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By Cindy WoodenROME(CNS) -- On the eve of Palm Sunday, Pope Francis gave young people severalmissions: to ask their grandparents what their dreams were; to work to makethose dreams reality; and to let their bishops and the pope himself know whatthey need from the church.Officiallylaunching the youths' preparation for the 2018 Synod of Bishops and for WorldYouth Day 2019 inPanama, Pope Francis gathered with youths and young adults for an eveningprayer vigil April 8 at Rome's Basilica of St. Mary Major.The80-year-old pope surprised some people with two references to his own age,first pointing out that while they are preparing for the future, "at myage we are preparing to go." The young people present objected loudly."No?" the pope responded, "Who can guarantee life? No one."Later,returning to his appeal that they speak to their grandparents, the pope said,"I don't know if it will be me, but the pope will be in Panama and he willask you, 'Did you speak with your elders?'"PopeFrancis a...
By Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Despiterecent and repeated terrorist attacks against Egypt's minority Christiancommunities, Pope Francis will not cancel his visit to Egypt."The pope's trip toEgypt proceeds as scheduled," Greg Burke, Vatican spokesman, told CatholicNews Service by email April 10. The pope is scheduled to meet governmental andinterfaith leaders during an April 28-29 visit to Cairo."Egyptians are lookingforward to Pope Francis' visit, although the atmosphere at present is heavy,"Father Rafic Grieche, spokesman for the Egyptian bishops, told CNS April 10,the day after the attacks."The pope's mission is tobe beside his brothers at the time of difficulty. Now is the real time that hecan bring peace and hope to the Egyptian people as a whole and to theChristians of the East, in particular," Father Grieche added. He said people were uneasyentering churches with metal detectors and other security measures."It's not like going to anormal church. But we need these measure...
DALLAS (AP) -- Airlines are getting better at sticking to their schedules and are losing fewer bags. Their customers seem to be complaining less often....
CHICAGO (AP) -- Video shows three security officials dragging a male passenger from a United Airlines flight that the airline said was overbooked as it waited to depart from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport....
CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian Christians were burying their dead Monday after Islamic State suicide bombers killed at least 45 people in attacks on Palm Sunday services in two cities, as a state of emergency went into effect amid fears of further violence....
SANT'ANNA DI STAZZEMA, Italy (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson used a visit Monday to a World War II memorial to declare that the United States will stand up to aggressors who harm civilians, as the Trump administration sought to rally world leaders behind a strategy to resolve Syria's protracted civil war....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump praised new Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch during a White House swearing-in ceremony on Monday as a jurist who will rule "not on his personal preferences but based on a fair and objective reading of the law."...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Toyota said Monday it is investing $1.33 billion to retool its sprawling factory in Georgetown, Kentucky, where the company's flagship Camry sedans are built....
(Vatican Radio) This Holy Week in Iraq, Christians and Muslims will walk for 140 km through the Nineveh Plain in the name of peace and the end of violence in a once mostly Christian inhabited area.The peace march is supported by the Chaldean Patriarchate, which declared 2017 as “the Year of Peace”.The march started in Ankawa, a suburb of Erbil city in northern Iraq, after participants took part in Palm Sunday Mass. The march will continue through Holy Week and will end in Qaradosh, close to the ruins of the Assyrian cities of Nimrud and Nineveh, about 32km from the city of Mosul.The Nineveh Plain is filled with ancient, religious sites. When the area was captured by so-called Islamic State terrorists in the summer of 2014, historic architecture and archeological remains, including the UNESCO world heritage site Hatra, were destroyed. Part of the territory was liberated in November 2016 by Iraqi forces. However, many towns and villages occupied by Christians were abando...
(Vatican Radio) The President of the U.S. Bishops Conference, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, has issued a statement in response to the bomb attack on Coptic churches in Egypt.The bombings occurred on Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week, which culminates in Easter Sunday celebrations. More than forty people were killed, and scores more injured.In his statement, Cardinal DiNardo expressed “our deepest sadness at the loss of those killed, our prayers for healing for all those injured, and our condolences to those who suffer the loss of loved ones.”Cardinal DiNardo also expressed the solidarity of the Church in America with the Coptic Church in Egypt, “an ancient Christian community that faces mounting persecution in its historic home from violent extremism.”Below, please find the full text of the statement by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB):In the early hours of Palm Sunday, as Christians began the c...
