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IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- All it takes is just one personcarrying out one simple, loving act of mercy every day to start a revolutionand stamp out the "virus of indifference," Pope Francis said.Sharing God's mercy is not about expending a huge amountof effort or performing "superhuman" acts, he said during his generalaudience Oct. 12 in St. Peter's Square.Jesus showed with his words and deeds that it's muchsimpler than that: It's about making "small gestures that in his eyes,however, hold great value, so much so that he told us we will be judged uponthese" actions, the pope said.As he continued his series of talks about God's mercy,the pope said he would begin looking at each one of the seven corporal andseven spiritual works of mercy in the following weeks.The audience began with a reading from the Gospel of Matthew's"Judgment of the Nations" (25: 31-46) in which Jesus tells hisdisciples they will be blessed with eternal life for helping the hungry,...
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis renewed his appeal for peace in Syria on Wednesday. Addressing pilgrims and tourists gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the weekly General Audience, Pope Francis said, “I want to emphasize and reiterate my solidarity with all victims of inhuman conflict in Syria.” Pope Francis went on to say, “It is with a sense of urgency that I renew my appeal, begging, with all my strength, those responsible, that steps be taken toward an immediate ceasefire, one imposed and respected at least for the time necessary to allow the evacuation of civilians, especially children, who are still trapped under cruel bombardment.”Click below to hear our report Russian-led airstrikes resumed over the past 24 hours, concentrating on targets within the besieged city of Aleppo.At least 25 people are reported to have died, including children. The bombardments follow a temporary lull called by the Syrian government, in part to allow civilians to leave ...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis during his weekly General Audience made an appeal on the eve of the International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction, which this year features the theme: "Reducing mortality."The Holy Father said that “natural disasters could be avoided or at least limited, since their effects are often due to a lack of environmental care by man. The Pope added, “therefore I encourage you to join far-sighted efforts in the protection of our common home, promoting a culture of prevention, also with the help of new advances, in order to reduce the risk to the most vulnerable populations.
(Vatican Radio) Pakistan’s Supreme Court will hear the final appeal of Christian mother Asia Bibi on Thursday six years after she was sentenced to death for blasphemy.Ms Bibi was accused of blasphemy in 2009, after bringing water for the Muslim labourers she was working with in the field. They refused to drink, saying she had made the water unclean because she was a Christian.If her appeal fails she will be the first woman to be put to death under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws.Release International, which supports persecuted Christians around the world, has been following her case and is calling on Pakistan to release her.Lydia O’Kane spoke to the organization’s press officer Andrew Boyd.Listen: He says that what Release and other organizations are campaigning for “is that the blasphemy laws are repealed that Asia Bibi is acquitted; she’s set free; she’s always denied this charge and if she’s set free and we really ho...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Monday received in a private audience Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B., prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, during which he authorised the Congregation to promulgate the following decrees:HEROIC VIRTUES- Servant of God Luis Zambrano Blanco, Spanish diocesan priest and founder of the Hogar de Nazareth Secular Institute (1909-1983);- Servant of God Tiburcio Arnáiz Muñoz, Spanish professed priest of the Society of Jesus (1865-1926);- Servant of God Maria Teresa Spinelli, Italian woman religious and founder of the Congregation of Augustinian Sisters, Servants of Jesus and Mary (1789-1850);- Servant of God Maria Costanza Panas (née Agnese Pacifica), Italian professed religious of the Capuchin Poor Clares of the Monastery of Fabriano (1896-1963).
(Vatican Radio) The Vatican spoke about “the need to continue our collective efforts for the advancement of women” at a meeting on the Advancement of Women taking place at the United Nations General Assembly.Archbishop Bernardito Auza, the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, on Monday told the body “no woman or girl, especially those living in poverty and distress, [should be] left behind.” “In a world where poverty continues to have principally a female face, the promotion of inclusive and equitable economies may have a profound impact in advancing the status of women,” the Vatican diplomat said.“In many places women are experiencing unique economic distress linked to unfair employment policies, unequal pay for equal work, the denial of access to credit and property, victimization in situations of conflicts and migration,” – Archbishop Auza continued – “From this perspec...
