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(Vatican Radio) Lifeguards from across Italy have presented Pope Francis with backpacks filled with products for distribution to the poor.More than 1,500 lifeguards and coastal resort business representatives wearing distinctive red jackets were at Wednesday's General Audience to give bags to the Holy Father containing items like toothpaste and razors.The initiative was organised by the "Sindacato Italiano Balneari (S.I.B)" organisation which provides vital supervision for bathers at coastal resorts throughout the country.President of the organisation, Riccardo Borgo, said: “With this gesture we came to give a concrete help to Pope Francis and his works in support of the homeless.“We also delivered to His Holiness the distinctive symbol of Italian lifeguards, the red shirt with the word 'Rescue' identical to the one worn on our beaches by the thousands of boys and girls each summer who supervise and work so that bathing happens in complete safety ...
Münster, Germany, Mar 22, 2017 / 07:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- When Father Clemens August von Galen was consecrated Bishop of Münster in October 1933, he chose for his episcopal motto Nec laudibus, nec timore – neither by praises nor by fear, which summed up his ministry throughout Germany's Nazi period.The motto was taken from the liturgy for episcopal consecration, which prays that the new bishop will love humility and truth, and not be overcome by either praise or fear.Bishop von Galen wrote in his first pastoral letter that “Neither the praises of men nor fear of men shall move us. Rather, our glory will be to promote the praise of God, and our steadfast effort will be to walk always in a holy fear of God.”During his entire episcopacy the bishop spoke up against the Nazis' euthanasia program and racial theories, and defended human rights and the cause of justice. He was among the most outspoken of Germany's bishops during that era, and assisted th...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Christian hope is built onpatiently enduring everything life brings and knowing how to see God's presenceand love everywhere, Pope Francis said.God "never tires of loving us" as he"takes care of us, dressing our wounds with the caress of his goodness andhis mercy, meaning, he consoles us and he never tires of consoling us,"the pope said during his general audience in St. Peter's Square March 22.The pope also invited all Catholics to "rediscoverthe sacrament of reconciliation" during the Lenten season by taking partin the "24 Hours for the Lord" initiative, being held March 23-24 inmany dioceses and parishes worldwide. The pope asked people to make time forconfession to "experience the joyful encounter with the mercy of thefather," who welcomes and forgives everyone.During his main audience talk, the pope continued aseries of reflections on how the Apostle Paul describes the nature of Christianhope. In the apostle's Letter to...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Justin Lane, EPABy Julie AsherWASHINGTON (CNS) -- The U.S.bishops in a pastoral reflection released March 22 called all Catholics to do what eachof them can "to accompany migrants and refugees who seek a better life inthe United States."Titled "Living as a Peopleof God in Unsettled Times," the reflection was issued "in solidaritywith those who have been forced to flee their homes due to violence, conflictor fear in their native lands," said a news release from the U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops."To live as a people of Godis to live in the hope of the Resurrection," said the reflection, whichwas approved by the USCCB Administrative Committee on the first day of atwo-day meeting in Washington.The 50-member committee is madeup of the executive officers of the USCCB, elected committee chairmen andelected regional representatives. It acts on behalf of the nation's bishopsbetween the twice-yearly general meetings."To live in Christ is todraw upon the limitless love o...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Benjamin Palandella dribbles around a bigger boy who comes charging at him and shoots to the goal with shocking force for a 7-year-old player. Nearby, children jump to head a ball tethered on a rope, tip-toe over hoops and dribble around orange cones....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Sears, once the monolith of American retail, says that there is "substantial doubt" that it will be able to keep its doors open....
BOSTON (AP) -- The former head of a Massachusetts pharmacy was convicted Wednesday of racketeering and other charges over a meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people across the country and was traced to fungus-contaminated drugs....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States on Wednesday urged coalition partners to step up efforts to defeat Islamic State militants as top officials from 68 nations gathered in Washington to assess the fight to retake Iraq's second largest city and advance on the extremists' self-declared Syrian capital....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- On a glide path toward confirmation, Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch declared Wednesday that "when you put on the robe, you open your mind" as he faced a final day of questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee....
LONDON (AP) -- The Latest on reports of an incident outside Britain's parliament (all times local):...
