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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former FBI Director James Comey will testify that President Donald Trump sought his "loyalty" and asked what could be done to "lift the cloud" of investigation shadowing his administration, according to prepared remarks released ahead of his appearance on Capitol Hill on Thursday....
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Tuesday urged Christians to be truthful, warning them against the temptations of hypocrisy and flattery. His words came during the homily at morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta.Hypocrisy – Pope Francis said – is not the language of Jesus, nor is it the language of Christians, in fact, he said, “the hypocrite is capable of destroying a community”.Listen to the report by Linda Bordoni: The Pope explained that Jesus often uses the adjective “hypocrite” to describe the doctors of the law, because, as the etymology of the word illustrates, they claim to have higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case, they proffer their opinions and issue judgements but in reality they are false.And reflecting on the Gospel reading of the day, the Pope said "The hypocrite always uses language to flatter” just as some Pharisees and Herodians who tried to ensnare Jesus in his speech.“Hypocrites &ndash...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday blessed an altar destined for a Marian sanctuary in South Korea during his General Audience.The “Adoratio Domini in unitate et pace” will be placed in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary in Namyang, South Korea.Pope Francis mentioned the altar in his greetings to Polish pilgrims.He said the request for his blessing of the altar was made by the Queen of Peace Community Association in Radom, Poland.The association is setting up 12 centers for Eucharistic Adoration and perpetual prayer for peace in “hotspots” around the world.The Pope said the group drew its inspiration for the Adoration centers from the “12 stars in the crown of Mary, Queen of Peace”.
Sri Lankan bishops have called on the Catholic community to continue supporting hundreds of thousands affected by the devastating cyclonic storm that triggered floods and landslides in the south and west of the island nation. The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Sri Lanka issued a statement, June 1, signed by its president, Bishop Winston Fernando of Badulla and conference secretary-general Bishop Valence Mendis of Chilaw, calling for "continued solidarity" toward humanitarian efforts. The bishops called on Catholics to "extend their fullest cooperation to provide humanitarian help" through the respective Caritas, government agencies and civil society organizations. "Any financial, human and material support will be invaluable to those affected who have lost their personal belongings and properties to help them regain their confidence and return to a normal life," the statement read.Some 658,500 people have been displaced by floods and ...
Residents of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa in Kenya, led by religious women, have held a peaceful procession, through the city, in a bid to draw attention to the importance of peaceful campaigns and peaceful general elections due in August this year. The procession that was themed, “Peaceful and Credible Elections: Leaders of Integrity,” was organised by the Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya (AOSK) and was flagged-off by Archbishop Martin Kivuva of the Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa. The Archbishop was accompanied by Fr Gabriel Dolan of Haki Yetu, a Human Rights Organisation based in Mombasa.The Mombasa residents marched from the city’s Holy Ghost Cathedral to the Star of the Sea Primary school.According to Archbishop Kivuva, the walk was meant to encourage residents to promote peace and to ensure that citizens do not fall prey to the machinations of corrupt politicians bent on fomenting violence in the country as happened after Kenya’s 2007 g...
IMAGE: CNS/Alessandro Bianchi, ReutersBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Themystery of God's relationship with humankind is revolutionary in thatChristians can look to him without fear as children to a loving father, PopeFrancis said. In teaching the Lord'sprayer, Jesus invites all Christians "to have the courage of calling Godwith the name 'father,'" the pope said June 7 at his weekly generalaudience in St. Peter's Square. "This is the greatrevolution that Christianity ingrainsinto the religious psychology of man. The mystery of God who always fascinatesus and makes us feel small but no longer frightens us, he doesn't crush us, hedoesn't distress us," the pope said.With temperatures in Romehovering slightly above 80 degrees, the hot and humid weather did little tokeep the estimated 15,000 pilgrims from singing and waving as Pope Francisgreeted them on his popemobile. The pope occasionally stoppedto kiss several babies whose heads were draped in cloth to protect them from...
SULLIVAN, N.Y. (AP) -- A man hired to portray the Tin Man in "Wizard of Oz" author L. Frank Baum's upstate New York hometown was still in his character's makeup when his mug shot was taken after a drunken driving arrest....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Jerry Seinfeld is not a hugger and he let Kesha know it before a star-studded charity event in Washington earlier this week....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on the Senate hearing on national security (all times local):...
