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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis, in his homily at the Consistory which took place in St Peter’s Basilica on Saturday, reflected on the Lord’s “Sermon on the Plain,” found in the Gospel of St Luke.The Holy Father said that, by taking the Apostles down from the mountaintop and setting them in the midst of the people on the plain, our Lord “shows the Apostles, and ourselves, that the true heights are reached on the plain, while the plain reminds us that the heights are found in a gaze and above all in a call: ‘Be merciful as the Father is merciful’.”Speaking to the newly created Cardinals, Pope Francis said, “Today each of you, dear brothers, is asked to cherish in your own heart, and in the heart, this summons to be merciful like the Father.”Read the full text of the Pope’s homily, as prepared:Homily of His Holiness Pope FrancisConsistory for the Creation of New Cardinals19 November 2016 The Gospel passage we have j...
The Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy declared by Pope Francis last year came to a solemn conclusion with praise and thanksgiving to God in Miao Diocese of Arunachal Pradesh, India on 17 November 2016.The Diocese of Miao situated in the extreme north eastern corner of India in Arunachal Pradesh, responded to Pope Francis’ call to celebrate the year 2015 as Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, with pilgrimages, seminars on theme Mercy, conventions on Divine Mercy, 24 Hours for the Lord, and Divine Mercy Prayer Chain across the eight district of east Arunachal Pradesh. There were animations for youth, children, women, catechists, Women Religious and Priests in the eight districts under the Diocese of Miao.The closing ceremony of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy in Miao Diocese took place at Christ the Light Shrine, Miao, where the Holy Door of Mercy was installed.Speaking to the faithful gathered for the closing ceremony, Bishop George of Miao Diocese, said the year of mercy has ind...
(Vatican Radio) The Vatican has announced the titles and diaconates of the Cardinals who were created by Pope Francis on Saturday.The cardinalate historically is related to the senior clergy of the Church of Rome, and even now all Cardinals are assigned a parish church in Rome as their titular church. All Cardinals created before their 80th birthday are required to be Bishops, and all Cardinals, of whatever age, are currently priests; however, when being assigned their titular churches, new Cardinals are placed in the respective orders of Cardinal Bishop, Cardinal Priest, or Cardinal Deacon.At Saturday’s consistory, the newly-created Cardinals were assigned the following Roman churches: Card. Mario ZENARI Deaconry of Santa Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri Card. Dieudonné NZAPALAINGA, C.S.Sp. Title of Sant’Andrea della Valle Card. Carlos OSORO SIERRA Title of Santa Maria in Trastevere Card. Sérgio DA ROCHA Title of Santa Croce in vi...
(Vatican Radio) The Jubilee of Mercy has been a year that has been celebrated not just in Rome but around the world. As it draws to a close Vatican Radio's Lydia O'Kane looks back at the voices from this Extraordinary Year.Listen:
Vatican City, Nov 19, 2016 / 03:59 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Saturday Pope Francis handed a red hat to 17 new cardinals, warning them against the danger of falling into polemics and animosity and encouraging them to be close to their people, imitating God’s mercy.“Ours is an age of grave global problems and issues. We live at a time in which polarization and exclusion are burgeoning and considered the only way to resolve conflicts,” the Pope said Nov. 19.Using the current global migration crisis as an example, he noted how easy it is to view those considered to be “strangers” to be seen as a threat, and to “take on the status of an enemy.”Whether it’s because they have different customs, different colored skin, a different language, a lower social class or even because they have a different faith, these people are often marginalized and “without our realizing it, this way of thinking becomes part of the way we live and act.”&...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- The huge earthquake that hit New Zealand this past week, buckling roads, uplifting sections of coastline and killing two people, also exposed problems in how the country monitors its earthquake risk and prepares for tsunamis. And it raised questions about whether the city of Wellington put people at risk by reopening buildings too soon....
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis on Saturday decried what he called a polarizing surge in much of the world to exclude people with different nationalities, races or beliefs as enemies, as he led a ceremony welcoming 17 new cardinals from six continents....
BAMIYAN, Afghanistan (AP) -- Marzia and her husband Qadeer thought themselves lucky when they moved into a 1,700-year-old Buddhist cave hand-carved into the side of a mountain in Afghanistan's central highlands - it was clean and dry, warm in the winter, cool in the summer, and there was plenty of work on the local farms. But now, even this bare-bones way of life is threatened....
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea is seeing its biggest wave of street demonstrations in decades, but gone are the raised fists, flying rocks and police water cannons that had symbolized the intensity of the country's protest culture....
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) -- Iraqi troops faced stiff resistance Saturday from Islamic State militants as they pushed deeper into eastern Mosul, backed by aerial support from the U.S.-led international coalition, a senior military commander said....
