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By Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When facingcriticism, a sense of humor and the grace to remain at peace are always thebest response, Pope Francis said in an interview with Germany's Die Zeit newspaper.In the interview, published March8 online and in print March 9, the pope laughed and said the Roman dialect featured in postersthat were plastered around the Rome city center criticizing him "wasgreat."The poster, featuring astern-faced picture of the pope, said: "Ah Francis, you've taken overcongregations, removed priests, decapitated the Order of Malta and theFranciscans of the Immaculate, ignored cardinals ... but where is your mercy?""There is this prayer -- whichis attributed to (St.) Thomas More -- that I pray every day: 'Lord, give me asense of humor!' The Lord preserves my peace and gives me a great sense ofhumor," Pope Francis said. Vatican Radio released a brief summarywith selected quotes from the nearly 6,000-word interview, in which the popediscussed several ...
By Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis will be visitingColombia in mid-September as the Latin American nation works to implement a newpeace deal and rebuild after 52 years of war.The Vatican announced March 10 that the pope had acceptedthe invitation of President Juan Manuel Santos and the Colombian bishops.The trip, Sept. 6-11, will include visits to the citiesof Bogota, Villavicencio, Medellin and Cartagena. Details of the trip were tobe published at a later date.Pope Francis will be the third pope to visit the nationafter Blessed Paul VI and St. John Paul II. The previous papal visit there was 31years ago in 1986.The bishops' conference posted on their website the triplogo: the pope smiling and walking flanked by the white and yellow colors ofthe Vatican on one side and an early indigenous symbol on the other. The mottois "Let us take the first step" ("Demos el primer paso").Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, apostolic nuncio toColombia, said: "The pope wants to come to mee...
SEATTLE (AP) -- A joke book "written" by a conservative author and filled with blank pages in a dig at Democrats is the top selling book on Amazon....
CAIRO (AP) -- Archaeologists in Egypt discovered a massive statue in a Cairo slum that may be of Ramses II, one of the country's most famous and longest ruling ancient pharaohs....
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Gone are the days when cyclists had to put away their bikes for the winter. These days, hard-core riders are staying outdoors year round thanks to "fat bikes" that allow them to conquer winter's worst instead of staying indoors on a stationary bike....
CHICAGO (AP) -- Rookie doctors can work up to 24 hours straight under new work limits taking effect this summer - a move supporters say will enhance training and foes maintain will do just the opposite....
DETROIT (AP) -- Volkswagen pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy and obstruction of justice in a brazen scheme to get around U.S. pollution rules on nearly 600,000 diesel vehicles by using software to suppress emissions of nitrogen oxide during tests....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Women seeking abortions and some basic health services, including prenatal care, contraception and cancer screenings, would face restrictions and struggle to pay for some of that medical care under the House Republicans' proposed bill....
A North Carolina district attorney said Friday that two assistant prosecutors no longer work for him after The Associated Press reported ex-members of a church said the men, who belong to the sect, derailed criminal investigations into possible abuse by church leaders....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. employers added a robust 235,000 jobs in February and raised pay at a healthy pace, making it all but certain that the Federal Reserve will raise short-term interest rates next week....
