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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a message of greeting to the people of Portugal as he prepares to travel to Fatima on the 100th anniversary of the first apparition of Mary to three shepherd children on May 13th 1917.In a video-message released just two days before his journey the Pope said that “Just hours from my pilgrimage to Our Lady of Fatima, I find myself in a state of joyful expectation for our upcoming encounter at the house of the Mother”.I am well aware, he said, of the fact that you would like to welcome me into your homes, into your communities and into your towns as well: “I received your invitation!”However, he continued, “I would have liked to be able to accept that invitation but it is impossible, and I thank you for the understanding with which my decision to keep my visit circumscribed to the Fatima Sanctuary, where I hope to meet you at the feet of the Virgin Mother, has been received”.“It is in my role as universa...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a message of condolence and comfort to the family of three gypsy sisters who died in Rome as their camper/home burst into flames as they slept.The three Halilovic sisters, aged 4, 8 and 20, were killed but their parents and eight other siblings who were piled in the camper managed to escape the blaze.The Holy See Press Office said that the Pope sent Archbishop Konrad Krajewski, the Almoner of the Papal Charity, to visit the surviving members of the Halilovic family and to bring them aid.Prosecutors have reportedly opened an arson investigation into the tragedy after family members reported having received threats in recent days and another camper was torched last week.Analysts believe the attack was likely a vendetta inside the city’s Gypsy community, rather than an anti-Roma act by local residents. Rome police said only that they aren't excluding any lines of inquiry.
Vatican City, May 10, 2017 / 11:06 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Following his trip to Egypt last month, Pope Francis sent a message Wednesday to the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Tawadros II, expressing his hope that their Churches will continue to work toward unity in the sacraments.“Along this path we are sustained by the powerful intercession and example of the martyrs. May we continue to advance together on our journey towards the same Eucharistic table, and grow in love and reconciliation,” Pope Francis said in his letter to the Coptic Orthodox Patriarch May 10.“I take this opportunity to offer my prayerful best wishes for your peace and health, as well as my joy and gratitude for the spiritual bonds uniting the See of Peter and the See of Mark.”Pope Francis’ message marked the fourth anniversary of his meeting with Tawadros II in Rome on May 10, 2013; the day has become an annual celebration of fraternal love between the Catholic and Coptic Orthodox...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In a letter to Coptic Orthodox PopeTawadros II, Pope Francis said he hoped that both their churches can continue alongthe path of true unity and communion. The bond between the Catholic Church and the CopticOrthodox Church is a reminder "to intensify our common efforts topersevere in the search for visible unity in diversity, under the guidance ofthe Holy Spirit," the pope wrote in a letter to the patriarch May 10. "Along this path, we are sustained by the powerfulintercession and example of the martyrs. May we continue to advance together onour journey towardthe same eucharistictable, and grow in love and reconciliation," he said. The letter commemorated the "Day of friendshipbetween the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church," which marks the44th anniversary of the first meeting between Blessed Paul VI and Pope Shenouda III. Recalling his visit April 28-29 to Cairo, Pope Francisexpressed his appreciation f...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Rafael Marchante, ReutersBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In a video message to the people ofPortugal, Pope Francis said he wouldvisit Fatima as a pilgrim of peace and to entrust the world to Mary's immaculateheart. "Icome to you in the joy of sharing with you the Gospel of hope andpeace," the pope said in the message released by the Vatican May 10.Pope Francis was to embark on a two-day visit to Fatima May 12-13 tocommemorate the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions, which began May 13,1917, when threeshepherd children reported seeing the Virgin Mary. During the visit, the pope was to preside over the canonization ceremony of two ofthe young seers, Blessed Francisco and Blessed Jacinta Marto.In his message, the pope thanked the Portuguese people andauthorities for understanding his "decision to limit the visit to themoments and acts proper toa pilgrimage to the Shrine of Fatima" at "the feet of the VirginMother.""I know that you wanted me to com...
DELTONA, Fla. (AP) -- A 75-year-old man fatally shot himself while deputies were visiting his house to conduct a welfare check on his wife, and he left behind a hand-written suicide note saying he had buried her in the backyard, authorities in Florida said Wednesday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal government ran the second highest monthly surplus on record this April as tax revenues were pushed higher by a change in the deadline for corporate tax payments....
BEIRUT (AP) -- Turkey slammed the Trump administration's decision to supply Syrian Kurdish fighters with weapons against the Islamic State group and demanded Wednesday that it be reversed, heightening tensions between the NATO allies days before the Turkish leader heads to Washington for a meeting with President Donald Trump....
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) -- The collapse of a tunnel containing radioactive waste at the Hanford nuclear weapons complex underscored what critics have long been saying: that the toxic remnants of the Cold War are being stored in haphazard and unsafe conditions, and time is running out to deal with the problem....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- All but ignoring the unfurling drama over Russia and the U.S. election, President Donald Trump on Wednesday sought to advance prospects for cooperation between the former Cold War foes in Syria and elsewhere in a rare Oval Office meeting with Vladimir Putin's top diplomat....
