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The Catholic bishops of the Philippines are gathering in the capital Manila this weekend not only to discuss important pastoral challenges of the Church and the problems of the nation, but also to elect a new president and other officials for the coming 2 years. The bi-annual plenary assembly of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), July 8-10, comes at a crucial time when the nation is experiencing a war on drugs, an emergence of Islamist terrorism in the south, the revival of the death penalty and other issues. The bishops will start their 115th plenary assembly at the Pope Pius XII Catholic Center on Saturday with a Mass by Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan, who is ending his term as CBCP President.Under the presidency of Archbishop Villegas, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines been outspoken against several policies of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, whose year-old rule has been largely marke...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Friday celebrated Mass for the maintenance staff of Vatican City State, reminding them that our joy and our salvation lies in the fact that Jesus came so that we can all be forgiven our sins.Speaking to a group of Vatican employees who take care of maintenance and general services, the Pope reflected on the Gospel reading of the day which speaks of how Jesus invited Matthew, a tax collector, to dine with him at his house.Listen to the report by Linda Bordoni: He illustrated his words recalling a Caravaggio painting “The Calling of St. Matthew” which he said, he used to like going to see when he could walk the streets of Rome freely,before becoming Pope, and he described the scene that features Matthew counting his money, and Jesus pointing at him with his finger as he chooses him to dine at his table. “When the Pharisees saw this – the Pope said - they said to his disciples ‘Why does your teacher eat with tax coll...
Vatican City, Jul 7, 2017 / 06:14 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis on Friday approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Hanna Chrzanowska, a Polish nurse and nursing instructor who died from cancer in 1973, paving the way for her beatification.The Pope met July 7 with the prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Cardinal Angelo Amato, giving his approval for the cause to move forward, along with the causes of five persons recognized for their heroic virtue.He also recognized the martyrdom of two persons killed in hatred of the faith, Bishop Jesús Emilio Jaramillo Monsalve of Arauca, killed near Fortul, Colombia in 1989 and diocesan priest Fr. Pietro Maria Ramírez Ramos, killed on April 10, 1948 in Armero, Colombia.Venerable Hanna Chrzanowska was born in Warsaw on October 7, 1902 to a family known for their charitable work. She finished high school at a school run by Ursuline sisters in Krakow and after graduating in 1922 attended n...
Portland, Ore., Jul 7, 2017 / 08:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A new bill in Oregon would expand the state’s already-liberal laws, requiring insurance companies to pay for abortions and other reproductive services at zero cost to the patient.House Bill 3391, or the “Reproductive Health Equity Act Of 2017”, requires that insurance companies provide coverage for abortions and reproductive services to undocumented immigrants, and regardless of income or gender identity.It allows for almost $500,000 to be spend on cost-free abortions and reproductive health services for immigrants who previously would have been ineligible for those services under the Oregon Health Plan.In the past 14 years, according to state health records, already-expansive abortion laws dictated that almost $24 million in state funds were spent on more than 52,000 abortions.The bill is also uniquely expansive in that, while some states allow for cost-free abortions that are deemed medically necessary, the...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Abir Abdullah, EPABy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICANCITY (CNS) -- World leaders attending the Group of 20 meeting in Hamburg,Germany, must reflect on the repercussions their decisions may have on theentire global community and not just their own countries, Pope Francis said.Whileit is reasonable that the G-20 is limited to a "small number of countriesthat represent 90 percent of the production of wealth and servicesworldwide," a multilateral approach in solving economic problems must be made"for the benefit of all," the pope said. Thepope's message to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, host of the July 7-8leaders' summit, was dated June 29 and released July 7 at the Vatican."Thosestates and individuals whose voice is weakest on the world political scene areprecisely the ones who suffer most from the harmful effects of economic crisesfor which they bear little or no responsibility," the papal message said. "Thisgreat majority, which in economic terms counts for only 10 pe...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Leonardo Munoz, EPABy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis will beatify a priest anda bishop martyred in Colombia when he visits the country in September, aVatican spokesman said. In an email to Catholic News Service July 7, Vaticanspokesman Greg Burke confirmed that Pope Francis will beatify Bishop JesusEmilio Jaramillo Monsalve of Arauca and Father Pedro Ramirez Ramos. Thebeatification Mass will be at Catama field in Villavicencio Sept. 8, Burkesaid. At a meeting July 7 with Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect ofthe Congregation for Saints' Causes, the pope signed decrees acknowledging themartyrdom of Bishop Jaramillo, who was murdered by Colombian Marxist guerrillasin 1989. The Colombian bishop, along with a local priest, waskidnapped by members of the National Liberation Army, known by the Spanishacronym ELN, because of his criticism of the rebel group's violent actions. Although his companion was freed, Bishop Jaramillo was shottwice in the head. ...
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Indians manager Terry Francona underwent a procedure to correct an irregular heartbeat that sidelined him for a few games and will keep him away from the All-Star Game next week....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. employers added a robust 222,000 jobs in June, the most in four months, a reassuring sign that businesses may be confident enough to keep hiring despite a slow-growing economy....
NEW YORK (AP) -- A massive two-month repair project will launch Monday at the country's busiest train station, temporarily exacerbating the daily commuting struggle during what New York's governor has predicted will be a "summer of hell."...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina inmate used wire cutters that were probably dropped from a drone as part of an elaborate escape plan that also included cellphones smuggled into prison, guns and at least $47,000 in cash, authorities said Friday after his capture....
