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Fatima, Portugal, Dec 1, 2016 / 06:32 am (CNA/EWTN News).- For the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal, Pope Francis has decided to grant a plenary indulgence opportunity throughout the entire anniversary year, which began Nov. 27, 2016, and will end Nov. 26, 2017.The rector of the Fatima Shrine in Portugal, André Pereira, explained to CNA that the plenary indulgence can be obtained during the entire Jubilee Year. There are three ways of obtaining the indulgence, detailed in a statement on the shrine's website.To obtain the plenary indulgence, the faithful must also fulfill the ordinary conditions: go to Confession and Communion, be interiorly detached from sin, and pray for the intentions of the Holy Father.1. Make a pilgrimage to the shrineThe first way is for “the faithful to make a pilgrimage to the Fatima Shrine in Portugal and participate in a celebration or prayer dedicated to the Virgin.”In addition, the faithful must...
By Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Upholding the truth and moralvalues isn't easy, especially for young people, Pope Francis said."But with God's help and with the sincere will to dogood, every obstacle can be overcome," he told international students andthose who minister to them.Students studying abroad and about 100 campus ministers and representativesof bishops' conferences participated in the Fourth World Congress on thePastoral Care of International Students Nov. 28-Dec. 2. The congress wassponsored by the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers.Pope Francis said it was important that new generations alwaysbe inspired and guided to build a "healthier society," especiallywhen it comes to dealing with moral dilemmas.Today, "the moral challenges to be addressed are manyand it is not always easy to fight for affirming the truth and values,especially when one is young," he said, but it can be done with God's helpand honest intentions.He said he was pleased to see so many yo...
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) -- Minutes from the ocean views of Malibu mansions, a rancher has obtained a rare permit to fatally shoot a mountain lion killing livestock....
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Former American astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, has been evacuated by plane from the South Pole for medical reasons, officials said Thursday....
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Somali-born student who injured nearly a dozen people in a car-and-knife attack at Ohio State University showed few signs of bitterness despite what must have been a difficult early life, and he even danced onto the stage when he graduated from community college....
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The government of Iraq is hoping that a new OPEC deal will help the war-weary country generate enough revenue to help pay for its costly, 2-year-old fight against the Islamic State group....
MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) -- The Bolivian Civil Aviation Authority has indefinitely suspended permission for LaMia airline to operate following the deadly crash of one its charter planes in Colombia, officials said Thursday....
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The first candidate-driven statewide recount of a presidential election in 16 years began Thursday in Wisconsin, a state that Donald Trump won by less than a percentage point over Hillary Clinton after polls long predicted a Clinton victory....
NEW YORK (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump is poised to take a victory lap on Thursday, appearing first in Indiana to salute workers at a factory where he says he saved hundreds of jobs from moving to Mexico and then in Ohio on the first stop of a "Thank You Tour" to honor the supporters in states that helped him to his stunning victory....
(Vatican Radio) In a world where conflict affects so many communities, it is important to recognize the connection between food insecurity and social unrest. Kimberly Flowers, Director of the Global Food Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), was brought to Rome by U.S. Mission to the United Nations as the keynote speaker at the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) 13th Annual George McGovern Lecture. She highlighted the connection between conflict areas and food insecurity in her speech entitled, “Examining Linkages: The Nexus between Food Insecurity and Political Instability.”CSIS is a Washington D.C. based, bipartisan foreign affairs think tank. Leading the field in defense and intelligence thinking, they also provide recommendations to policy makers on how to develop foreign assistance programs that are focused on ending hunger and poverty. Kimberly Flowers spoke with Vatican Radio’s Linda Bordoni about...
