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New York City, N.Y., Aug 2, 2016 / 01:48 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Today's feast of Our Lady of the Angels of Porziuncola and its associated indulgence is a way to focus on the importance of Mary and the Franciscan tradition in the Church, said one friar.The Aug. 2 feast is found in the Franciscan tradition, and marks the dedication of the parish church, called Porziuncola or “little portion,” which is one of those Italy's St. Francis of Assisi rebuilt in obedience to Christ's command to “rebuild my church.”“The Porziuncola is at the heart of the Franciscan journey,” Father David Convertino, the development director for the Holy Name Province of the Observant Franciscans, told CNA.“For Francis, it was his most beloved place. He lived near it with the early followers … and he loved the Porziuncola, as it was part of his devotion to Our Lady.”The Catholic Church teaches that after a sin is forgiven, an unhealthy attachment ...
Santiago, Chile, Aug 2, 2016 / 04:03 pm (CNA).- A prison inmate in Chile was surprised when she received a letter last week from Pope Francis, whom she had written a year ago asking for prayers.On July 27, local bishop Luis Infanti came to the prison in Coyhaique, located in the Aysén Region in southern Chile. He gave the letter to Nicol, a young mother who is being held there.The story began last year, when the inmates at Coyhaique prison were visited by the Apostolic Nuncio, Ivo Scapolo, who proposed that she write a letter to the Pope that he would personally deliver to him. The young woman told the Holy Father about her conditions in prison and her sentence. She asked “that you pray a lot for me and for the people living here with me,” she told the diocese of Aysén's communications office.The letter was immediately sent to the Holy See and eventually, a reply came to the Nunciature. Due to what the diocese described as unavoidable circumstance...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Jacky Naegelen, ReutersBy ROUEN, France (CNS) -- During the Aug. 2 funeral Mass forFather Jacques Hamel, killed a week earlier by men claiming allegiance to theIslamic State, Archbishop Dominique Lebrun of Rouen stressed the need forforgiveness."Asbrutal and unfair and horrible as (Father) Jacques' death was, we have to lookdeep into our hearts to find the light," he told the congregation of morethan 1,500 at the Notre Dame Cathedral, while hundreds more watched theceremony on a big screen outside in the rain.In hishomily, the archbishop said the beloved 85-year-old parish priest tried to pushaway his attackers with his feet, saying "go away, Satan" twice.Withthose words, the archbishop said the priest expressed "faith in thegoodness of humans that the devil put his claws in."RoselyneHamel, the priest's sister, urged the congregation to "learn to livetogether" and be "workers for peace."Thearchbishop thanked everyone, including "believers ofother religious faiths, i...
ATWATER, Calif. (AP) -- Leonardo Sanchez was sleeping peacefully on a bus carrying him to Oregon to pick blueberries when he was suddenly thrown face first into the back of the seat in front of him, awakening him to a horrific scene of chaos and death....
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian rebels accused government forces of launching toxic gas attacks on civilians in a town southwest of Aleppo on Tuesday. The government rejected the claim and accused the rebels of using chemical weapons themselves....
NEW YORK (AP) -- The biggest surprise Monday for 10-year-old Rainn Sheppard, competing at the Junior Olympics in Houston and far from the New York City homeless shelter she shares with her two sisters and mother, wasn't the gold medal she won in the 3,000 meters....
MIAMI (AP) -- A weather system that already has caused at least six deaths in the Dominican Republic has been designated as Tropical Storm Earl....
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (AP) -- As Republican loyalists continue to flee, Donald Trump ignited new party tensions Tuesday by refusing to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan or a pair of senators seeking re-election, a remarkable display of party division just three months before Election Day....
