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Philadelphia, Pa., Nov 8, 2016 / 06:53 am (CNA/EWTN News).- While reading the Bible may be associated with Protestantism in the minds of some, love of Scripture is at the core of the Catholic Church, said the apostolic nuncio to the United States.“The love and veneration of the Word of God is an expression of the heart of the Catholic Church which is increasingly promoting a ‘new hearing’ of God’s Word through the new evangelization of our cultures,” Archbishop Christophe Pierre said Oct. 26. “This new hearing is a recovering of the centrality of the divine Word in our Christian life and in our dialogue with those who do not share our Catholic faith.”The archbishop addressed a gathering of the American Bible Society in Philadelphia, where the 200-year-old organization is now based. The non-denominational organization is dedicated to translating, publishing and distributing editions of the Bible.Among those present for the nuncio’s rema...
IMAGE: Karen Callaway/Catholic New WorldBy Joyce DurigaCHICAGO (CNS) -- BothFathers Michael Novick and John Clemens are lifelong fans of the Chicago Cubs,and with the rest of Chicago, they are celebrating the Cubs winningthe World Series and breaking the famous and dreaded 108-year curse."I think that they're abunch of kids who are not in love with themselves. They're a team that plays asa team and they have a spirit that they aren't going to quit no matter what,"said Father Clemens, pastor of Our Lady of Hope in Rosemont. "They're a realjoy to watch."Father Burke Masters, theCubs' Catholic chaplain, agreed."It's just amazing howtalented these young guys are, how much fun they have and how well they playtogether," he told the Catholic New World, newspaper of the ChicagoArchdiocese. "I can't say enough about (manager) Joe Maddon and his leadership,his ability to motivate and know what each guy needs to be the best he can be.He was born and raised Catholic, went to Catholic school."Yo...
LONDON (AP) -- He's one of the most colorful figures in rock 'n' roll, but when it comes to photography, Elton John embraces black and white....
MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) -- Hot and wild and with an "increasingly visible human footprint" - that's how the U.N. weather agency sums up the global climate in the past five years....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Thanksgiving Day shopping - a delight to some, an anathema to others - isn't going away, but some stores are rethinking their strategies on whether it makes sense to be open on the holiday itself....
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi investigators were probing a mass grave on Tuesday discovered by troops advancing on the Islamic State-held city of Mosul, where soldiers have captured a sliver of land but later halted their advance....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- After weeks of competing claims of fraud and intimidation on Election Day, few voters who headed to the polls Tuesday morning encountered such problems, though there were some reports of machine breakdowns and long lines....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A polarized America went to the polls Tuesday to pick its 45th president, choosing to elect either Hillary Clinton as the nation's first female commander in chief or billionaire businessman Donald Trump after a long and rancorous campaign that upended U.S. politics....
Vancouver, Canada, Nov 8, 2016 / 03:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Only months after the Canadian Parliament approved legal assisted suicide, Catholic hospitals, palliative care centers and individual doctors have been put on the defensive amid calls to require them to help patients kill themselves.Five doctors have filed a legal challenge against the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario for its policy that requires doctors who refuse to participate in assisted suicide and abortion to refer those patients to other doctors.“In my view, it’s the future of Catholic healthcare that's at stake,” said their spokesman, Larry Worthen. “No other jurisdiction outside of Canada where assisted suicide is legal requires referral.”He said the college has been “extremely aggressive” in its handling of their case. The doctors are being cross-examined about their religious beliefs. One is Catholic, while four are evangelical Christians.The college has ...
SEATTLE (AP) -- Another Monday night of controversy and madness involving the Seattle Seahawks....
