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Vatican City, Sep 21, 2016 / 08:34 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Wednesday, Pope Francis reflected on the theme of the Jubilee of Mercy, “Merciful like the Father,” telling pilgrims that while imitating God’s love can seem impossible, it’s genuine effort, rather than quantity, that matters.To be “merciful like the Father” is not just “a slogan for effect, but a life commitment,” the Pope said Sept. 21.However, he also questioned whether Jesus’ words to his disciples in the Gospel of Luke are actually realistic, asking “is it really possible to love like God loves and to be merciful like him?”When looking back at the story of salvation history, Francis noted that God’s entire revelation to man consists of his tireless love for humanity which culminates with Jesus’ death on the Cross.“So great a love can be expressed only by God,” he said, explaining that Jesus’ call for humanity to be merciful l...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Remo Casilli, ReutersBy Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- God wants people to be merciful,which means forgiving others and giving freely with love, Pope Francis said."We don't have the power to condemn our brother whomakes a mistake, we are not above him. Rather we have a duty to return him tothe dignity of a son of the father and to accompany him on his path ofconversion," the pope said Sept. 21 at his weekly general audience.In his talk, the pope focused on a reading from theGospel of Luke (6:36-38) in which Jesus tells the disciples to stop judgingothers and be merciful just as God is.The motto for the Year of Mercy, "Merciful Like theFather," comes from this biblical verse, the pope said. But more than a pithy catchphrase, the motto is alifelong commitment to give to others the love one has received -- withoutmerit -- from God, he said. It is a call to reflect upon all that God does forhumanity so as to be inspired "to be like him, full of love, compassionand me...
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(Vatican Radio) In this week's edition of There's More in the Sunday Gospel Than Meets the Eye, Jill Bevilacqua and Seàn-Patrick Lovett bring us readings and reflections for the Twentysixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Listen: Gospel LK 16:19-31Jesus said to the Pharisees:“There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linenand dined sumptuously each day.And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scrapsthat fell from the rich man's table.Dogs even used to come and lick his sores.When the poor man died,he was carried away by angels to the bosom of Abraham.The rich man also died and was buried,and from the netherworld, where he was in torment,he raised his eyes and saw Abraham far offand Lazarus at his side.And he cried out, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me.Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue,for I am suffering torment in thes...
(Vatican Radio) Austria is urging the European Union to tighten its external borders and an aid package for countries in need amid concerns of a new massive influx of migrants fleeing war and poverty into Europe. In statements Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern and Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz made the appeal after some 1.5 million refugees entered the EU last year alone.Listen to Stefan Bos' report: They said it was crucial to improve security of Europe's outer borders and proposed what they called a "Marshall Plan", a massive aid package for countries from where most migrants fleeing war and poverty arrive to the continent to reduce incentives to leave.Their comments reflected attempts to appeal to voters amid international concerns that Austria's anti-migration far right Freedom Party will win delayed presidential elections scheduled for December.At a time of tensions between the two ruling parties, Chancellor Kern and Foreign Minister Kurz also w...
(Vatican Radio) Many people will have heard of the Vatican Secret Archives which houses priceless documents going back centuries, but the Jesuits have their own archive here in Rome which contains records from the 1530’s until the present day.The material takes up two kilometers of shelving and is the archive of the central governance of the Jesuit order, conserving all the major correspondence from Father General to the different Jesuit groupings throughout the world and the correspondence arriving from the different Jesuit leaders back to the house of the Superior General.Lydia O’Kane spoke to the Director of the Jesuit Archives, Fr Brian MacCuarta SJ to find out more about this treasure trove.Listen: Fr MacCurata says, that “it (the archives) contains materials from all the five continents where Jesuits have been active and continue to be active. He explains that it is very much a working archive and is accessible to the scholarly public. “We have ...
(Vatican Radio) A press conference was held on Wednesday at Vatican Radio to launch the 2016 UNCTAD Trade and Development Report, lead by Fr. Michael Czerny, S.J., spokesman for the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.Listen to Devin Watkins' report: In a speech prepared by Cardinal Peter Turkson, who heads the Council but was unable to be present at the launch, Fr. Michael Czerny launched the UNCTAD report entitled ‘Structural Transformation for Inclusive and Sustained Growth’.In the speech, Cardinal Turkson said there was a ‘significant resonance between the Council’s mission and the work of UNCTAD’.The Holy See is a member of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, which helps developing countries diversify their economy to benefit from the globalized economy more fairly and effectively.During the launch, Cardinal Turkson said economic developments ‘should help to overcome the immense hardships of humankind...
The Miao diocese in Arunachal Pradesh organized an inter-religious peace rally in Neotan village, in response to Pope Francis' call to pray for peace on September 20. Of late, the world has witnessed an unprecedented violence and mindless killings by religious fundamentalists, said Father Felix Anthony inaugurating the candle-lit peace rally in Neotan village, in which around three hundred people participated. The world is in need of peace now more than ever. We see pain and blood shed all around in the name of religion, he added.The Head Monk at Buddhist Monastery in Miao, Venerable Narinda Bhikkhu Mahathero, attending the event highlighted the need of peace in the world at the moment. “Amidst growing religious intolerance in India and all around, this inter-religious peace rally is a great step to promote mutual respect and peace among the people of all faiths”, said the Monk.Mr. Thiksal Morang, former Deputy Director of School Education (DDSE) Changl...
