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TBILISI, Georgia (AP) -- Pope Francis' efforts to improve relations with the Georgian Orthodox Church suffered a public setback Saturday after the patriarchate decided not to send an official delegation to his Mass and repeated that Orthodox faithful cannot participate in Catholic services....
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- Hurricane Matthew has been downgraded to a Category 4 storm as it continues roaring across the Caribbean Sea on a course that puts Jamaica, as well as parts of Haiti and Cuba, in the path of its potentially devastating winds and rain....
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) -- Donald Trump is encouraging voters to check out a "sex tape" featuring the former beauty queen with whom he's feuding. Hillary Clinton's campaign is suggesting that a better rental is the adult film in which Trump himself appears....
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis marked the beginning of his second day Georgia by presiding over Mass in Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in the nation’s capital city of Tbilisi.In his homily, the Pope spoke on the importance of women, drawing from the writings of St Therese of the Child Jesus, whose feast is Oct 1.He also spoke of the “urgent” mission to bring and receive God’s consolation. The Church, he said, as a “house of consolation.”Please see below for the official English Translation of Pope Francis’ prepared homily for Mass in Tbilisi, Georgia. Homily of His Holiness Pope FrancisHoly Mass, Tbilisi, Mikheil Meskhi Stadium1 October 2016 Among the many treasures of this magnificent country, one that stands out is the importance of women. As Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, whom we commemorate today, wrote: “they love God in much larger numbers than men do” (Autobiography, Manuscript A, VI). Here in Georgia ther...
Vatican City, Oct 1, 2016 / 01:52 am (CNA/EWTN News).- It’s important to follow the example of St. Therese's “little way,” trusting in God and his consolation with the faith a small child, Pope Francis said Saturday, which marked the feast of the young saint and Doctor of the Church.Quoting from her autobiography, he said St. Therese “shows her 'little way' to God, the trust of a little child who falls asleep without fear in his Father’s arms, because 'Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.'”“To receive God’s love we need this littleness of heart: only little ones can be held in their mothers’ arms,” the Pope said during his homily at M. Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia Oct. 1.“Here in Georgia there are a great number of grandmothers and mothers who unceasingly defend and pass on the faith,” he said, adding that they “bring the fresh water of ...
HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) -- Here's what is known about the investigation into a commuter train crash that killed one person and injured more than 100 others Thursday in Hoboken, New Jersey....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump will not change....
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- Hurricane Matthew is roaring across the Caribbean Sea as a monster Category 5 storm on a course that puts Jamaica, as well as parts of Haiti and Cuba, in the path of its potentially devastating winds and rain....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Amid Donald Trump's unprecedented assertion that the general election "is going to be rigged," many Americans who are drawn to the Republican nominee's campaign have major doubts about the accuracy of the vote count....
EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) -- The Latest on a police shooting of an unarmed black man in a San Diego suburb (all times local):...