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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- The death toll from twin blasts in the northwestern town of Parachinar climbed to 67 Saturday, bringing the overall death toll from three separate attacks in Pakistan to 85, with several others in critical condition, officials said....
(Vatican Radio) The Vatican has released the details of Pope Francis' Apostolic Journey to Colombia, due to take place from 6 to 11 of September 2017.Please find below the full programme:Wednesday 6 September 2017ROME-BOGOTÁ11:00 Departure by air from Rome Fiumicino airport for Bogotá16:30 Arrival in the military area (CATAM) of Bogotá airportWELCOME CEREMONYThursday 7 September 2017BOGOTÁ09:00 ENCOUNTER WITH THE AUTHORITIES in Plaza de Armas de la Casa de Nariño09:30 COURTESY VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT in the Protocol Hall of the Casa de Nariño10:20 VISIT TO THE CATHEDRAL10:50 BLESSING OF THE FAITHFUL from the balcony of the Cardinal’s Palace11:00 MEETING WITH BISHOPS in the Hall of the Cardinal’s Palace15:00 MEETING WITH THE DIRECTIVE COMMITTEE OF CELAM in the Apostolic Nunciature16:30 HOLY MASS in the Simon Bolivar ParkFriday 8 Septembe...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis received the participants in the General Chapter of the Congregation of the Resurrection on Saturday.Listen to the report by Chris Altieri: The Congregation of the Resurrection, or “Resurrectionists” were founded in 1836 under the leadership of Polish revert to Catholicism, Bogdan Janski, who served especially the Polish faithful who had emigrated from their native country to take up new lives in France in the 19th century, along with Peter Semenenko, and Jerome Kajsiewicz, in order to administer parishes and educate young people.In remarks to the participants, who have been spending the past two weeks exploring the theme, “Witnesses of the presence of the Risen Lord: from community to the world,” Pope Francis encouraged the General Chapter and the whole Congregation to go forward boldly in their mission of service.One Mission, past, present and future“[R]emember the past with gratitude, live the present with passion, and ...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis addressed the participants in the 33rd General Chapter of the Congregation of the Resurrection on Saturday, during a special audience granted them on Saturday morning in the Consistory Hall of the Apostolic Palace. Below, please find the full text of the Holy Father's remarks, in their official English translation...*************************************Dear Brothers,I am pleased to receive you on the occasion of your General Chapter. I thank the Superior General for his kind words, and through you, I greet all your confrères present in fifteen countries on four continents.As spiritual sons of Bogdan Janski, the apostle of Polish émigrés in France in the nineteenth century, you were founded in order to testify that the resurrection of Jesus Christ is at the basis of the Christian life, to proclaim the need for personal resurrection, and to support the community in its mission of service to the Kingdom of God. In clos...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis received athletes, organisers and sponsors of the "Settecolli" international swimming competition on Saturday.The Settecolli event is the last major competition ahead of the World Championships in Budapest in July In remarks to his guests, who were gathered in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace on Saturday, Pope Francis said that swimming - especially competitive swimming - is an extremely demanding form of athleticism that requires the cultivation of many virtues, and also presses us to reflect on the gift of water."Your competitiveness, your racing, your living in contact with water, can also be a contribution to a different 'culture of water': water is life - without water there is no life - and to talk about life is to talk about God, the origin and source of life. Even our Christian life begins with the sign of water, with Baptism," Pope Francis said.More than 700 athletes from 36 countries are parti...
The desecration of a Catholic chapel by an armed rebel group in southern Philippines this week has been vehemently condemned by the top leader of the local Church. The incident took place on Wednesday in the village of Malagakit, when about 300 gunmen of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) attacked Pigcawayan town in North Cotabato province at dawn and engaged in gun battle with government forces. Hundreds of villagers fled to safety. “Malagakit chapel was devastated after the BIFF attack. Statues were broken and consecrated hosts scattered around the altar,” said Fr. Dominic Villa, parish priest of San Blas parish in Pigcawayan. "Wicked desecration" - Card. QuevedoCardinal Orlando Quevedo Archbishop of Cotabato deplored what he called the “wicked desecration,” saying “these are irreligious acts that cry out to heaven.” “Such acts are similar to the desecration of a...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- On the menu, the flavor profiles seemed incongruous: Chinese dumplings, Italian-style roast pork and a Mexican chicken dish featuring an edible weed....
LONDON (AP) -- The scope of Britain's fire-safety crisis broadened Saturday as London officials scrambled to evacuate four public housing towers due to concerns about fire doors and insulation around gas pipes....
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- The death toll from twin blasts in the northwestern town of Parachinar climbed to 55 overnight, bringing the overall death toll from three separate attacks in Pakistan on Friday to 73, with several others in critical condition, officials said....
BEIJING (AP) -- More than 120 people were buried by a landslide that caused huge rocks and a mass of earth to come crashing into their homes in a mountain village in southwestern China early Saturday, officials said....
