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IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Junno Arocho EstevesABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM PORTUGAL (CNS) -- While theinvestigations into the very first alleged apparitions at Medjugorje in mustcontinue, Pope Francis said he has doubts about claims that Mary continues toappear in the village of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Asked May 13 about the authenticity of the Marianapparitions, which reportedly began in 1981, the pope referred to the findingsof a commission chaired by Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the retired papal vicar ofRome."The report has its doubts, but personally, I am alittle worse," the pope told reporters traveling with him from Fatima,Portugal. "I prefer Our Lady as mother, our mother, and not Our Lady ashead of the post office who sends a message at a stated time.""This isn't Jesus' mother," he said. "Andthese alleged apparitions don't have much value. I say this as a personalopinion, but it is clear. Who thinks that Our Lady says, 'Come, becausetomorrow at this time I will give a message to tha...
CINCINNATI (AP) -- The mother of an 8-year-old Ohio boy who killed himself after she says he was bullied at school pledges to speak out on his behalf....
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) -- Pope Francis says he won't try to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to soften his policies on immigration and the environment when they meet this month, but wants instead to find common ground and work for peace....
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) -- Donald Trump, the real estate mogul-turned-president, offered simple words of advice to university graduates Saturday as he urged them to follow their convictions, prepare to face criticism and relish the opportunity to be an "outsider."...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump said Saturday that "we can make a fast decision" on a new FBI director, possibly by late next week, before he leaves on his first foreign trip since taking office....
NEW YORK (AP) -- The cyberextortion attack hitting dozens of countries spread quickly and widely thanks to an unusual confluence of factors: a known and highly dangerous security hole in Microsoft Windows, tardy users who didn't apply Microsoft's March software fix, and a software design that allowed the malware to spread quickly once inside university, business and government networks....
LONDON (AP) -- A global "ransomware" cyberattack, unprecedented in scale, had technicians scrambling to restore Britain's crippled hospital network Saturday and secure the computers that run factories, banks, government agencies and transport systems in many other nations....
Vatican Weekend for May 13th, 2017 features highlights from Pope Francis’ 24-hour pilgrimage to the Marian Shrine of Fatima in Portugal and a special program retelling the story of the spectacular solar phenomenon that took place on the day of the final apparition by Our Lady of Fatima.Listen to this program produced and presented by Susy Hodges:
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis concluded his pilgrimage to Fatima on Saturday, with a Mass marking the centenary of the Marian apparitions there, which made the place a famous ad beloved place of pilgrimage to millions of faithful from all around the world and across generations.During the Mass, the Holy Father canonised two of the seers of Fatima, declaring Francisco and Jacinta Marto to be saints in heaven.At the end of Mass, the Holy Father led the faithful in a moment of Eucharistic adoration and offered Eucharistic benediction. He also met briefly with a group of sick people, before heading to lunch with the Bishops of Portugal, after which he headed to the papal plane for his flight back to Rome.Our special envoy, Chris Altieri, was in Fatima from start to finish, and sent this overview of this Apostolic pilgrimage.Listen: *************************************************Pope Francis presided over Mass for hundreds of thousands of pilgrims at the Marian shrine in Fatima ...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Miguel Guitierrez, EPABy Ezra FieserSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (CNS) --Bishops from across Latin America condemned the ongoing violence in Venezuelaand called for the church to find ways to provide charity to the South Americancountry amid food shortages that have left thousands hungry."We are worried and painedby the deaths, the violence, the lack of the most basic goods, the divisions,the violation of human rights," said Auxiliary Juan Espinoza Jimenez of Morelia, Mexico, secretary general of the LatinAmerica bishops' council, known by its Spanish acronym, CELAM.Bishop Espinoza spoke during CELAM's assembly in SanSalvador, which brought together Catholic representatives from 21 LatinAmerican countries plus delegations from the United States and Canada. Themeeting, which ended May 12 and was themed "A poor church for the poor,"dedicated special attention to the situation in Venezuela.The conference appointed acommission to study the issue and make recommendations. T...
