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IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICANCITY (CNS) -- The Magi had the courage to set out on a journey in the hope of finding somethingnew, unlike Herod who was full of himself and unwilling to change his ways,Pope Francis said.The Wise Men who set out fromthe East in search of Jesus personify all those who long for God and reflect"allthose who in their lives have let their hearts be anesthetized," the pope said Jan. 6, the feast of theEpiphany."TheMagi experienced longing; they were tired of the usual fare. They were all toofamiliar with, and weary of, the Herods of their own day. But there, inBethlehem, was a promise of newness, of gratuity," he said.Thousandsof people were gathered in St.Peter's Basilica as the pope entered to the sounds of the choir singing"Angels we have heard on high" in Latin. Before taking his place infront of the altar, the pope stood in front of a statue of baby Jesus, spending several minutes inveneration before kissing it.Thepope said that t...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Tyler OrsburnBy WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Urging Americans to look at their families for stories of immigration, the president and vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called attention to the hardships and contributions of immigrants to American society as the U.S. church prepared to observe National Migration Week.Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston and Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles also said in a Jan. 6 statement that the week is "an opportunity to embrace the important work of continuing to secure the border, to welcome the stranger and serve the most vulnerable" as components of "a humane immigration policy."National Migration Week was to be observed Jan. 8-14."This year, we are invited to create a culture of encounter where citizens old and new, alongside immigrants recent and long-standing, can share with one another their hopes for a better life," said the statement marking the observance, which began 25 years ago as a way...
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- A gunman opened fire in the baggage claim area at the Fort Lauderdale airport Friday, killing five people and wounding eight before being taken into custody in an attack that sent panicked passengers running out of the terminal and onto the tarmac, authorities said....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- After a briefing from the nation's top intelligence officials, President-elect Donald Trump said Friday he is confident Russians did not affect the outcome of the U.S. presidential election but he didn't say whether he now accepts the intelligence assessment that Moscow did meddle in the race....
The Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM), better known as the "Sisters of Loreto”, are currently celebrating 175 years of their presence in South Asia. "With immense gratitude to God we celebrate the arrival in India of the first sisters, who 175 years ago brought the love of God", Sister Anita M. Braganza, head of the religious Province of South Asia told Vatican’s Fides news agency. Twelve brave Irish women, that included 7 nuns and 5 postulants, set sail from Ireland, where the congregation was founded in 1609 by the Englishwoman Mary Ward, landed in Calcutta, British India, after 4 months on Dec. 30, 1841. Averaging 19 years of age, the Loreto nuns headed by 23-year old Mother Delphine Hart, never intended to return home. Based in Kolkata, formerly Calcutta, the congregation spread to many parts of India, Nepal, Bangladesh. "That experience was the result of a missionary zeal: a life dedicated ...
