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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has told a Catholic association of farmers not to sacrifice the rhythms of agricultural life for monetary gains.His address to the International Catholic Rural Association (ICRA) came on Saturday in the Vatican’s Consistory Hall.Listen to Devin Watkins’ report: The International Catholic Rural Association promotes the environmental, social, and economic sustainability of agriculture, as well as international food security.In his remarks, Pope Francis praised the association’s “concern for rural life, grounded in the vision of the Church’s social doctrine”.He said, “It is an eloquent expression of that imperative to ‘till and keep the garden of the world’ (Laudato Si’, 67) to which we have been called, if we wish to carry on God’s creative activity and to protect our common home.”Despite the centrality of agriculture to human life, the Holy Father said it is paradoxical that &...
The Secretary General of the Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat Fr. Hagos Hayish, C.M., has said the occasion of the Golden Jubilee, next year, would be marked by bringing together all partners of the Ethiopian Church who have supported the Church throughout the years in spreading the Gospel and serving the people. “The Catholic Church’s contribution to the ongoing development efforts of the country has been tremendous for more than a century, and since the establishment of the Secretariat, we have been rendering these services in a more coordinated manner all over the country. Our Partners have travelled this journey with us all the way; we plan to mark our Golden Jubilee during the coordination meeting as we hope it will give us the opportunity to officially thank our partners and recognise their contribution,” said Fr. Hagos.Ato Bekele Moges, the Executive Director of the Ethiopian Catholic Secretariat’s Social and Development Commission, said that the ...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis met on Saturday with seminarians of the Pontifical Pius XI seminary of the Puglia region, along with a group of local bishops.Listen to Ann Schneible‘s report of the Holy Father's prepared remarks: Pope Francis centred his address to the seminarians on the theme of “belonging”.“Only if we feel ourselves to be a part of Christ, the Church, and the Kingdom, will we journey well through the Seminary Years,” the Holy Father said.In this context, he warned against “narcissism”, and reminded the seminarians that their “vocational journey” will only be possible by if they remain vigilant against this temptation.The Pope also spoke about the seminary as being a place to learn how to build relationships with others, as this skill will be necessary when they become priests.Finally, “belonging” is understood in the context of “its opposite, which is exclusion,” the Holy Father said....
Washington D.C., Dec 10, 2016 / 04:05 am (CNA/EWTN News).- More than 10 years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in two separate cases that the death penalty is unconstitutional when applied to juveniles or the intellectually disabled.But today, over a decade later, many states still execute inmates with severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.And Catholic advocates say the rules need to change.“As Catholics we are called to uphold the dignity of all life, and supporting a Severe Mental Illness exemption bill is a vital part of our call to live where justice and mercy meet,” said Karen Clifton, executive director of the Catholic Mobilizing Network. The group advocates for an end to the use of capital punishment. The death penalty for the severely mentally ill “does not further the retributive goals of the punishment, as this population simply does not have the requisite moral culpability,” a new repor...
ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- A former Major League Baseball pitcher has hung up his jersey and become a police officer....
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) -- Defenders of a condemned inmate in Alabama are calling his execution an "avoidable disaster."...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Seven years before Thomas Sims defended Sammie Stokes in a South Carolina death-penalty trial, he had prosecuted Stokes for assaulting his ex-wife....
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(Vatican Radio) The Secretary for the Holy See’s Relations with States, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, addressed the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on Friday.Foreign ministers from 57 member states and 11 partner states attended the 23rd Ministerial Council of the OSCE to discuss the fight against terrorism and the war in Syria, as well as disarmament and human rights abuses.Archbishop Gallagher said, “Sadly, peace, security and justice cannot be said to be a reality for every man and woman in the OSCE region. Far too many of our fellow men and women are victims of past and present wars, of conflict, strife and terrorism, and know too well of their horror and consequences.”He also called on European states to welcome the “exceptional migration flow of people” fleeing war and economic hardships.“While understanding the need to reflect carefully on how best to address carefully large flows of migrants and refu...
Troubling as the details of the McLaren Report were, a news item out of Russia earlier this week was equally so. The new chair of the country's "revamped" anti-doping agency will be Yelena Isinbayeva, the pole vault great who has spent the past year thumbing her nose at all the evidence and at those who've dared to mete out punishment for the malfeasance....
