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Vatican City, May 6, 2017 / 10:46 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As 40 new Swiss Guards take an oath to defend and protect Pope Francis, their commander has emphasized that their role is not only to be a security force, but has a spiritual aspect as well.“If someone in the (job) interview only talks about security and doesn’t know who they are giving security for…for me he is not a candidate,” Christoph Graf, Commander of the Swiss Guard, told journalists May 5. “For me a candidate must have a foundation in the faith, to be a practicing Catholic” who goes to Mass and prays, he said, adding that if a young man knows nothing of the faith, “I don’t know what he’s looking for (in the Swiss Guard).”Because of the army’s ties to the Pope and to the Church, he said having a solid faith life is “fundamental,” and explained that it’s even possible “to help some on the path of faith” if they have only ...
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PARIS (AP) -- France's election campaign commission said Saturday "a significant amount of data" - and some fake information - has been leaked on social networks following a hacking attack on centrist Emmanuel Macron's presidential campaign. It urged citizens not to relay the data on social media to protect the integrity of the French vote....
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Friday greeted members of the Pontifical Romanian College or Collegio Pio Romeno on the occasion of its 80th anniversary. Listen to this report: This Roman Pontifical College has been training seminarians from all over the world for eight decades in the Eternal City and on Friday the Pope on this auspicious occasion had two wishes for those present.The first was to preserve memory and the second, to cultivate hope.Speaking about the former, the Holy Father said that by tuning into ones ecclesial memory which he added, lives through the events that each era presents us with, “you will be helped to overcome dangerous temptations that may arise, such as settling for mediocrity, settling for a normal life; where one jealously guards their own time and their own well-being.The Pope described their College as a place where seminarians train as if they were “in a gym” in order to give their lives for the good of others.On the theme o...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis received the President of the Swiss Confederation, Doris Leuthard, on Saturday morning in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican.A communiqué from the Press Office of the Holy See says the Pope and the President held cordial discussions, during which the parties emphasized the mutual wish to strengthen the already good relations between the Holy See and Switzerland, and to intensify cooperation between the Catholic Church and the State.The statement from the Press Office goes on to say Pope Francis and President Leuthard discussed various themes of common interest, including the reception of migrants, the challenge of the world of work for the young, the fight against terrorism and commitment to the protection of the environment, as well as the future of Europe.The visit of the President of the Swiss Confederation coincided with the swearing-in of new soldiers of the Pontifical Swiss Guard.
The Association of Catholic Journalists (ACJ) a grouping of professional Catholic Journalists in Malawi last weekend held their first ever Annual General Meeting in the Lakeshore district of Salima where a new national executive committee was elected to stir the operations of the organisation in the next three years.During the elections, Augustine Mulomole became the new President for the association replacing Deogratias Mmana. Others that were elected included Esther Nyanja (Vice President), Grace Kapatuka (Secretary General), Martin Mlelemba (Vice Secretary General), Thomas Psyata (Treasurer General), Bathrenew Boaz (Publicity Secretary) and committee members; Jaqueline Zulu, Anord Namanja, Tereza Ndanga and Moses Kamanga.In his acceptance speech as the new President, Mulomole said he along with his committee strive to work for the good of the association and at the same time make it vibrant.“We are committed to work for our mother Church through our various skills. W...
Fatima, Portugal, May 6, 2017 / 06:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Over the past 10 years the Fatima shrine has seen an uptick in the number of pilgrims who visit from all over the world, particularly from Asia.The increase is credited to the relevance of Our Lady’s message as the centenary of her apparitions approaches.“The last few years the number of pilgrims has increased,” Dr. Pedro Valinho Gomes, director of pilgrim services at the Fatima shrine, told CNA in an interview.While there has been an additional spike in the past 3-4 years as preparations have been underway for the celebration of the centenary of the Fatima apparitions, the number of visitors to the shrine was already steadily increasing for some time, he said.Valinho said they have hosted “some 5-6 million pilgrims” a year – an estimate that comes from the number of people who participate in the different activities the shrine offers, although there are many who pass through without regis...
