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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a letter to the 30th Prayer Meeting on Mount Hiei in Kyoto, Japan, inviting all religions to “pray and work together for peace”.“It is my pleasure to send my cordial greetings to you and to the distinguished representatives of the different religious traditions,” he wrote.The Pope’s letter was delivered and read to participants by Cardinal John Tong Hon, Bishop-emeritus of Hong Kong.It was addressed to Venerable Koei Morikawa, the Supreme Priest of the Tendai Buddhist Denomination, with whom Pope Francis met privately in the Vatican on September 16, 2016.“This annual religious summit contributes in a special way to the building up of that spirit of dialogue and friendship which allows the followers of the world’s religions to work together to open new paths for peace in our human family.”Pope Francis also said prayer “inspires and sustains our efforts for peace, because it helps to de...
Karonga, Malawi, Aug 3, 2017 / 10:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Mawali's information, communication and technology ministry praised the country's Catholic media this week for their evangelization efforts as part of the 51st Communications Sunday.Information Minister Nicholas Dausi, a Catholic, extended this support to the Church after touring the offices of Tuntufye FM, the Diocese of Karonga's radio station.Later in the day, he addressed Catholic media outlets at St. Mary’s parish in Karonga. In doing so, he challenged them to not be brought down by negativity in their coverage.“We should not thrive on bad news or something that is defamatory to our colleagues. Using Church media is crucial for the evangelization drive,” he said.He praised the groups and affirmed the government’s support.“I am impressed with the way Tuntufye FM of Karonga diocese is doing. They are doing fine, and we will support them,” he said.Bishop Martin Mtumbuka of Kar...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Mohammed Saber, EPABy Judith SudilovskyJERUSALEM (CNS)-- A heat wave in Israel and the Palestinian territories in July andnear-record electricity usage -- where it was available -- are indicationsthat, despite the continuous political tensions here, Christians, Muslims andJews are facing a common enemy that needs to be confronted in a united manner. "The levelof the lake of Tiberias and of the Dead Sea is lower than 10 years ago, and thelandscape is changing because of a continuous construction of houses,"Franciscan Father Francesco Patton, custos of the Holy Land, told Catholic NewsService.Father Patton andtwo other religious leaders spoke at a recent news conference organized by TheInterfaith Center for Sustainable Development, a Jerusalem-based environmentalorganization. They spoke about the urgency of putting aside political andreligious difference to face these challenges and the role religious leaderscan take in increasing awareness of the issue. Rabbi DavidR...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Robert DuncanBy Junno Arocho EstevesROME (CNS)-- For more than 900 years,the Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta has seen its fair share ofvictories, defeats and institutional changes. However, thosechallenges did not prepare them for the intense media scrutiny that followed a verypublic crisis inthe order at the beginning of the year.Mauro Bertero Gutierrez, a member of the order's Government Council and the person overseeingthe institutional reform of Order of Malta, said that while the first months of2017 "were indeed troubled times," the crisis also offered anopportunity to "update the rules by reaffirming our identity." "Ourreform is directed mainly at reaffirming the mission we have had for the last900 years. When we say mission, it's in many ways a way of going forwardwithout forgetting that many times to go forward, you must be willing to goback" to the source of the order's spiritual commitment of service to thesick and the poor, Bertero told Catholic ...
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) -- The actor who played Luke Duke in the 1980s television show "The Dukes of Hazzard" is facing indecent assault and battery and drug charges in Massachusetts....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Long before dinosaurs roamed the Earth, a bizarre creature with a Venus flytrap-like head swam the seas....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government wants to make it easier for veterans to get medical care and is promoting new ways to use technology to help....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The top Democrat on a House oversight committee has asked a business partner of the Trump administration's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, for documents detailing Flynn's foreign contacts and security clearance, according to a letter released Thursday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Attorney General Jeff Sessions moved Thursday to again punish so-called sanctuary cities, this time threatening to deny federal crime-fighting resources to four cities beset by violence if they don't step up efforts to help detain and deport people living in the country illegally....
