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Krakow, Poland, Jul 26, 2016 / 11:45 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz’s welcome to World Youth Day pilgrims on Tuesday had a stirring reminder: it is up to them to ensure that the Gospel of Jesus Christ reaches the world.“Carry the flame of your faith and ignite with it other flames, so that human hearts will beat to the rhythm of the Heart of Christ, which is ‘a flaming fire of love’,” Cardinal Dziwisz, the Archbishop of Krakow, said in his homily for the July 26 opening Mass of World Youth Day at the city's Blonia Park.“May the flame of love engulf our world and rid it of egoism, violence and injustice, so that a civilization of good, reconciliation, love and peace will be strengthened on our earth.”Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims, including Pope Francis, are expected in Krakow for the global gathering of Catholic youth. St. John Paul II was archbishop of the city before becoming Pope in 1978. The cardinal served as a ...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Pawel Supernak, EPABy Jonathan LuxmooreKRAKOW,Poland (CNS) -- Polish police have raised the official security threat level at World Youth Day in Krakow, after an Iraqi man was arrested with tracesof explosives.However,a police spokesman said the category of "alpha," or high, was notlinked to any "concrete threat," adding that security arrangementswere "proceeding smoothly" for the expected arrival of 2 million youngpeople in the southern city."We'redetermined to assure maximum security for all, and our staffers are doingeverything they should," said Mariusz Ciarka, spokesman for Poland'sWarsaw-based police headquarters."Butwe're also urging everyone to be vigilant and to inform the police or Youth Dayvolunteers if they see anything suspicious, such as baggage or packs leftunattended, and to show understanding if we implement selective controls andmovement restrictions. Safety of such a huge gathering of people is what's mostimportant," Ciarka said July 26 ahead of ...
NEW YORK (AP) -- A stunning video shows a lightning bolt striking the Empire State Building during a storm passing through New York City....
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) -- Malawi police on Tuesday arrested a man who said he was hired by families to have sex with more than 100 young women, including children, in what was described as ritual cleansing....
PARIS (AP) -- When militants loyal to the Islamic State group seek to inflict pain on Europe, France is their preferred target, a grim reality borne out yet again with Tuesday's knife slaughter of a Catholic priest....
SAINT-ETIENNE-DU-ROUVRAY, France (AP) -- Two attackers slit the throat of an 85-year-old priest celebrating Mass in a French church, killing him and gravely injuring one of the few worshippers present before being shot to death by police. A nun who escaped said she saw the attackers take a video of themselves and "give a sermon in Arabic" around the altar....
PARIS (AP) -- The Latest on the attack on a French church claimed by Islamic State group (all times local):...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Taking her place in history, Hillary Clinton on Tuesday night will become the first woman to lead a major party toward the White House, a triumphant moment for Democrats to relish before plunging into a bruising general election against Republican Donald Trump....
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Sorry, Democrats. #ElectMichelle will never be more than a wishful hashtag....
