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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday greeted participants of Sport at the Service of Humanity's First Global Conference on Sport and Faith, which is being held in the Vatican this week. The event is being organized by the Pontifical Council for Culture, the United Nations, and the International Olympic Committee.“Sport is a human activity of great value, able to enrich people’s lives; it is enjoyed by men and women of every nation, ethnic group and religious belonging,” Pope Francis said.“Our religious traditions share the commitment to ensure the respect for the dignity of every human being,” – the Pope continued – “So it is good to know that the world’s sporting institutions have taken so courageously to heart the value of inclusion. The Paralympic movement and other sporting associations sustaining those with disabilities, such as the Special Olympics, have had a decisive role in helping the public recogni...
As Pope Francis met with the directors of the Vodafone Foundation Wednesday, in a private audience, he gave a thumbs-up to the group’s initiative - Instant Schools For Africa. Pope Francis, however, encouraged Vodafone to consider offering Africa “digital access to the sacred texts of various religions” in local languages. “I really like what I’ve heard [about this project] – it’s constructive – and nowadays there is a need to be constructive, to do things which promote human advancement...“ said Pope Francis.What exactly is the Vodafone Instant schools for Africa initiative?According to Vodafone, this is the group’s largest philanthropic programme in the Foundation’s 25-year history. The Instant Schools For Africa initiative aims at providing millions of young people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique and Tanzania with free access to online learning materials developed...
Vatican City, Oct 5, 2016 / 06:05 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Wednesday Pope Francis gave a recap of his recent trip to Georgia and Azerbaijan, noting how this year both nations will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their independence from the Soviet regime.“Both of these countries have very ancient historic, cultural and religious roots, but at the same time are living a new phase,” the Pope said Oct. 5, noting that for “a good part of the 20th century” they were both under the Soviet regime.However, although both have been independent for 25 years, “at this stage these countries meet various difficulties in different spheres of social life,” he said, explaining that the Church “is called to be present and to be close, especially in the name of charity and human promotion.”Pope Francis spoke during his weekly general audience, just days after returning from his Sept. 30-Oct. 2 papal visit to Georgia and Azerbaijan. The trip was seen as a...
Farmville, Va., Oct 5, 2016 / 09:20 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The topic of abortion made an appearance at the vice presidential debate last night, as both candidates discussed the role of faith in their lives, and how it aligns with their political views.Democratic candidate Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.) insisted he was personally opposed to abortion but would not, as a public official, infringe upon a woman’s choice to have an abortion.“We support Roe v. Wade. We support the constitutional right of American women to consult their own conscience” and “make their own decision about pregnancy,” he said.People of faith should be “convincing each other, dialoguing with each other about important moral issues of the day,” he added, “but on fundamental issues of morality, we should let women make their own decisions.”His words met harsh criticism from Republican Mike Pence, governor of Indiana, who reiterated his support for the pro-life cause and n...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Christians are called to followthe example of St. Therese of Lisieux, who helped draw people to Jesus by way of attraction, notby proselytizing, Pope Francis said.Shewas a reminder that an authentic witness isproclaimed through a union with Christ "in prayer, adoration and inconcrete charity, which is serving Jesus, who is present in the least of our brothersand sisters," he said Oct. 5 during his weekly generalaudience.Among theestimated 25,000 in St. Peter's Square were 33former prisoners of the Auschwitz concentration camp, whom he greeted after theaudience and posed for pictures.Addressing the former prisoners and Polish pilgrimspresent, he said the day's feast of St. Faustina Kowalska "reminded theworld that God is rich in mercy and that his love is more powerful than death,than sin and every evil."In his main audience talk, Pope Francis reflected onhis Sept. 30-Oct. 2 visit to Georgia and Azerbaijan, which, al...
CHICAGO (AP) -- Oct. 6, 1945. Nick Paolella knows the date by heart and he knows the Chicago Cubs lost. The rest has faded away over time....
Demi Lovato has announced that she's "taking a break from music and the spotlight" in the wake of criticism of her comments about Taylor Swift in a magazine interview....
ROME (AP) -- One of Italy's most-wanted fugitive mob bosses was arrested after five years on the lam Wednesday when police found him hiding in a home bunker built between the bathroom and his son's bedroom....
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The Security Council has unanimously agreed that Portugal's former prime minister Antonio Guterres should be the next U.N. secretary-general....
BOSTON (AP) -- A former Marine sergeant who underwent a double arm transplant at a Boston hospital says the best things about having arms again is that he can hold his fiancee's hand and pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a chef....
