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(Vatican Radio) The Rev. Dr Kaisamari Hintikka, is a senior member of the Lutheran World Federation and Assistant General Secretary for Ecumenical Relations who has been attending a meeting in Rome this week with secretaries of the Christian World Communions, an international ecumenical organization. Delegates attending the conference were received in audience by Pope Francis just before his Wednesday general audience. Dr Hintikka told Susy Hodges that these ecumenical conferences take place on a regular basis and all the different Christian denominations taking part that include Catholics and Orthodox Christians share a longer-term vision of unity and all of them were committed to that ultimate goal. Listen to the interview with the Rev. Dr Kaisamari Hintikka:
Rome, Italy, Oct 14, 2016 / 10:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Friday Pope Francis visited with young children at the “SOS Village” in Rome, a community made up of homes for children who are in positions of family or social hardship, as recommended by social services.The Village, as it is called, is made up of five houses, each holding up to six boys and six girls, 12 years of age and under. They live in the house with an “SOS Mother.” The Village aims to support the children and nurture their growth in the same way a family would.The Oct. 14 visit is the latest in the Pope’s “Mercy Friday” initiatives to spend time with various groups each month during the Jubilee of Mercy.In previous trips, he has made surprise stops at places including an elderly home, a drug and alcohol rehab center, and a facility for retired priests.During this month’s visit, the Pope was shown around the Village by the boys and girls, accompanied by staff. They showe...
Vatican City, Oct 14, 2016 / 10:21 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Friday Pope Francis expressed his sorrow to learn of the death of the King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died Thursday at a hospital in Bangkok.“I was deeply saddened to learn of the death of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, and I extend my heartfelt condolences to the Members of the Royal Family and to all the people of the Kingdom at this sorrowful time,” the Pope’s letter to the Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha read.King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 88, reigned over the Kingdom of Thailand since 1946 and was the longest-reigning living monarch in the world at the time of his death. He is also the longest-reigning monarch in Thai history.“I pray that, as a fitting tribute to the late King's legacy of wisdom, strength and fidelity, all Thais may work together to further the path of peace, and I willingly invoke upon all who mourn his passing the consolation of divine blessings,” t...
Washington D.C., Oct 14, 2016 / 11:56 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Following a leaked email from prominent political actors about a possible “Catholic Spring” movement to plant “seeds of the revolution” within the Church, the U.S. bishops' conference has rebuked interference in the Church and a political discourse that marginalizes the faithful and demeans women.“There have been recent reports that some may have sought to interfere in the internal life of the Church for short-term political gain,” said Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, the U.S. bishops’ conference president. “If true, this is troubling both for the well-being of faith communities and the good of our country.”“In our faith and our Church, Christ has given us a precious gift. As Catholics, we hold onto our beliefs because they come to us from Jesus, not a consensus forged by contemporary norms,” he said Oct. 13.“We also expect public officials to...
Washington D.C., Oct 14, 2016 / 12:23 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Radical Islamist militant group Boko Haram has released 21 schoolgirls kidnapped from the Nigerian town of Chibok in 2014 in a deal with the national government.Their release was confirmed as "the outcome of negotiations between the administration and Islamist militants” by Garba Shehu, spokesman for Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari.The BBC had been told by a security official that several captive militants were released in exchange for the birls, but the Nigeran government has since denied this.The girls were among 276 teenage girls, now mostly ages 16 to 18, kidnapped in April 2014 from their school in Chibok, located in Nigeria's Borno state. Their abduction sparked global outrage and a social media hashtag “#BringBackOurGirls.” Since 2014, 58 of the girls have escaped, but the majority have remained missing. In April 2016, CNN obtained footage of the girls, allegedly recorded in Decemb...
IMAGE: CNS photo/L'Osservatore RomanoBy Cindy WoodenROME (CNS) -- Continuing his monthly Year of Mercy visits topeople in particularly vulnerable situations, Pope Francis spent an afternoonOct. 14 at Rome's SOS Children's Village.The village, which includes five houses, attempts toprovide a home-like atmosphere for children under the age of 12 whose parents cannotcare for them.A maximum of six children and a house mother live in each ofthe houses at the village.According to the Vatican press office, "The boys andgirls, accompanied by staff from the center, showed the pope the village'sgreen space, which has a mini-soccer field and a small playground. The childrenshowed the Holy Father their rooms and their toys, and he listened to theirstories and stayed for a snack with them."When Pope Francis announced the Year of Mercy, he said thathe would try each month in private to fulfill one of the works of mercy. SinceDecember, his Mercy Friday visits have included spending time with migr...
By WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Toomuch of the political discourse during this election year "has demeaned womenand marginalized people of faith," the president of the U.S. Conference ofCatholic Bishops said Oct. 14."This must change," saidArchbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky. "True to the best hopes ofour Founding Fathers, we are confident that we can and will do better as anation.""Politicians, theirstaffs and volunteers should reflect our best aspirations as citizens," he said.The archbishop's statement cameat the end of a week of fallout over controversies involving thepresidential campaigns of Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democraticnominee Hillary Clinton.One controversy involved NBC's Oct. 9 leakingof a 2005 audio clip of Trump making lewd sexualremarks about women. The other involved an Oct. 11 release by WikiLeaks of what it saidwas an email chain among top officials from Clinton's campaign discussing howmany powerful conservatives in the U.S. are converts to Cat...
