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IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Hope is not built on people'spredictions, assurances or line of reasoning, Pope Francis said. Real Christian hope "is not based on our word, buton God's Word" and promises of salvation and eternal life, the pope saidduring his general audience in St. Peter's Square March 29.Continuing a series of reflections on how the ApostlePaul describes the nature of Christian hope, the pope looked at how Abraham'sfaith is held up as a model for everyone in the apostle's Letter to the Romans(4:16-25).Despite all logic -- Abraham was old and his wifeinfertile -- Abraham "believed, hoping against hope that he would become'the father of many nations,'" which shows how faith is so closelyconnected to hope, the pope said."Our hope is not based on human reasoning,predictions and assurances," he said; real hope arises "where thereis no more hope, where there is nothing left to hope for."True hope "is rooted in faith and, precisely forthis reaso...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Carlos Barria, ReutersBy Dennis SadowskiWASHINGTON(CNS) -- Catholic environmental advocates decried President Donald Trump's executiveorder that would begin a review of his predecessor's Clean Power Plan, which set targets to reducegreenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants.Theadvocates said that reversing any effort that reduces greenhouse gas pollution endangersthe planet and puts the world's most vulnerable people at risk because ofclimate change.Citingthe efforts by Pope Francis, Pope Benedict, St. John Paul II and the U.S.bishops to address the importance of protecting the environment, Dan Misleh,executive director of the Catholic Climate Covenant, said Trump's action"neither protects our common home nor promotes the common good.""Theadministration claims that these new orders will create jobs and grow theeconomy," Misleh said in a statement March 28, the day Trump signed the order. "The fact is, however,that those who work in energy conservation an...
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- A 25-year-old Indonesian man has been swallowed whole by a python on the island of Sulawesi, villagers and news reports said....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Census Bureau is not proposing a separate count of LGBTQ Americans for its 2020 Census....
One morning near the end of her long-shot congressional campaign, 25-year-old Erin Schrode rolled over in bed, reflexively checked her cellphone - and burst into tears....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A woman described as "erratic and aggressive" drove a vehicle into a U.S. Capitol Police cruiser near the Capitol on Wednesday morning and was taken into custody, police said....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- After being unceremoniously dropped from President Donald Trump's transition team, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is dipping his toes into the administration as he takes the lead of a White House commission to combat drug addiction....
BEIRUT (AP) -- Residents of the northern Syrian city of Raqqa live in terror, trapped as a massive human shield in the Islamic State's de facto capital ahead of the final battle with U.S.-backed opposition forces for the militant group's last major urban stronghold....
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