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IMAGE: CNS photo/Chaz MuthBy Cindy WoodenQUEBEC CITY (CNS) -- Faith and films have been lifelongobsessions for director Martin Scorsese, obsessions that he said have given himmoments of peace amid turmoil, but also challenges and frustrations that, inhindsight, he will accept as lessons in humility."For me, the stories have always been about how weshould live who we are, and have a lot to do with love, trust andbetrayal," he said, explaining that those themes have been with him sincehis boyhood spent in the rambunctious tenements of New York and in the peace ofthe city's St. Patrick's Old Cathedral, where he was an altar server.Scorsese spoke June 21 in Quebec City at a joint session ofthe Catholic Press Association's Catholic Media Convention and the worldcongress of Signis, the international association of Catholic mediaprofessionals. That evening, both groups presented him with a lifetime achievement award for excellence in filmmaking.Before Scorsese answered questions posed by ...
LIMA, Peru (AP) -- Sara Moran never thought her home in a poor part of Peru's capital would become a makeshift shelter for 70 strays when she first rescued a dog after it was run over by a car in 2007....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Ron Howard is taking command of the Han Solo "Star Wars" spinoff after the surprise departure of directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller....
LONDON (AP) -- The Church of England "colluded" with and helped to hide the long-term sexual abuse of young men by one of its former bishops, the head of the church said Thursday....
WYOMING, Ohio (AP) -- Hundreds of mourners gathered Thursday to celebrate the life of an American college student who was detained in North Korea for over a year and died shortly after being returned home to Ohio in a coma....
ROME, Maine (AP) -- Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills awoke in a hospital on his 25th birthday to learn that an explosion in Afghanistan had robbed him of all four limbs. He later told his wife to take their daughter and their belongings, and just go. He didn't want her saddled with his burden....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump appeared to cast doubt on the assessment of 17 U.S. intelligence agencies that blame Russia for election meddling, questioning Thursday why the Obama administration didn't try to stop it....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Republicans released their long-awaited bill Thursday to dismantle much of Barack Obama's health care law, proposing to cut Medicaid for low-income Americans and erase tax boosts that Obama imposed on high-earners and medical companies to finance his expansion of coverage....
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis appointed Professor Joachim von Braun as the new President of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on Wednesday.Professor von Braun is Ordinary Professor of Economics and Technological Change, as well as Director of the Center for Development Research at the University of Bonn in Germany.He told Vatican Radio's Mario Galgano his goal as head of the Academy will be to seek solutions for inequality and the destruction of the environment.Listen to the full interview: Professor von Braun said the Pontifical Academy of Sciences has a unique role to play in the world of science because it is a "global academy" and not linked to any specific nation.He said the 80 members composing the Academy are from different countries and religious backgrounds and many hold Nobel Prizes for their contribution to science.This, he said, means the Academy "has become a very influential body in the world of science".Professor von Braun said the...
Nearly 70 of priests of Ruteng Diocese in eastern Indonesia have sought the mediation of the Vatican to help resolve a bitter dispute with their bishop, whom they accuse of misappropriating more than US$100,000 in church funds.Representatives of the priests, accompanied by a bishops' conference official met Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Antonio Guido Filipazzi on June 16, seeking his help for a complete overhaul and transparency from Bishop Hubertus Leteng regarding how things are run in the diocese. The move comes after dozens of priests in the diocese on Catholic-majority Flores Island quit their posts in protest against their bishop.Father Alfonsius Segar, one of the priests who met Arch. Filipazzi, told UCANEWS that the Holy See’s representative to Indonesia, has promised to help resolve the dispute. "He will immediately take this issue up with the Vatican," Father Segar said. The priest also said the nuncio will send someone to the diocese ...
