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IMAGE: CNS/L'Osservatore RomanoBy Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Humanity does not own God's gift ofcreation and has no right to pillage it, Pope Francis said."We are not custodians of a museum and itsmasterpieces that we have to dust off every morning, but rather collaboratorsin the conservation and development of the existence and biodiversity of theplanet and human life," he said Nov. 28.The pope addressed experts attending a plenary session ofthe Pontifical Academy of Sciences Nov. 25-29 to discuss the impact ofscientific knowledge and technology on people and the planet.People in the modern world have grown up "thinkingwe are the owners and masters of nature, authorized to plunder it without anyconsideration for its secret potential and evolutionary laws, as if it were aninert substance at our disposal, causing, among other things, a very seriousloss of biodiversity," he said.An "ecological conversion" is needed in whichpeople recognize their responsibility for caring for cr...
IMAGE: CNS/ReutersBy VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As a towering spruce tree was erectedin St. Peter's Square, the Vatican released Pope Francis' liturgy schedule forAdvent, Christmas and the month of January.The 82-feet-tall Christmas tree arrived in the square Nov. 24.According to the papal calendar released by the Vatican thesame day:-- Pope Francis will celebrate an evening Mass Dec. 12, the feast of OurLady of Guadalupe. The Mass will include ancient liturgical hymns composed inindigenous languages, including Nahuatl, Quechua, Mapuche and Guarani. The Sistine Chapel Choir bewill joined the Latin American Choir under the direction of conductor Eduardo Notrica.-- The pope will celebrate Christmas Mass at 9:30 p.m. Dec. 24 in St. Peter'sBasilica.-- Pope Francis will give his Christmas blessing "urbiet orbi" (to the city and the world) at noon Dec. 25 from the central balcony overlooking St.Peter's Square.-- Dec. 31in St. Peter's Basilica, the pope will preside over evening prayer and thes...
By Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Just as "the habit does not makethe monk," taking a vow of poverty does not automatically mean aconsecrated person lives with a detachment from material things and insolidarity with the poor, Pope Francis said.In fact, "the hypocrisy of consecrated men and womenwho live like the rich wounds the consciences of the faithful and damages thechurch," the pope said in a written message Nov. 26 to treasurers ofreligious orders.Taking a vow of poverty and having no personal property isnot fulfilling the vow "if my institute allows me to manage or enjoy all thegoods I desire," the pope told the religious, who were in Rome for asymposium on economics and religious life.The founding "charism" -- literally"grace" -- or ideal of a religious order is not "static orrigid," the pope said. Rather, members of orders must continually look atthe world and the church and discern how God wants that original grace to belived in the world today with the human and mater...
DENVER (AP) -- Weed is winning in the polls, with a solid majority of Americans saying marijuana should be legal. But does that mean the federal government will let dozens of state pot experiments play out? Not by a long shot....
BAGHDAD (AP) -- When Iraq's top generals finalized the plan to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group, they gave themselves six months to finish the job....
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian government forces and their allies captured another major eastern Aleppo neighborhood and several smaller areas Monday, putting much of the northern part of the city's besieged rebel-held areas under government control for the first time in four years, state media reported....
HAVANA (AP) -- Thousands of Cubans were filing through a memorial in Havana's Plaza of the Revolution on Monday as the nation plunged into a week of services bidding farewell to the man who ruled the country for nearly half a century....
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Seven people were sent to the hospital Monday morning after an active shooter was reported on campus, the Columbus Fire Department said shortly after the school sent a series of tweets telling students to shelter in place and to "Run Hide Fight."...
NEW YORK (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump is claiming, without evidence, that millions of people voted illegally in the election he won, issuing the baseless claim as part of his angry response to a recount effort led by the Green Party and joined by Hillary Clinton's campaign....
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis received the Participants in the Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on Monday.The Academy’s November 25-29 meeting is focused on ways in which already available or expected scientific advances may affect the sustainable development of human societies and their environments.Please find the full text of the Holy Father’s prepared remarks in their official English translation, below******************************Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen,I am pleased to welcome you on the occasion of your plenary session and I thank the President, Professor Werner Arber, for his kind words. I wish to thank you for the contribution you are making which, with the passing of time, increasingly reveals its usefulness for scientific progress, for the cause of cooperation between human persons and especially for the care of the planet on which God has allowed us to live. Never before has there been such a clear need ...
