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IMAGE: CNS photo/Nancy WiechecBy Nancy WiechecPHOENIX(CNS) -- A popular Alaskan retreat has been designated a national shrine by theU.S. bishops.BishopEdward J. Burns of Juneau, Alaska, announced the news on the Oct. 1 feast ofSt. Therese Lisieux, the patroness of Alaska after whom the Catholic shrine isnamed.TheNational Shrine of St. Therese, located about 23 miles north of Juneau alongGlacier Highway, has served as a place of spiritual refuge since its dedicationin 1941."Theshrine is a place of tremendous spiritual and natural beauty for all whovisit," Bishop Burns said in a statement. "We are happy the bishops haveconfirmed what so many shrine visitors have felt in their hearts -- that theNational Shrine of St. Terese, Juneau, is a gift from God and a treasure to allwho pilgrim to her shore."The46-acre site in a forest of Sitka spruce and western hemlock overlooks thewaters of the Inside Passage. Along the shrine's many paths, visitors can enjoywide vistas of water and ice-froste...
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's fractious, right-wing U.K. Independence Party erupted into violence Thursday that left a member of the European Parliament hospitalized with a head injury after an "altercation" at a party meeting....
GENEVA (AP) -- The U.N. envoy for Syria called on militant fighters to leave Aleppo and for the Syrian and Russian governments to end their bombing campaign against rebel-held areas of the embattled Syrian city, warning that otherwise thousands of people could be killed by year-end and Aleppo could be "destroyed."...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The arrest of a National Security Agency contractor accused of stealing classified information represents the second known case of a government contractor being publicly accused of removing secret data from the intelligence agency since 2013....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President George H.W. Bush conspicuously checked his watch. Al Gore got too close for comfort. Mitt Romney strode across stage to confront President Barack Obama face to face....
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) -- Two days after Hurricane Matthew rampaged across Haiti's remote southwestern peninsula, authorities and aid workers still lack a clear picture of what they fear is the country's biggest disaster in years....
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- A strengthening Hurricane Matthew steamed toward Florida with winds of 140 mph Thursday as hundreds of thousands of people across the Southeast boarded up their homes and fled inland to escape the most powerful storm to threaten the Atlantic coast in more than a decade....
(Vatican Radio) In this week's edition of There's More in the Gospel Than Meets the Eye, Jill Bevilacqua and Seàn-Patrick Lovett bring us readings and reflections for the Twentyeighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Listen: GOSPEL LK 17:11-19As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem,he traveled through Samaria and Galilee.As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him.They stood at a distance from him and raised their voices, saying,“Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!”And when he saw them, he said,“Go show yourselves to the priests.”As they were going they were cleansed.And one of them, realizing he had been healed,returned, glorifying God in a loud voice;and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him.He was a Samaritan.Jesus said in reply,“Ten were cleansed, were they not?Where are the other nine?Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?”Then he said to him, “Stand up ...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis spoke to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, and the Primates of the Anglican Communion in a Vatican audience on Thursday.The Holy Father recalled the historic meeting between Blessed Paul VI and Archbishop Michael Ramsey 50 years ago, which has led to a gradual rapprochement based on theological dialogue.He then reflected with them on the three themes of ‘prayer, witness, and mission’ as a basis for ‘our continuing common journey’.Below is the official English text of Pope Francis’ address:Address of His Holiness Pope Francis to His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Primates of the Anglican CommunionThursday, 6 October 2016Your Grace,Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,Thank you for your presence. It is a beautiful sign of fraternity to see the Primates of so many Provinces of the Anglican Communion joining you here in Rome. We have solemnly celebrated the fiftieth anniversary ...
The Second Indonesian Day (IYD2) taking place in the North Sulawesi provincial capital of Manado, entered day 5 on Wednesday with participants dedicating themselves to catechesis and matters of faith and morals in order to live and witness to the Gospel with joy. The theme of the Oct. 1-6 event, “The Joy of Gospel Amidst a Plural Society in Indonesia”, intends to stress the need to live in harmony and brotherhood with other people and the created world. After the initial 3-day live-in programme in families followed by Tuesday’s colourful IYD2 inaugural ceremony, the nearly 2,500 young people and their guides representing their counterparts in the nation’s 37 dioceses, listened on Oct. 5 to some 30 catechesis and talks by bishops, priests, lay people, leaders, politicians and experts, conducted in 15 centres in and around the Pineleng zone, on the outskirts of Manado city. The broad range of talks included issues such as the envi...
