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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for its alleged backing of the attackers, handing Barack Obama the first veto override of his presidency....
TOWNVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- A teenager opened fire at a South Carolina elementary school Wednesday, wounding two students and a teacher before the suspect was taken into custody, a law enforcement officer said....
TOWNVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- The Latest on the shooting at an elementary school in South Carolina that left two students and a teacher wounded (all times local):...
BOSTON (AP) -- A 22-year-old man rescued from a life raft after a fishing trip that left his mother missing and presumed dead had been a suspect in the 2013 slaying of his rich grandfather, according to court documents that add to the multitude of questions swirling around him and what happened at sea....
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis lit a symbolic torch at his Wednesday General Audience for the 'Week of the Family‘ event to be held by the Diocese of Rome on 2-8 October.The Holy Father said the flame was a ‘symbol of the love of Roman families and those of the whole world’.The ‘Week of the Family’ seeks to highlight the centrality of the family in Rome and to rediscover its beauty.
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis lit a symbolic torch at his Wednesday General Audience for the 'Week of the Family‘ event to be held by the Diocese of Rome on 2-8 October.
The Holy Father said the flame was a ‘symbol of the love of Roman families and those of the whole world’.
The ‘Week of the Family’ seeks to highlight the centrality of the family in Rome and to rediscover its beauty.
(Vatican Radio) During his weekly general audience of October 28th 2016 Pope Francis welcomed the faithful from 'Pieve di Soligno' who'd come to Rome to mark the anniversary of the death of their beloved fellow countryman, the late Pope John Paul I. Veronica Scarisbrick places this pontificate into context and brings you echoes of that era.Listen to echoes of the pontificate of Pope John Paul I, Albino Luciani, who died on the 28th of October 1978: Scarisbrick's guest speakers in this programme include the late Cardinal John Patrick Foley, the late Ursuline Sister Kathleen England, the late Cardinal William Wakefield Baum and Augustinian Father Prosper Grech, now Cardinal, who personally knew Albino Luciani in the years when he was still Cardinal Patriarch of Venice. Also to be listened to in this programme are sound clips of John Paul I speaking in English during one of a handful of audiences. Audiences during which his vocation to a pastoral and catec...
(Vatican Radio) During his weekly general audience of October 28th 2016 Pope Francis welcomed the faithful from 'Pieve di Soligno' who'd come to Rome to mark the anniversary of the death of their beloved fellow countryman, the late Pope John Paul I. Veronica Scarisbrick places this pontificate into context and brings you echoes of that era.
Listen to echoes of the pontificate of Pope John Paul I, Albino Luciani, who died on the 28th of October 1978:
Scarisbrick's guest speakers in this programme include the late Cardinal John Patrick Foley, the late Ursuline Sister Kathleen England, the late Cardinal William Wakefield Baum and Augustinian Father Prosper Grech, now Cardinal, who personally knew Albino Luciani in the years when he was still Cardinal Patriarch of Venice.
Also to be listened to in this programme are sound clips of John Paul I speaking in English during one of a handful of audiences. Audiences during which his vocation to a pastoral and catechetical mission emerged as he spoke to the faithful of faith, hope and charity in a very gentle and personal manner.
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a telegram expressing his “heartfelt condolences” to the people of Israel upon learning of the death of their former President, Shimon Peres. He died on Wednesday at the age of 93.“I fondly recall my time with Mr Peres at the Vatican and renew my great appreciation for the late President's tireless efforts in favour of peace,” Pope Francis said.On June 8, 2014, Pope Francis hosted the historic prayer meeting in the Vatican Gardens with then-President Peres and the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas. The meeting came just weeks after Peres welcomed him to Israel during the Holy Father’s May 2014 trip to the Holy Land. The two men had previously met on April 30, 2013, at the Vatican.Pope Francis met with Peres again at the Vatican in September of 2014, two months after he left office. The two men met for the last time on June 20, this year. “As the State of Israel mourns Mr Peres, I...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a telegram expressing his “heartfelt condolences” to the people of Israel upon learning of the death of their former President, Shimon Peres. He died on Wednesday at the age of 93.
“I fondly recall my time with Mr Peres at the Vatican and renew my great appreciation for the late President's tireless efforts in favour of peace,” Pope Francis said.
On June 8, 2014, Pope Francis hosted the historic prayer meeting in the Vatican Gardens with then-President Peres and the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas. The meeting came just weeks after Peres welcomed him to Israel during the Holy Father’s May 2014 trip to the Holy Land. The two men had previously met on April 30, 2013, at the Vatican.
Pope Francis met with Peres again at the Vatican in September of 2014, two months after he left office. The two men met for the last time on June 20, this year.
“As the State of Israel mourns Mr Peres, I hope that his memory and many years of service will inspire us all to work with ever greater urgency for peace and reconciliation between peoples,” – Pope Francis continued in his telegram – “In this way, his legacy will truly be honoured and the common good for which he so diligently laboured will find new expressions, as humanity strives to advance on the path towards enduring peace. With the assurance of my prayers for all who grieve, especially for the Peres family, I invoke the divine blessings of consolation and strength upon the nation.”
The full text of the telegram of Pope Francis is below
His Excellency Reuven Rivlin President of the State of Israel
I was deeply saddened to learn of the death of His Excellency Shimon Peres, and I wish to convey to you and to all the people of Israel my heartfelt condolences. I fondly recall my time with Mr Peres at the Vatican and renew my great appreciation for the late President's tireless efforts in favour of peace. As the State of Israel mourns Mr Peres, I hope that his memory and many years of service will inspire us all to work with ever greater urgency for peace and reconciliation between peoples. In this way, his legacy will truly be honoured and the common good for which he so diligently laboured will find new expressions, as humanity strives to advance on the path towards enduring peace. With the assurance of my prayers for all who grieve, especially for the Peres family, I invoke the divine blessings of consolation and strength upon the nation.
FRANCISCUS PP.
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis once again expressed his concern for those without work on Wednesday during his weekly General Audience.The Archbishop of Potenza had come to the audience with a group of laid-off workers from Italy’s southern region of Basilicata.“I hope that the grave economic situation affecting employment can find a positive solution through an incisive commitment by everyone to open paths of hope,” Pope Francis told them.“We cannot let the unemployment rate grow higher,” he said.
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis once again expressed his concern for those without work on Wednesday during his weekly General Audience.
The Archbishop of Potenza had come to the audience with a group of laid-off workers from Italy’s southern region of Basilicata.
“I hope that the grave economic situation affecting employment can find a positive solution through an incisive commitment by everyone to open paths of hope,” Pope Francis told them.
“We cannot let the unemployment rate grow higher,” he said.
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday spoke about the feast of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, which is observed on Thursday.Speaking to pilgrims from Poland during the General Audience, the Holy Father quoted scripture, saying the Angels are “all ministering spirits sent to serve, for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation.” (Heb 1:14)“We must be aware of their invisible presence,” – Pope Francis said – “Let us invoke them in prayer so that in every moment they remind us of the presence of God, and support us in the struggle against evil and guide us safely along the roads of our lives. We entrust to them ourselves, our dear ones, and those we hold in our hearts. Praise be to Jesus Christ.”The Feast of the Archangels is also the patronal feast of Vatican Communications.
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday spoke about the feast of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, which is observed on Thursday.
Speaking to pilgrims from Poland during the General Audience, the Holy Father quoted scripture, saying the Angels are “all ministering spirits sent to serve, for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation.” (Heb 1:14)
“We must be aware of their invisible presence,” – Pope Francis said – “Let us invoke them in prayer so that in every moment they remind us of the presence of God, and support us in the struggle against evil and guide us safely along the roads of our lives. We entrust to them ourselves, our dear ones, and those we hold in our hearts. Praise be to Jesus Christ.”
The Feast of the Archangels is also the patronal feast of Vatican Communications.
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday invited the people of Mexico to sing the ‘Guadalupana,’ a traditional hymn to Our Lady of Guadalupe, for the suffering of the nation’s people.The Holy Father’s remarks came during his greetings to Spanish-speaking pilgrims at the weekly General Audience.“Pray for all those who suffer for any reason or who feel abandoned, so that looking at the Crucified, they are able to discover and feel the comfort and forgiveness of Christ, the Face of the Father’s Mercy,” Pope Francis said.The murder of three priests has made headlines in Mexico, and Pope Francis sent a telegram strongly condemning the “brutal attacks.”
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday invited the people of Mexico to sing the ‘Guadalupana,’ a traditional hymn to Our Lady of Guadalupe, for the suffering of the nation’s people.
The Holy Father’s remarks came during his greetings to Spanish-speaking pilgrims at the weekly General Audience.
“Pray for all those who suffer for any reason or who feel abandoned, so that looking at the Crucified, they are able to discover and feel the comfort and forgiveness of Christ, the Face of the Father’s Mercy,” Pope Francis said.
The murder of three priests has made headlines in Mexico, and Pope Francis sent a telegram strongly condemning the “brutal attacks.”
