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(Vatican Radio) A joint effort between art and mercy has made it possible for one of the most troubled countries in the world to receive a substantial donation for its children in need of medical care.When the project entitled “Christo’s box, between Art and Mercy, A Gift for Bangui” was presented in May 2016 at the Vatican Museums, Pope Francis had made it quite clear that he wanted the proceeds to go to the Bangui Children’s Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo.200,000 euros is the sum that has been raised and enthusiastically received by the Pope who has expressed his wish that it be donated to the Hospital so it can care for all poor children “without distinction of religious belonging, because all children need care and attention.” At the heart of the project, a well-known contemporary artist, the Bulgarian-born US citizen Christo, who “packaged” a fragment of Raphael's ‘The School of Athens’. ...
A Japanese Catholic Samurai who died in the 17th century in exile, will be declared Blessed during a Mass in Osaka on Tuesday. Pope Francis has sent Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints, to preside over the Beatification Mass of Justo Takayama Ukon.Born into a family of landowners in 1552, Ukon converted to Christianity at the age of 12 after coming into contact with Jesuit missionaries. When Shogun Toyotomi Hideyoshi took power and prohibited the practice of Christianity, Ukon refused to follow the great feudal lords and abandon his faith. He lost his properties, position, social status, honor and respectability and was eventually forced into exile. With 300 other Japanese Christians he fled to Manila where, just 40 days after his arrival, he fell ill and died on Feb. 4, 1615. Pope Francis signed a decree on 21 January 2016 clearing Ukon&...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICANCITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis named Archbishop Angelo Becciu, Vatican substitute secretary of state,as his special delegate and sole spokesman to the Sovereign Military Order ofMalta."Untilthe end of your mandate, that is until the conclusion of the extraordinary chapter,which will elect the grand master, you will be my exclusive spokesperson in allmatters relating to relations between the Apostolic See and the order," thepope wrote in a letter to Archbishop Becciu Feb. 2. The specialdelegate, the pope said, also will work closely with Fra Ludwig Hoffmann vonRumerstein, the chivalric order's temporary head, to carry out "theappropriate renewal of the order's constitution."Released bythe Vatican Feb. 4, the pope's letter to Archbishop Becciu came after several tenseweeks which led to the Jan. 24 resignation of Fra Matthew Festing as grandmaster of the order. The pope'sletter made no mention of how Archbishop Becciu's responsibilities ...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Giorgio Onorati, EPABy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A culture thatprotects life fromconception to natural deathis the only answer to theidea that some lives are expendable due to inconvenience or populationcontrol, Pope Francis said. Followingin the path of St. Teresaof Kolkata, Christians are called to stand up and defend the lives ofthe unborn and the vulnerable, the pope said Feb. 5 in his remarks after the recitation of theAngelus prayer."Weare close to and pray together for the children who are in danger with the terminationof pregnancy, as well as for peoplewho are at the end of their lives; every life is sacred," he said. The popecommemorated the Day for Life celebration promoted by the Italian bishops' conference. The theme ofthe 2017 commemoration was "Women and men for life in the footsteps of St.Teresa of Kolkata."CitingMother Teresa's call to fight for life, the pope joined the Italian bishops' appealfor "courageous educational action in fa...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- A meteor over Lake Michigan lit up the sky Monday morning across several states in the Midwest....
BERLIN (AP) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel's Bavarian conservative allies threw their weight Monday behind her quest for a fourth term, putting aside a long-running argument over her migrant policies as Germany prepares for a national election in September....
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's ragtag rebel groups and insurgents trying to oust President Bashar Assad have turned their guns on each other in some of the worst infighting yet, with al-Qaida-linked fighters battling other factions in a split between supporters and opponents of the Russian-led push for a new peace process for the war-torn country....
SYDNEY (AP) -- Seven percent of priests in Australia's Catholic Church were accused of sexually abusing children over the past several decades, a lawyer said Monday as officials investigating institutional abuse across Australia revealed for the first time the extent of the crisis....
HOUSTON (AP) -- Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the rest of the New England Patriots have long been reluctant to rank their victories. They've refused to label any given season, or title, sweeter than another....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on the lawsuit involving President Donald Trump's executive order restraining immigration (all times local):...
