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"The Year of Mercy is something real, it is not simply something where we say a prayer or attend a conference. We can answer the call of Pope Francis by generously launching concrete action plans, in favor of the poor and the suffering": says Salesian Fr. Joe Mannath, to Agenzia Fides."The need is urgent, the possibilities are big, and we religious are in a better position than most people: our contribution can make a difference", explains Fr. Mannath who is the National Secretary of the "Conference of Religious Indians" (CRI), which unites the congregations and religious orders in India. “This is why the Conference of Religious in India has proposed an action plan to all congregations which suggests over 40 practical commitments to carry out during the Jubilee and also to continue once the special Year of Mercy has finished,” he said."There are 40 action plans to choose from: we are already in the month of June and half a year has al...
Santiago, Chile, Jun 14, 2016 / 06:39 am (CNA).- In what is being lamented as a heinous act of desecration, an emblematic Catholic church in Santiago de Chile was brutally attacked after a recent student march, with masked individuals stealing and smashing a large crucifix from the building.“This is not the first time that they've attacked a church in downtown Santiago. Violence leads nowhere, it is very painful for us that they would attack the symbols of our beliefs, the symbols of our faith,” said the Vicar of the Downtown Area of the Archdiocese of Santiago, Father Marek Burzawa.The attack took place after a student march last week, called by the Confederation of Chilean Students to protest for improvements in the current educational system in the country. The march ended near The Church of National Gratitude.Masked individuals, who have not been identified, forced open the side door to one of rooms in the church, which is normally used for wakes. They stole vari...
Vatican City, Jun 14, 2016 / 06:46 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican’s doctrinal watchdog has issued a new document affirming that while some might be hesitant in the face of new lay movements in the Church, they are a “great gift” in ecclesial life.However, at the same time the document stressed that these movements must respect the authority of the Church’s hierarchy, both local and universal.Lay movements “are not to be considered optional in the life of the Church,” but are rather “to be considered as gifts of indispensable importance for the life and mission of the Church,” read document, published June 14. “In the essential work of the new evangelization, it is now more than ever necessary to recognize and value the numerous charisms capable of reawakening and nourishing the life of the faith of the People of God,” it continued. Quoting St. John Paul II, the document said these new movements provide “a ...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Local bishops have an obligation towelcome new movements and communities and guide them, while the groups have anobligation to obey the local bishop and avoid the appearance of setting up aparallel church, said a new Vatican document.The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith's letter tobishops around the world on "the relationship between hierarchical andcharismatic gifts in the life and mission of the church" was released June14.The hierarchical gifts -- teaching, sanctifying andgoverning -- are those conferred with ordination. The charismatic gifts referto those given by the Holy Spirit to groups or individuals to help them livethe faith more intensely and to share the faith with others through missionaryactivity and acts of charity.At a Vatican news conference, Cardinal Gerhard Muller, doctrinalcongregation prefect, and Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregationfor Bishops, presented the document, which form...
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LONDON (AP) -- Advertising that promotes an unhealthy body image will be banned on London's subway network, in a move that signals a backlash against suggestive marketing in public places....
PARIS (AP) -- Russia will be disqualified from the European Championship if there is more violence by the team's fans inside stadiums in France....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a big win for the Obama administration, a federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the government's "net neutrality" rules that require internet providers to treat all web traffic equally....
PARIS (AP) -- A man who stabbed two police officials to death at their home in a Paris suburb posted a video online confessing to the killings and pledging loyalty to the Islamic State group. The attacker also had a list of other targets, including rappers, journalists, police officers and public officials....
BEIRUT (AP) -- U.S. authorities say Omar Mateen, the man who carried out the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, had touted support not just for the Islamic State but also other militant factions, which are enemies of the Sunni extremist group....
