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By Junno Arocho EstevesROME (CNS) -- Lent is a time to receive God's breath of life,a breath that saveshumanity from suffocatingunder the weight of selfishness, indifference and piety devoid ofsincerity, Pope Francis said. "Lent is the time to say no to the asphyxia born ofrelationships that exclude, that try to find God while avoiding the wounds ofChrist present in the wounds of his brothers and sisters," the pope said March 1 during anAsh Wednesday Mass.PopeFrancis celebrated the Mass after making the traditional Ash Wednesdayprocession from the Benedictine monastery of St. Anselm to the Dominican-run Basilica of Santa Sabina on Rome's Aventine Hill.After receiving ashes on top of his head from Cardinal JozefTomko, titular cardinal of the basilica, the pope distributed ashes to thecardinals, his closest aides, some Benedictines and Dominicans. He also distributed ashes to a family and to two members ofthe Pontifical Academy for Martyrs, which promotes the traditional Lenten"stati...
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Washington D.C., Mar 1, 2017 / 02:25 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As Ash Wednesday kicks off the Lenten season, Catholics enter into 40 days of abstaining from sweets, technology, alcohol and other luxuries.But did you know that Catholic monks once brewed beer specifically for a liquid-only Lenten fast?Back in the 1600s, Paulaner monks moved from Southern Italy to the Cloister Neudeck ob der Au in Bavaria. “Being a strict order, they were not allowed to consume solid food during Lent,” the current braumeister and beer sommelier of Paulaner Brewery Martin Zuber explained in a video on the company’s website.They needed something other than water to sustain them, so the monks turned to a common staple of the time of their region – beer. They concocted an “unusually strong” brew, full of carbohydrates and nutrients, because “liquid bread wouldn’t break the fast,” Zuber noted.This was an early doppelbock-style beer, which the monks eventually...
Vatican City, Mar 1, 2017 / 05:29 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Ash Wednesday Pope Francis said that while Lent is certainly a time of mortification, it’s also a journey of hope that leads to the joy of Christ’s Resurrection – a journey that requires both daily sacrifice and love.In his catechesis for the general audience March 1, the Pope likened our journey during the 40 days of Lent to the 40 years the Israelites spent wandering in the desert following their “exodus” from slavery in Egypt.“And these 40 days are also for each of us an exit from slavery, from sin, to freedom, to a meeting with the Resurrected Christ,” he said.“A path that’s a bit challenging, as is just, because love is challenging, but it’s a path full of hope. In fact, I would say more: the Lenten exodus is the path in which hope itself is formed.”During their time of wandering, God never forgot his people or his promise to bring them to the Promised Lan...
GENEVA (AP) -- Jihad al-Makdissi was once the mouthpiece for the Syrian government. A familiar face at the front lines of spin, he defended the heavy-handed approach of state security and military forces as Arab Spring-inspired protests swept the nation and then degenerated into a horrific civil war....
