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Vatican City, Jul 20, 2016 / 06:21 am (CNA).- Pope Francis does not ordinarily celebrate the Sacrament of Matrimony. But on July 9, he made an exception for a young Italian deaf couple, who were married in the chapel at his residence, Casa Santa Marta.Teodoro Pisciottani and Paulina Szczepanska received the rare blessing of being united in marriage by the Holy Father, an unforgettable story that they will one day be able to tell to their children.Teodoro and Paulina are the president and vice-president, respectively, of the Padua chapter of the Deaf Youth Committee of Italy.Additionally, Paulina is the daughter of a Vatican employee.<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PopeFrancis?src=hash">#PopeFrancis</a> presides over the sacrament of Matrimony at Casa Santa Marta (9 Jul) <a href="https://t.co/fiq1BCCTnv">pic.twitter.com...
Vatican City, Jul 20, 2016 / 06:49 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After a photo supposedly showing Fr Tom Uzhunnalil, who was kidnapped in Yemen in March, emerged on social media, sources close to the priest say there are strong reasons to doubt the image's authenticity.“I have checked with a confrere with (the) Yemen experience and very close to Fr. Tom who shares my doubts about the authenticity of the photo,” a credible source close to the situation but who preferred to remain anonymous told CNA July 20.“We simply do not have any verified news about (it), although I am convinced that Fr. Tom is alive.”The comments come after a photo portraying an unshaven, tired-looking Indian man was published to Facebook, claiming that it was Fr. Tom and that an “entreaty,” or “plea” would be uploaded soon, according to Indian news agency The News Minute.The agency reports that while this is the first such photo has been published and while it isn't...
Vatican City, Jul 20, 2016 / 09:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Even though World Youth Day doesn't start until next week, thousands of pilgrims from throughout the world are already descending on Krakow ahead of the official event.In a July 19 video message Pope Francis sent his greetings to the youth of Poland and the world who will attend the largest recurring gathering of youth in the Catholic Church.“I look forward to meeting the young people from throughout the world gathered in Kraków and having the opportunity to meet the beloved Polish nation,” he said.“My entire visit will be inspired by Mercy during this Jubilee Year, and by the grateful and blessed memory of Saint John Paul II, who instituted the World Youth Days and was the guide of the Polish people in its recent historic journey towards freedom.”St. John Paul II, who was from Poland, established World Youth Day in 1985; the first event was held in Rome in 1986. Since then it has occurred in ...
By Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis said he looks forward tohis upcoming visit to Poland for World Youth Day and that his visit will beinspired by mercy during this Jubilee Year.The "blessed memory of St. John Paul II, who institutedthe World Youth Days and was the guide of the Polish people in its recenthistoric journey toward freedom," will also serve as an inspiration, thepope said in a July 19 video message to the people of Poland. The pope will join hundreds of thousands of young people from around theworld during his July 27-31 visit to celebrate World Youth Day. The 2016 World Youth Day celebrationwill mark the 30th anniversary of when St. John Paul II, the former archbishopof Krakow, invited bishops all over the world to hold an annual event for youthsin their dioceses. The first international gathering, now held every two orthree years, was in 1987 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where Pope Francis wasborn and ministered before becoming pope.In his video ...
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