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By Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Like St. Francis of Assisi did, theCatholic Church and individual Christians must follow Christ by imitating hiswillingness to give up everything for the sake of others, Pope Francis said."Unfortunately, 2,000 years after the proclamation ofthe Gospel and eight centuries after the witness of Francis, we face aphenomenon of global inequity and an economy that kills," the pope said inan April 16 letter to the archbishop of Assisi, Italy.The pope's letter offered his blessings and support for thedecision of the Diocese of Assisi to establish a shrine in memory of the"divestiture" of St. Francis.The shrine, which will be inaugurated May 20, will be housedin the town's Church of St. Mary Major, but also will include public access tothe "Sala della Spogliazione," literally the Room of the Divesting.The room in the bishop's residence is where a young St. Francis -- in thepresence of his father and of the bishop -- stripped naked and renounced allwealt...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- Latin America's oldest colonial city is aiming for a rebound, pouring tens of millions of dollars into repairing streets, cleaning up trash, installing streetlights and renovating centuries-old buildings in hopes of getting more of the Dominican Republic's 5 million tourists a year to spend less time at the beach and more in the capital's long-neglected historic center....
BOSTON (AP) -- The Latest on the 121st running of the Boston Marathon (all times local):...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A doctor who saw Prince in the days before he died had prescribed oxycodone under the name of Prince's friend to protect the musician's privacy, according to an affidavit unsealed Monday....
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) -- The clouds of war, it might seem, are gathering around the Korean Peninsula....
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Authorities in several states were on the lookout Monday for a man police say shot a Cleveland retiree collecting aluminum cans and then posted video of the apparently random killing on Facebook....
(Vatican Radio) On Easter Monday Pope Francis greeted pilgrims and visitors gathered in St Peter’s Square, praying especially for Christians who are persecuted for their faith.Speaking from the window of the Apostolic Palace before the recitation of the Regina Coeli midday prayer, the Pope said the day’s liturgy echoes the great cry of Easter Sunday, ‘Christ is Risen, Hallelujah!’Listen to our report:  We hear the words of the angel to the women at the tomb, saying ‘Go quickly and tell his disciples, he has been raised from the dead.”Those words are directed at us too, the Pope said, inviting us to go quickly and proclaim this message of joy and hope to the women and men of our day. The message that death and the tomb have not had the last word, but that Christ is Risen, bringing new life to all.In light of this event, Pope Francis said, we are called to be men and women who affirm the value of life. In the midst of so much suffering in the...
Vatican City, Apr 17, 2017 / 05:30 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Easter Monday, Pope Francis said how it is Christ’s resurrection that calls each of us to bring the message of Easter – a message of hope and life – to the world.“There is life!” the Pope said April 17. Now, following the Resurrection, “we will be resurrection men and women, men and women of life.”We are called to show solidarity, welcoming, and peace to people “in the midst of events that afflict the world – there are many today – in the midst of worldliness that is distant from God,” he said.These are only human signs that we can give, he continued, but “inspired and sustained by faith in the Risen Lord,” we can gain effectiveness “well beyond our capacity.”Pope Francis gave his message Easter Monday before leading pilgrims in the Regina Coeli prayer from a window overlooking St. Peter’s square.It is customary for the Pope to lead ...
BOSTON (AP) -- Meb Keflezighi's last Boston Marathon. Galen Rupp's first. Two defending champions on the women's side (sort of), and Lemi Berhanu Hayle returns to go for his second straight men's title....
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that the U.S. is using Afghanistan as a weapons testing ground, calling the recent use of the largest-ever non-nuclear bomb "an immense atrocity against the Afghan people."...
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