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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, invoked his constitutional right against self-incrimination on Monday and declined to hand over documents sought under subpoena by a Senate panel investigating Russia's meddling in the 2016 election....
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Monday morning received in audience the President of Ireland, His Excellency Michael D. Higgins. The President also met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by His Excellency Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States.A communique released by the Holy See Press Office said that "the cordial discussions began by evoking the constructive relations that unite the Holy See and Ireland, and their collaboration."It went on to say that "the parties then focused on several themes of mutual interest, such as the protection of the rights of humanity and its dignity in every stage and condition of life, the issue of migration and the welcome of refugees, safeguarding the environment, and sustainable development." During the meeting special attention was paid to the young and families. The importance of ethical criteria in facing the challenges of globalization, especially ...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Monday greeted the Disciples of the Divine Master (PDDM) and encouraged them to go forward in their mission to bring the Gospel to the men and women of today with joy in unity, giving voice to plurality and respecting each other’s differences.The Pope words came as he addressed the Sisters who are holding their 9th General Chapter in Rome (10 April-28 May) on the theme “New wine in new wineskins.”Listen to the report by Linda Bordoni: First of all, Pope Francis said to the Sisters, always be open the Holy Spirit, Master of diversity, Master of unity within differences.“Walk together in communion, he said, respecting plurality and tirelessly weaving your legitimate differences into unity, taking into account you are present in different Countries and cultures”.Basing his discourse on the many fruits yielded by communion, the Pope encouraged the Sisters to allow each other to express themselves freely, to be acc...
An angry crowd of villagers on Sunday vandalized a newly blessed Catholic church belonging to the Archdiocese of Hyderabad in southern India’s Telengana state. The 21 May incident took place in the Church of Our Lady of Fatima at Godamakunta, in the village of Keesara. The village head led a group of assailants and destroyed the crucifix, the statue of the Virgin of Fatima and other things. The church dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima was consecrated by Archbishop Thumma Bala just a week ago on May 13, the day when the Catholic Church worldwide celebrated the centenary of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary at Fatima, Portugal. "This act of desecration, vandalism and the destruction of statues deeply wounds the religious feelings of the Catholic community. We are very upset," Archbishop Bala lamented Archbishop Bala in comments to AsiaNews. He said Catholics will lead a "reparation service after the police hav...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Sunday announced a Consistory calling for the creation of five new cardinals, each of them hailing from a different part of the world.Speaking to the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Regina Caeli, the Pope said “Their origin, from different parts of the world, manifests the universality of the Church spread out all over the Earth.”Among the group is the 67 year old Catholic bishop of Stockholm in Sweden, Bishop Anders Arborelius.It’s the first ever red hat for the tiny Catholic Church in the majority Lutheran nation, which Pope Francis visited last October for the joint commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.Charlotte Smeds, head of Vatican Radio’s Scandinavian Section, spoke to Bishop Arborelius to find out what this appointment will mean for Catholics in Sweden.Listen: Cardinal elect Anders Arborelius concedes that the announcement came as a big surprise for the Catholic Church in...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Octavio DuranBy Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis announced he will createfive new cardinals June 28; the new cardinals-designate come from Mali, Spain,Sweden, Laos and El Salvador.Unusually, the group of prelates announced by the pope May21 includes an auxiliary bishop whose archbishop is not a cardinal; he isCardinal-designate Gregorio Rosa Chavez, 74, the current auxiliary bishop ofSan Salvador.The other churchmen who will receive red hats are: ArchbishopJean Zerbo of Bamako, Mali, 73; Archbishop Juan Jose Omella of Barcelona,Spain, 71; Bishop Anders Arborelius of Stockholm, Sweden, 67; and Bishop Louis-MarieLing Mangkhanekhoun, apostolic vicar of Pakse, Laos, 73.After briefly talking about the day's Gospel reading,leading the crowd in St. Peter's Square in reciting the "ReginaCoeli" prayer and greeting various groups present, instead of wishingeveryone a good Sunday and a good lunch -- the normal procedure at the noonprayer -- Pope Francis made his...
IMAGE: CNS/Remo Casilli, ReutersBy Carol GlatzROME (CNS) -- The sin committed most frequently inChristian parishes and groups is bad-mouthing and backstabbing each other,which not only divides the community, it drives away people who come seekingGod, Pope Francis said."Truly, this pains me to the core. It's as if wewere throwing stones among ourselves, one against the other. And the devilenjoys it; it's a carnival for the devil," he told parishioners in hishomily during an evening Mass at a parish on the outskirts of Rome May 21.Pope Francis told parishioners at the church of San PierDamiani how important their use of language was. As baptized members of thechurch, every Christian has been given the gift of the Holy Spirit, he said.People must continue to pray for and safeguard that gift,which includes using a "special language," not Latin, he said, butsomething else. "It is a language of tenderness and respect" that isalso mirrored in one's behavior."It is so awful to see these pe...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jonathan Ernst, ReutersBy Judith SudilovskyJERUSALEM (CNS) -- Following his official welcome toJerusalem by Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, U.S. President Donald Trump beganhis two-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories with a privatevisit to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and Western Wall.Details of the visits to the holy sites had been a carefullyguarded secret until the last moment, but from early May 22 the alleyways ofthe Old City were closed to both residents and tourists, and the main thoroughfaresleading to the Old City were closed off to all traffic.Under tight security and led by the traditional kawas honorguard announcing the way with the thumping of their ornamental staffs, thepresident made his way by foot through the Old City's alleyways to the Churchof the Holy Sepulcher. He and first lady Melania Trump were welcomed at theentrance of the church courtyard by Greek Orthodox Patriarch ArchbishopTheophilos III; Franciscan Father Francesc...
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jay Schlauch's conviction for peddling pot haunted him for nearly a quarter century....
