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Vatican City, Feb 2, 2017 / 11:24 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Everyone, but especially consecrated men and women, Pope Francis said Thursday, are called to be leaven in the world, bringing Christ to the people – even when it seems like the work goes unnoticed, or there is another who would do a better job.“The Lord has called us to be leaven here and now, with the challenges we face. Not on the defensive or motivated by fear, but with our hands on the plough, helping the wheat to grow, even though it has frequently been sown among weeds,” he taught during his homily at a Feb. 2 Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.The Mass celebrated the feast of the Presentation of the Lord and marked the 21st World Day of Consecrated Life.Pope Francis said the calling of consecrated women and men is to put Christ “in the midst of people,” not acting as some sort of religious activist, but as “men and women who are constantly forgiven, men and women anointed in baptism and ...
Alexandria, La., Feb 2, 2017 / 12:38 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Bishop David P. Talley now heads the Diocese of Alexandria, with Pope Francis’ acceptance of the resignation of Bishop Ronald P. Herzog.“Many thanks to all, for these three months of transitioning,” Bishop Talley said in a Feb. 2 statement. “We will care for and honor our bishop emeritus, lovingly; and I will give you all I have and am capable of.”Bishop Talley, 66, was born in Columbus, Ga. Sept. 11, 1950. He studied at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in Indiana and was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Atlanta in 1989. He received a doctorate in canon law from the Gregorian University in Rome, and St. John Paul II named him a monsignor in 2001.Benedict XVI named him an auxiliary bishop for the Atlanta archdiocese in January 2013, and Pope Francis named him coadjutor bishop of central Louisiana’s Alexandria diocese Sept. 21, 2016.Bishop Talley was raised a Southern Bapt...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Carlos Barria, ReutersBy Mark PattisonWASHINGTON(CNS) ? "Spiritual success" is a more accurate measure for the United States than wealth, according to likely billionairePresident Donald Trump in remarks Feb. 2 at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington."Americais a nation of believers," Trump said. "In towns across the land, we see what weso easily forget: The quality of our lives is not defined by our materialsuccess but by our spiritual success. I speak that as someone who has had greatmaterial success and who knows many people who have had great material success.... Some of them are very miserable, miserable people."Comparedto people to have money but no happiness, the people who have no money but happiness"are the successful people, let me tell you," Trump said at the 65th annual breakfast, attended by 3,000 politicians, religious leaders and dignitaries, including King Abdullah of Jordan.Trumpspoke about having gone to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware the ...
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) -- The handlers of Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, said the furry rodent has "predicted" six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow at dawn Thursday....
HOUSTON (AP) -- Lady Gaga said she hopes her Super Bowl halftime show will celebrate "inclusion" and the "spirit of equality" during a time of national division....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump can't seem to bring himself to say "Hasta la vista, baby" to "Celebrity Apprentice."...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- From a return to higher premiums based on gender, to gaps in coverage for birth control and breast pumps, experts say women could end up paying more for less if the Obama-era health care law is repealed....
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -- A crowd protesting a far-right commentator's appearance at the University of California at Berkeley hurled smoke bombs, broke windows and started fires Wednesday night, prompting officials to call off the event....
ALEPPO, Syria (AP) -- Fighting has ended in Aleppo, and now talk is beginning to turn to the question of how to rebuild Syria's largest city, where entire blocks have been smashed to rubble in scenes reminiscent of World War II devastation. The task will take tens of billions of dollars....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans suspended Senate committee rules Thursday to muscle President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency toward confirmation after Democrats boycotted a vote....
