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IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As the Vatican Secretariat forCommunication works to unify Vatican media efforts, a key pastoral concern isto keep open all the channels that allow Pope Francis to speak to the world."With a pope who is so naturally communicative, if wedon't put obstacles in his way, we already are doing our job," said NatasaGovekar, director of the secretariat's theological-pastoral department.While every large organization and government has acommunications apparatus, the Vatican may be unique in having a department likeGovekar's. Her office focuses on the theological and pastoral implications ofcommunications in general, as well as in the faith content of what the Vaticancommunicates.The number of page views, clicks, followers and"likes" on Vatican websites and social media accounts is, of course,tracked by the Secretariat for Communication, but those statistics are not thekey factor in determining success, she said. The secretariat fulf...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Carol GlatzROME (CNS) -- There is absolutely no excuse for notimplementing concrete measures to protect minors and vulnerable adults fromsexual abuse, said Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston."Let there be no doubt about it: Pope Francis isthoroughly committed to rooting out the scourge of sex abuse in thechurch," he said, and "effectively making our church safe for allpeople demands our collaboration on all levels."The cardinal gave the opening prayer and address at adaylong seminar March 23 at Rome's Pontifical Gregorian University. The seminarwas sponsored by the papal advisory body Cardinal O'Malley heads, thePontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. A representative of every office of the Roman Curiaattended, including: Cardinals Pietro Parolin, secretary of state; KevinFarrell of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life; Joao Braz de Aviz of theCongregation for Institutes for Consecrated Life and Societies of ApostolicLife; Marc Ouellet of t...
IMAGE: CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano via EPABy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICANCITY (CNS) -- Europe must recover the memories and lessons of past tragedies in order to confrontthe challenges Europeansface today that seek to divide rather than unite humanity, Pope Francis said. Whilethe founding fathers of what is now the European Union worked toward a"united and open Europe," free of the "walls and divisions"erected after WorldWar II, the tragedy of poverty and violence affecting millions of innocentpeople lingers on, the pope told European leaders gathered at the Vatican March 24."Wheregenerations longed to see the fall of those signs of forced hostility, thesedays we debate how to keep out the 'dangers' of our time, beginning with the long file of women,men and children fleeing war and poverty, seeking only a future for themselves andtheir loved ones," he said. PopeFrancis welcomed the 27 European heads of state to the Vatican to commemoratethe 60th anniversary of the signing of the ...
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ROME (AP) -- Posing with Pope Francis before Michelangelo's masterpiece "The Last Judgment" at the Vatican, European Union leaders started their weekend pilgrimage in Rome hoping that a visit to the cradle of their unity project could somehow rekindle the vigor of the bloc's youth....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jewish groups had pointed to scores of bomb threats against their communities as the most dramatic example of what they considered a surge in anti-Semitism. Some blamed a far-right emboldened by President Donald Trump. Now, that picture has been complicated by the arrest of an Israeli Jewish hacker who authorities say is responsible for the harassment....
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin made his preferences in the French presidential election clear Friday by hosting far-right candidate Marine Le Pen at the Kremlin, but analysts are skeptical about Russia's ability to sway the outcome of the vote....
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) -- Long before his short stints in jail turned into years behind bars, Khalid Masood was known as Adrian Elms, with a reputation for drinking and an unpredictable temper....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump greenlighted the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline on Friday, declaring it a "great day for American jobs" and siding with energy advocates over environmental groups in a heated debate over climate change....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, a key figure in investigations into the Trump campaign's ties to Russia, has volunteered to be questioned by lawmakers as part of a House probe of the Kremlin's alleged meddling in the 2016 election....
