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Vatican City, Jan 23, 2017 / 08:24 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Monday the Vatican announced that Msgr. Michael J. Boulette, founder of an organization dedicated entirely to giving spiritual direction and training spiritual directors, will now be an Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of San Antonio.Headed by Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller, the Archdiocese of San Antonio hasn’t had an auxiliary bishop since 2013 when their previous auxiliary, Oscar Cantu, was named as the Bishop of Las Cruces.Bishop-elect Boulette, 66, and a member of the clergy of San Antonio, is the founder and director of the “Saint Peter upon the Water” center for spiritual direction and formation.He launched the center in 2004 as place offering formation programs for priests who give spiritual direction, as well as opportunities for individuals to receive spiritual direction themselves. The center also publishes texts on spiritual topics and hosts speakers for parish retreats and missions.Born J...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In an effort to share its masterpieceswith even more people around the world, the Vatican Museums has established aYouTube channel and revamped its website to offer high-resolution images andmobile-friendly information.The "Musei Vaticani" YouTube channel listsshort visual "tours" of some of its collections along with a handfulof promotional videos highlighting specially tailored tours and services offeredon-site, including signingguides for the deaf or hard-of-hearing.Its website, museivaticani.va, has been completelyrevamped to be compatible with all platforms and devices in order to extend itsreach to even "remote corners of the earth," said Barbara Jatta, the museums' new director, saidat a Vatican news conference Jan. 23.The site, offered in five languages, features a sleekerdesign, simpler texts and faster navigation, Jatta said. Links to pages canalso be shared via Twitter, Facebook or email.The website provides infor...
By Rhina GuidosWASHINGTON(CNS) -- After being removed from a list of partner organizations for theWomen's March on Washington, members of a pro-life group based in Texas decidedthey still would take to the streets Jan. 21 to take part in the historic andmassive event. And they said it was a good decision."Overall,it was an amazing experience," said Destiny Herndon-De La Rosa, of New WaveFeminists, one of the groups removed as a march sponsor."Wewere prepared for confrontation and instead were supported by so many women,"said Herndon-De La Rosa told Catholic News Service.Thegroup posted photos on their Facebook and Instagram accounts of theirparticipation, holding signs that read, "I'm a pro-life feminist.""Theykept coming up and telling us how glad they were that we were there and how,even though they didn't necessarily agree on the abortion issue, they thoughtit wrong that we were removed as partners," said Herndon-De La Rosa. "It wasvery cool."Womenlike Herndon-De La Rosa marched...
BEIJING (AP) -- China has launched a renewed crackdown on golf, closing 111 courses in an effort to conserve water and land, and telling members of the ruling Communist Party to stay off the links....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's economic plans are nothing if not ambitious: Annual growth of 4 percent - or more. A diminished trade gap. The creation of 25 million jobs over 10 years, including the return of good-paying factory positions....
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) -- Negotiators for the Syrian government and representatives of rebel factions traded accusations of terrorism after their first face-to-face meeting on Monday, as talks in Kazakhstan arranged by Russia and Turkey got off to a rocky start....
ALBANY, Ga. (AP) -- Chuck Stafford was watching the Atlanta Falcons rout the Green Bay Packers for the NFC title when bad weather suddenly began to pound his mobile home in southern Georgia....
HOUSTON (AP) -- The Latest on the medical treatment of former President George H.W. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush at a Houston hospital (all times local):...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Opening his first official week in office, President Donald Trump warned business leaders Monday that he would impose a "substantial border tax" on companies that move their manufacturing out of the United States, while promising tax advantages to companies that produce products domestically....
