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By Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY(CNS) -- Those whoseek only power and greatness, especially within the church, follow a differentpath than Jesus, who toldhis disciples to serve and not to be served, Pope Francis said in a morning homily.PreachingMay 17 during Mass in his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, the pope said Jesus speaks a language ofhumiliation, death and redemption, while others "speak the language ofclimbers" who only thinking of rising to the top of the heap. "The greatest is the onewho serves the most, the one who is always at the service of others, not theones who boast, who seek power, money, vanity and pride,"he said, according to Vatican Radio.Thepope focused his homily on the day's Gospel reading (Mk. 9:30-37), in which thedisciples argued about who was the greatest among them. "Ifanyone wishes to be first, he shall bethe last of all and the servant of all," Jesus tells them.The popesaid that although the disciples were tempted to think in a worldly way, ...
By Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Governments work best when they aresecular, not confessional, but they must give ample space for people to expresstheir religious beliefs, including by respecting the right of conscientiousobjection, Pope Francis told the French Catholic newspaper La Croix.While legislatures must "discuss, argue, explain (and)reason" about legal solutions to complex issues, including euthanasia andsame-sex marriage, "once a law has been adopted, the state must alsorespect consciences," the pope said in the interview published May 16."The right to conscientious objection must be recognized within each legalstructure because it is a human right -- including for a government official,who is a human person."National governments, he said, "must be secular.Confessional states end badly."But a truly secular democracy fully respects the religiousfreedom of its citizens, including their right to publicly express their faith,the pope said. "Everyone must have the freedom ...
BEIRUT (AP) -- The Russian military is constructing a new army base in the central Syrian town of Palmyra, within the protected zone that holds the archaeological site listed by UNESCO as a world heritage site and without asking for permission from relevant authorities, an American heritage organization and a top Syrian archaeologist said Tuesday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Genetically manipulated food remains generally safe for humans and the environment, a high-powered science advisory board declared in a report Tuesday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The engineer of an Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia last year, killing eight people, went "from distraction to disaster" in a matter of seconds because he was so focused on radio traffic about a commuter train that had been hit by a rock, federal investigators said Tuesday....
LONDON (AP) -- In a major doping crackdown stretching back eight years, 31 athletes in six sports could be barred from competing in this year's Olympics after they were caught in retesting of drug samples from the 2008 Beijing Games, and other positive cases could emerge from the 2012 London Games....
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) -- Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked off his combat outpost in Afghanistan and spent five years in captivity, will be court-martialed under a new commander-in-chief....
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A wave of bombings struck outdoor markets and a restaurant in Shiite-dominated neighborhoods of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 69 people, officials said - the latest in deadly militant attacks far from the front lines in the country's north and west where Iraqi forces are battling the Islamic State group....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Buckling under conservative pressure, the Republican-led House Rules Committee pulled a legislative sleight of hand and stripped a provision from the annual defense policy bill that would have required women between the ages of 18 and 25 to sign up for a military draft....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump is moving quickly to install political operatives in more than a dozen states, targeting Maine and Minnesota among others that traditionally favor Democrats, as the Republican White House contender lays the groundwork for an expanded electoral battlefield....
