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(Vatican Radio) In his fourth and last Advent sermon of the Christmas season, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher of the Pontifical Household, reflected Friday on the theme “by the Holy Spirit He ‘was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.’”Below, please find the English text of Fr. Cantalamessa’s sermon, translated from Italian by Marsha Daigle Williamson: Christmas, a Mystery “for Us”In continuing our reflections on the Holy Spirit, and given the imminence of Christmas, let us meditate on the article in the creed that speaks of the work of the Holy Spirit in the Incarnation. In the creed, we say, “For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.”St. Augustine distinguished between two ways of celebrating an event in salvation history: as a mystery (in sacramento) or as a simple anniversary. In the celebration of an...
The Catholic Bishops of Kenya on Thursday 22 Dec. called for dialogue after a bill to change the current electoral law was hastily passed in parliament.In a statement, the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops-Justice and Peace Commission said it was saddened by the changes to the Elections Laws (Amendment) Act and called for dialogue among political leaders in all processes related to elections, to minimise mistrust, conflict and possible violence.They called on President Uhuru Kenyatta not to sign the bill into law. "The President should rise above politics and act in his capacity [as Kenya's leader] and the symbol of national unity to promote cohesion," said the chairman of the Justice and Peace Commission, Bishop Cornelius Korir of Eldoret Diocese. "We urge you not to sign the amendments into law and that you give dialogue a chance." They also appealed to Cord and other opposition parties to always give dialogue a chance.For more insights to this story r...
Vatican City, Dec 23, 2016 / 05:52 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After taking up a collection earlier this year to aid families affected by the ongoing crisis in Eastern Ukraine, Pope Francis has decided to distribute an initial sum of 6 million euros to different charity projects as a Christmas gift.“In the name of the Holy Father, at Christmas the first installment of the aid for the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine will be paid,” a Dec. 23 communique from the Pontifical Council Cor Unum read.The sum of nearly 6 million euro is only part of the 12 million that’s been collected since April, and is destined for more than 2 million people “without distinction of religion, faith or ethnic background.”It will go to projects that assist people currently living in the regions of Donetsk and Lugansk, Kharkiv and Dnepropetrovsk, which have been hit hardest by the conflict.The funds were raised in large part as the result of Pope Francis’ decision to take up an Apri...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- A Little Rock man accused of fatally shooting a 3-year-old boy in what police called a road-rage incident has surrendered to federal and local authorities, the U.S. Marshals Service said Friday....
JERUSALEM (AP) -- An Israeli official on Friday accused President Barack Obama of colluding with the Palestinians in a "shameful move against Israel at the U.N." after learning the White House did not intend to veto a Security Council resolution condemning settlement construction in the West Bank and east Jerusalem the day before....
ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- At the brightly lit mall, clothing stores highlight holiday sweaters and big signs tout the sales, while Duquan Allen keeps his expectations in check....
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) -- After hours of tense negotiations, two Libyans who hijacked a plane from Libya to Malta and threatened to blow it up surrendered peacefully Friday, allowing 118 passengers and crew to leave the plane before walking out themselves with the last of the crew....
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday praised U.S. President-elect Donald Trump for "keenly" feeling public sentiment to win the election and denied the White House's claims of Russia's meddling in the vote....
Vatican Weekend for December 24, 2016 features “No Crib for a Bed,” our traditional Christmas Play by Jill Bevilacqua, set in the year 1223 when St. Francis of Assisi set up the first living crib scene on a hillside near the town of Greccio in central Italy.Listen to this programme produced and presented by Susy Hodges:
