Orthodox leaders hold opening session of Council in Crete
http://www.myspiritfm.com/apps/articles/default.asp?blogid=0&view=post&articleid=136164&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0
(Vatican Radio) The opening session of the long awaited pan-Orthodox Council took place on Monday on the Greek island of Crete, led by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew 1st.Preparations for the ‘Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church’ have been in the works for more than 50 years, but the meeting has been overshadowed by the last minute decision of four Church leaders to stay away from the week long meeting.Despite these difficulties, Patriarch Bartholomew hailed the significance of the Council in his opening address, as our correspondent at the meeting Nicolas Papachristou reports:Listen: Among the representatives of the other Christian Churches present at the opening session of the Council today was the head of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Cardinal Kurt Koch, who is leading a delegation from the Holy See. He shared his impressions of the opening session, saying the meeting is a very important event that can deepen the re...
(Vatican Radio) The opening session of the long awaited pan-Orthodox Council took place on Monday on the Greek island of Crete, led by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew 1st.
Preparations for the ‘Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church’ have been in the works for more than 50 years, but the meeting has been overshadowed by the last minute decision of four Church leaders to stay away from the week long meeting.
Despite these difficulties, Patriarch Bartholomew hailed the significance of the Council in his opening address, as our correspondent at the meeting Nicolas Papachristou reports:
Listen:
Among the representatives of the other Christian Churches present at the opening session of the Council today was the head of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Cardinal Kurt Koch, who is leading a delegation from the Holy See. He shared his impressions of the opening session, saying the meeting is a very important event that can deepen the relationship between the local Orthodox Churches, but he says he hopes it can also lead to a strengthening of relations with the Catholic Church.
The cardinal recalls how Pope Francis, in Evangelii Gaudium, speaks of the gifts that Catholics can receive from other Christian Churches, in particular the synodality of the Orthodox Church.
He notes that the main issues of discussion between Catholics and Orthodox are centred on primacy and synodality, adding that he hopes there will be progress made at the next plenary session of the joint international commission for Catholic-Orthodox dialogue to be held in Italy in September
Full Article
http://www.myspiritfm.com/apps/articles/default.asp?blogid=0&url=10&view=post&articleid=275395&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0
Pope Francis speaks to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, Sept. 25, 2015. / L'Osservatore Romano.Rome Newsroom, Apr 25, 2024 / 07:22 am (CNA).Pope Francis is reportedly considering returning to the United States in September to speak before the United Nations General Assembly.The news was initially reported by the French Catholic newspaper La Croix and has not yet been officially confirmed by the Vatican. A source from the Vatican Secretariat of State, meanwhile, told CNA this week that "a formal invitation has arrived from Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and Pope Francis seems inclined to respond positively."If the New York trip occurs, the pope would visit the United Nations during its "Summit of the Future," which the international body will convene from Sept. 22 to 23.The possible trip to the United States could change the pope's already-busy September travel schedule. The Holy See Press Office has announced that Pope Francis will be in Indonesia...
http://www.myspiritfm.com/apps/articles/default.asp?blogid=0&url=10&view=post&articleid=275385&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0
Chuck Robbins, the chief executive of the multinational digital communications conglomerate Cisco, signs the Rome Call for AI Ethics, a document by the Pontifical Academy for Life, on April 24, 2024, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, Apr 24, 2024 / 11:06 am (CNA).The CEO of Cisco Systems signed the Vatican's artificial intelligence ethics pledge on Wednesday, becoming the latest technology giant to join the Church's call for ethical and responsible use of AI.Chuck Robbins, the chief executive of the multinational digital communications conglomerate, met privately with Pope Francis on April 24 before signing the Rome Call for AI Ethics, a document by the Pontifical Academy for Life. Pope Francis meets with Chuck Robbins, the chief executive of multinational digital communications conglomerate Cisco, on April 24, 2024, at the Vatican. Credit: Vatican MediaThe document, first published by the pontifical academy in February 2020, has previously been signed ...
http://www.myspiritfm.com/apps/articles/default.asp?blogid=0&url=10&view=post&articleid=275384&link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0
null / Credit: Brian A Jackson / ShutterstockCNA Staff, Apr 24, 2024 / 13:35 pm (CNA).Catholics Charities Corporation in Ohio was found partially negligent this week in the 2017 death of a 5-year-old boy who was being supervised by one of the organization's caseworkers at the time he died.A jury in Cuyahoga County ruled in the wrongful death suit that the Catholic charity group was 8% responsible for Jordan Rodriguez's September 2017 death, local media reported. Rodriguez's body was discovered buried in his mother's backyard three months after he died.The boy's mother and her boyfriend earlier pleaded guilty to several charges stemming from his death, including involuntary manslaughter. Jordan was developmentally disabled and incapable of speaking.In the civil wrongful death trial this week, Catholic Charities Corporation was ordered to pay $960,000 into Jordan Rodriguez's estate. Several ...