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Vatican City, Feb 21, 2017 / 08:30 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Tuesday Pope Francis said that it is our duty to defend the dignity of migrants, particularly by enacting just laws that offer protection to those forced to flee from dangerous or inhumane situations.“Defending (migrants’) inalienable rights, ensuring their fundamental freedoms and respecting their dignity are duties from which no one can be exempted,” the Pope said Feb. 21.“Protecting these brothers and sisters,” he said, “is a moral imperative which translates into adopting juridical instruments, both international and national, that must be clear and relevant; implementing just and far reaching political choices.”Although sometimes it takes longer, we must also implement timely and humane programs that fight against human trafficking, since migrants are an especially vulnerable population, the Pope observed. Pope Francis’ speech was addressed to participants of t...
IMAGE: CNS photo/L?Osservatore RomanoBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICANCITY (CNS) -- Indifference, fueled by populist rhetoric in today's world, fansthe flames of rejection that threaten the rights and dignity of migrants, PopeFrancis said. Refugees escapingpersecution, violence and poverty are often shunned and deemed as "unworthyof our attention, a rival or someone to be bent to our will," the popetold participants of the VI International Forum on Migration and Peace. "Facedwith this kind of rejection, rooted ultimately in self-centeredness andamplified by populist demagoguery, what is needed is a change of attitude toovercome indifference and to counter fears with a generous approach ofwelcoming those who knock at our doors," he said Feb. 21. The Feb.21-22 conference, "Integrationand Development: From Reaction to Action," was organized by the ScalabriniInternational Migration Network and sponsored by the Vatican's Dicastery forPromoting Integral Human Development.Accordingto the for...
ROME (AP) -- From specialty shops in Rome to supermarkets around the world, lovers of Italian olive oil are in for some sticker shock this year, with prices due to jump by as much as 20 percent....
CHICAGO (AP) -- Testosterone treatment did not improve older men's memory or mental function in the latest results from landmark government research that challenges the anti-aging claims of popular supplements....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court appears to be evenly divided about the right of Mexican parents to use American courts to sue a U.S. Border Patrol agent who fired across the U.S.-Mexican border and killed their teenage son....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration is greatly expanding the number of people living in the U.S. illegally who are considered a priority for deportation, including people arrested for traffic violations, according to agency documents released Tuesday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday denounced recent threats against Jewish community centers as "horrible ... painful" and said more must be done "to root out hate and prejudice and evil."...
Is 49: 14-15; I Cor 4: 1-5; Mt 6: 24-34One day the German mystic Johann Tauler met a beggar. "God give you a good day, my friend," he said. The beggar answered, "I thank God I never had a bad one." Then Tauler said, "God give you a happy life, my friend." "I thank God," said the beggar, "I am never unhappy." Tauler then said in amazement, "What do you mean?" "Well," said the beggar, "when it is fine, I thank God. When it rains, I thank God. When I have plenty I thank God. When I am hungry I thank God. And since God's will is my will, and whatever pleases Him pleases me, why should I say I am unhappy when I am not?" Tauler looked at the man in astonishment, "Who are you?" he asked. "I am a king," said the beggar. "Where, then, is your kingdom?" asked Tauler. The beggar replied quietly, "In my heart."Introduction: Today’s readings give us an invitation to...
(Vatican Radio) “May the Lord give us the grace of ‘holy shame’ before the temptation of ambition.” That was Pope Francis’ message at daily Mass in the Casa Santa Marta on Tuesday, saying that the one who wants to be the first must be last and the servant of all.Listen to Devin Watkins’ report: Pope Francis began his homily at daily Mass noting that “We will all be tempted.” He drew inspiration from the First Reading, which recalls that whoever wishes to serve the Lord must prepare for temptations, and the Gospel reading, in which Jesus tells his disciples of his impending death.Temptation of ambitionThe disciples do not understand why Jesus has told them of his coming death but are too afraid to ask what he means. This, the Pope said, is “the temptation to not complete the mission”. He said even Jesus suffered this temptation.The day’s Gospel also mentioned another temptation, that of ambition. The disciples argue ...
