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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis in his message for diocesan World Youth Day, which takes place on Palm Sunday, tells young people the Church and society needs their courage, dreams and ideals”.This year's message has a Marian theme “The Mighty One has done great things for me”, taken from the Magnifcat.Listen to Lydia O'Kane's report: Below find the English translation of the Pope's message for World Youth Day 2017 Dear Young Friends, Here we are, on the road again, following our great meeting in Kraków, where we celebrated the Thirty-first World Youth Day and the Jubilee for Young People as part of the Holy Year of Mercy. We took as our guides Saint John Paul II and Saint Faustina Kowalska, the apostles of divine mercy, in order to offer a concrete response to the challenges of our time. We had a powerful experience of fraternity and joy, and we gave the world a sign of ho...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis warned against treating the confessional like the dry cleaners, a place to make a quick transaction, wipe away our sins and steal a false pardon. He also stressed the need for Christians to be truly ashamed of their sins. The Pope's words came during his homily at his Tuesday morning Mass in the Santa Marta residence.The Pope drew on the morning’s readings at Mass, beginning with the book of Daniel, which emphasized mankind coming before God with a humble and contrite spirit.“Here is the shame of sins, a grace which we cannot attain by ourselves.”Moving on to the Gospel, where Jesus tells Peter to forgive his brother “not seven times, but seventy-seven times” the Pope reminded the congregation that being forgiven and understanding that forgiveness, gives us, in turn, the ability to forgive others. This is shown in the actions of the debtor who is forgiven by his master, but who himself could not forgive another person ...
Catholic journalists from countries around Asia gathered in Kuala Lumpur recently to talk about strategies to fight the spread of "fake news" especially on social media.The meeting was convened by the World Catholic Association for Communication with the theme "Communicating Trust and Hope in our Time."The discussions highlighted what the group perceived as the spread of hoaxes and fake news across digital platforms that mislead consumers of news and media content.In his address, Archbishop Julian Leow Beng Kim of Kuala Lumpur challenged journalists to be honest in their reporting. "I know it's difficult to be a journalist," said the archbishop. "It's an oxymoron sometimes to be an honest politician or to be a journalist that writes the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth," he added.The prelate, however, urged members of the media "to be the message ... through your lifestyle, your values, the person that you are.&...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Clodagh Kilcoyne, ReutersBy Michael KellyDUBLIN (CNS) -- MartinMcGuinness, 66, who went from being a paramilitary leader to laying thefoundations for peace in Northern Ireland, died March 21. McGuinness wasdiagnosed with a rare heart condition in December and died in a hospital in Londonderry,Northern Ireland, surrounded by his family.The Londonderry in whichMcGuinness grew up was marked by deprivation and gerrymandering that ensuredthe majority Catholic community in the city was never able to exercisepolitical influence. Discrimination in employment, housing and education waswidespread.McGuinness was an early activistin the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association, formed in the late 1960s towork for equal rights for Catholics. However, he later joined the IrishRepublican Army, which was leading an armed insurrection against British rulein Northern Ireland. The organization was classified as a terrorist group by theBritish and Irish governments and successive U.S....
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- For the past 25 years, after he immigrated penniless to Venezuela from Portugal, Eduardo Dos Santos has personally taken care of the loyal clients at Mansion's Bakery....
PARIS (AP) -- In a break with French tradition, centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron has created an inseparable team with his wife Brigitte, who is fierily campaigning by his side, a move more often seen on American political stages than in France....
CHICAGO (AP) -- A 15-year-old Chicago girl was apparently sexually assaulted by five or six men or boys on Facebook Live, and none of the roughly 40 people who watched the live video reported the attack to police, authorities said Tuesday....
JERUSALEM (AP) -- If Islamic militants in Gaza or Lebanon go to war with Israel, they could find their usual targets empty....
DUBLIN (AP) -- Martin McGuinness took up arms to fight British soldiers in the streets but ended up shaking hands with Queen Elizabeth II. A militant who long sought to unify Ireland through violence, he became a peacemaking politician who earned the respect, and even the friendship, of his former enemies....
BRUSSELS (AP) -- In the year since suicide bombings ripped through the Brussels airport and subway, those affected have found themselves fighting to be recognized as victims, battling for compensation, and dealing with insurance bureaucracy like seeking three price estimates for a prosthetic limb....
