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IMAGE: CNS/Junno Arocho EstevesBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Recent popes have had a specialaffection for Our Lady of Fatima, but no pope's connection can match that ofSt. John Paul II."We cannotforget that he was saved by Our Lady of Fatima from the assassination attempthere in St. Peter's. This is fundamental and central. It is neverforgotten," Portuguese Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, formerprefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes, told Catholic News ServiceMarch 29.Mehmet Ali Agca, aTurk, shot Pope John Paul at close range as the pope was greeting a crowd inSt. Peter's Square on the feast of Our Lady of Fatima, May 13, 1981. Two bullets piercedthe pope's abdomen, but no major organs were struck; a bullet had missed hisheart and aorta by a few inches.St. John Paul wouldlater say, "It wasa mother's hand that guided the bullet's path." That miracle, thecardinal said, is key in "understanding well Pope John Paul's devotion toOur Lady of Fatima."Given the date o...
IMAGE: CNS/World Meeting of FamiliesBy Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis urges families to discover God's love and be generous, forgiving, patient, helpful and respectful.Family life will be better if people use the words "please," "thank you," and "I'm sorry" every day, he said, and the world will be a better place if the church reaches out to the imperfect and the wounded.The pope's reflection was part of a letter to Cardinal Kevin Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, which is helping plan the World Meeting of Families in Dublin, Aug. 21-26, 2018. The Vatican released the text of the pope's letter March 30.When asked about the pope's plans to attend the event next year, Cardinal Farrell told reporters at a Vatican news conference, "We hope. I can't say absolutely" since it depends on the pope's schedule, but the pope has expressed his desire to go.The letter was meant to help Catholic families and parishes around the world prepare for the ...
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BAGHDAD (AP) -- As the fight for the Iraqi city of Mosul drags on, many might ask: Why has it taken the combined militaries of the United States and Iraq backed by an international coalition more than two years to dislodge a relatively small force of militants lacking heavy weaponry?...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- The body of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader, was released to the North on Thursday, more than a month after his murder at Kuala Lumpur's airport unleashed a fierce diplomatic battle between the two countries....
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A compromise that would repeal North Carolina's contentious "bathroom law" cleared a key hurdle Thursday when senators approved the measure, which is intended to help stem the financial backlash from the law limiting LGBT protections....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawmakers heading the Senate intelligence committee focused squarely on Russia as they opened a hearing Thursday on attempts at undermining the 2016 U.S. presidential election....
