Tabor with Jesus, "detaching themselves from mundanethings" and contemplating the transfigured Lord.Today, too, Christ's disciples need to "rediscover thepacifying and regenerating silence" that comes from prayer and meditatingon a Gospel passage."When we put ourselves in this situation, with theBible in hand, in silence, we begin to feel this interior beauty, this joy thatthe word of God generates in us," the pope said.With high temperatures still plaguing Rome and most ofsouthern Europe, many tourists and pilgrims in St. Peter's Square came armedwith um...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Netflix says it made its first acquisition, comic book publisher Millarworld, with plans to turn its characters into new films and shows for the video streaming service....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Google's new head of diversity has rejected an internal commentary from a male employee who suggested women don't get ahead in tech jobs because of biological differences....
EL CERRITO, Calif. (AP) -- In some ways, Rainbow Day Camp is very ordinary. Kids arrive with a packed lunch, make friendship bracelets, play basketball, sing songs and get silly. But it is also extraordinarily unique, from the moment campers arrive each morning....
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met Monday with America's top diplomat, where he voiced solidarity with the U.S. amid global concerns over North Korea's nuclear program and angrily dismissed media questions about human rights abuses by his government....
The Synod of Bishops of the major archiepiscopal Syro-Malankara Church, after consulting the Apostolic See and receiving prior pontifical assent for the candidates to the episcopate, has made the following provisions: erection of the new eparchy or diocese of Parassala and election of the first bishop, H.E. Msgr. Thomas Mar Eusebios Naickamparambil, transferring him from the eparchial see of Saint Mary Queen of Peace of the Syro-Malankara faithful in the United States and Canada; election of the bishop of Puthur, Rev. Msgr. George Kalayil, currently protosyncellus of the same eparchy; election of the bishop of the major archiepiscopal Curia, Rev. Msgr. John Kochuthundil, assigning him the titular see of Tuburbo Maggiore.Unlike in the Latin-rite Church where the Pope directly appoints bishops, the synods of eastern-rite Catholic churches have the autonomy of appointing their own bishops, to which the Pope gives his assent.H.E. Msgr. Thomas Mar Eusebios Naickamparambil(Bishop of Par...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a video message to Catholics in Peru, ahead of his planned pastoral visit there next January. The short video message was published on the website of the archdiocese of Lima by Archbishop Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne.Listen to our report:  In the message Pope Francis talks about the wealth of human resources that characterize the past and present of the Church in the South American nation. Peru has many great saints, he says, who have contributed to the building up of the Church, helping it to move from fragmentation to unity.Saints work for unityA saint, the pope continues, is someone who always work to create unity, just as Jesus did, and a saint must always follow in his footsteps.In the video the pope invites all Peruvians to follow on this path and to work for unity, looking to the future with hope, rather than with bitterness or skepticism. A Christian always looks ahead with hope, he concludes, because he or she always hopes to see th...
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