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IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In a letter to Coptic Orthodox PopeTawadros II, Pope Francis said he hoped that both their churches can continue alongthe path of true unity and communion. The bond between the Catholic Church and the CopticOrthodox Church is a reminder "to intensify our common efforts topersevere in the search for visible unity in diversity, under the guidance ofthe Holy Spirit," the pope wrote in a letter to the patriarch May 10. "Along this path, we are sustained by the powerfulintercession and example of the martyrs. May we continue to advance together onour journey towardthe same eucharistictable, and grow in love and reconciliation," he said. The letter commemorated the "Day of friendshipbetween the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church," which marks the44th anniversary of the first meeting between Blessed Paul VI and Pope Shenouda III. Recalling his visit April 28-29 to Cairo, Pope Francisexpressed his appreciation f...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Rafael Marchante, ReutersBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In a video message to the people ofPortugal, Pope Francis said he wouldvisit Fatima as a pilgrim of peace and to entrust the world to Mary's immaculateheart. "Icome to you in the joy of sharing with you the Gospel of hope andpeace," the pope said in the message released by the Vatican May 10.Pope Francis was to embark on a two-day visit to Fatima May 12-13 tocommemorate the 100th anniversary of the Marian apparitions, which began May 13,1917, when threeshepherd children reported seeing the Virgin Mary. During the visit, the pope was to preside over the canonization ceremony of two ofthe young seers, Blessed Francisco and Blessed Jacinta Marto.In his message, the pope thanked the Portuguese people andauthorities for understanding his "decision to limit the visit to themoments and acts proper toa pilgrimage to the Shrine of Fatima" at "the feet of the VirginMother.""I know that you wanted me to com...
DELTONA, Fla. (AP) -- A 75-year-old man fatally shot himself while deputies were visiting his house to conduct a welfare check on his wife, and he left behind a hand-written suicide note saying he had buried her in the backyard, authorities in Florida said Wednesday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The federal government ran the second highest monthly surplus on record this April as tax revenues were pushed higher by a change in the deadline for corporate tax payments....
BEIRUT (AP) -- Turkey slammed the Trump administration's decision to supply Syrian Kurdish fighters with weapons against the Islamic State group and demanded Wednesday that it be reversed, heightening tensions between the NATO allies days before the Turkish leader heads to Washington for a meeting with President Donald Trump....
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) -- The collapse of a tunnel containing radioactive waste at the Hanford nuclear weapons complex underscored what critics have long been saying: that the toxic remnants of the Cold War are being stored in haphazard and unsafe conditions, and time is running out to deal with the problem....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- All but ignoring the unfurling drama over Russia and the U.S. election, President Donald Trump on Wednesday sought to advance prospects for cooperation between the former Cold War foes in Syria and elsewhere in a rare Oval Office meeting with Vladimir Putin's top diplomat....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Things to know about President Donald Trump's firing of James Comey as FBI director:...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the days before his firing by President Donald Trump, FBI Director James Comey told U.S. lawmakers he had asked the Justice Department for more resources to pursue the bureau's investigation into Russia's interference in last year's presidential election, three U.S. officials said Wednesday....
(Vatican Radio) The XXXVI General Assembly of the Latin American Episcopal Conference (Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano, known as CELAM) is taking place this week from 9-12 May.The Assembly gathers together the leadership of CELAM, along with heads of departments, as well as the presidents and delegates of the Episcopal Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean.The theme for this year’s Assembly is “A poor Church for the poor.” The meeting is taking place on the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Archbishop Oscar Romero, and is being held in San Salvador, the city of the martyred Archbishop’s birth.In his presentation at the beginning of the Assembly, Bishop Juan Espinoza, the auxiliary Bishop of Morelia, Mexico, and Secretary General of CELAM, explained that the meetings will follow two general lines: a discussion on the work of the various departments and of the Episcopal conferences; and a reflection on the pastoral objectives of CELAM, foll...
