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IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Junno Arocho EstevesROME(CNS) -- Flanked by the parishioners and well-wishers he called his "newfamily," Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, celebrated Massat his titular church in Rome.Thecardinal formally took possession of the Church of St. Mary of the Graces Jan.29. The church is located just a short distance from St. Peter's Basilica.Arrivingdressed in his cardinal-red cassock, Cardinal Tobin was greeted by FatherAntonio Raimondo Fois, pastor of St. Mary of the Graces, and presented with across which he solemnly kissed before he entered and blessed the people in thepacked church.Inhis homily, Cardinal Tobin reflected on the Sunday's reading from the FirstLetter to the Corinthians (1:26-31), in which St. Paul said that God"chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise."Tellingparishioners that he may be a "foolish missionary cardinal" in the world's eye,Cardinal Tobin said that such a distinction unites Christians since throughouthistory ...
By WASHINGTON (CNS) -- President Donald Trump's executivememorandum intended to restrict the entry of terrorists coming to the UnitedStates brought an outcry from Catholic leaders across the U.S.Church leaders used phrases such as "devastating,""chaotic" and "cruel" to describe the Jan. 27 action thatleft already-approved refugees and immigrants stranded at U.S. airports and ledthe Department of Homeland Security to rule that green card holders -- lawfulpermanent U.S. residents -- be allowed into the country."This weekend proved to be a dark moment in U.S.history," Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich said in a Jan. 29statement. "The executive order to turn away refugees and to close ournation to those, particularly Muslims, fleeing violence, oppression andpersecution is contrary to both Catholic and American values. Have we notrepeated the disastrous decisions of those in the past who turned away otherpeople fleeing violence, leaving certain ethnicities and religions marginalizedand ex...
CHICAGO (AP) -- Even in your 70s and beyond, simple activities including web-surfing, playing bridge and socializing can stave off mental decline, new research says....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the chaotic windup of the presidential race, Donald Trump complained that Janet Yellen's Federal Reserve was being "obviously political" in keeping interest rates ultra-low. He spoke of a "big fat ugly bubble" fueled by the Fed. And he grumbled that savers were getting "creamed" by low rates....
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Ocean rise already is worsening the floods and high tides sweeping California this stormy winter, climate experts say, and this month's damage and deaths highlight that even a state known as a global leader in fighting climate change has yet to tackle some of the hardest work of dealing with it....
QUEBEC CITY (AP) -- A shooting at a Quebec City mosque during evening prayers left six people dead in an attack that Canada's prime minister called an act of terrorism. Police arrested two suspects, including one who called 911 to say he was armed but ready to give himself up....
LONDON (AP) -- The Latest on President Donald Trump, his travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries and other immigration actions (all times local):...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Just two days after banning travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations, U.S. President Donald Trump invited the Saudi monarch, whose kingdom includes Islam's holiest sites, to fly to Washington....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Monday denied his immigration order was to blame for the chaos at the nation's airports over the weekend, instead pointing to computer glitches, protesters and even the "tears of Senator Schumer."...
(Vatican Radio) Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva addressed the 140th meeting of the Executive Board of the World Health Organization on Monday "Public health dimension of the world drug problem."See below the statement by Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic“Public health dimension of the world drug problem” Mr. Chairman, The Holy See Delegation commends the Secretariat for clearly articulating the major public health concerns resulting from drug use, drug use disorders and related health conditions. The number of deaths that result from the use of psychoactive drugs, the level of drug-attributable disease burden, and the incidence of HIV infections as well as hepatitis B and hepatitis C caused by injecting drugs present compelling evidence that this situation has reached “alarming proportions”, as is stated in the report. This evidence shou...
