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IMAGE: CNS/L'Osservatore RomanoBy Cindy WoodenVATICANCITY (CNS) -- A nuncio is not simply a "diplomat in a (priest's)collar," but must truly be a priest and bishop who listens, supports andserves as a channel of God's mercy, Pope Francis said.Spendingmuch of the day Sept. 17 with 106 archbishops who represent him and the Vaticanin countries around the world, Pope Francis thanked the nuncios for theirconstant willingness to pack up, move to a new country, learn a new languageand deal with new challenges. And,he said, he knew that every four or five years they get another"sugarcoated" phone call from Rome and do it all again.Gatheredat the Vatican from their posts around the world, the nuncios had meetings,Masses and prayer services as part of their Year of Mercy celebration. Atan early morning Mass, a mid-morning meeting and a luncheon in the DomusSanctae Marthae, the pope looked at their personal lives as priests, theirservice to local churches as his representative and their diplo...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Nikos Arvanidtis, EPABy Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Offering migrants and refugees trulyhelpful and loving hospitality is the greatest guarantee against terrorism,Pope Francis said.The current refugee and migration crisis, with more than 65million people forcibly displaced from their homes, has become "thegreatest humanitarian crisis after the Second World War," he said."At this place and time in history, there is great needfor men and women who hear the cry of the poor and respond with mercy andgenerosity," he told graduates of Jesuit schools and universities duringan audience at the Vatican Sept. 17.The alumni are members of the World Union and the EuropeanConfederation of Jesuit Alumni; they were in Rome taking part in a conferenceon the migration and refugee crisis.The pope told them that with their Jesuit education andunderstanding of Gospel values, they can help the church "respond morefully to the human tragedy of refugees through acts of mercy that pro...
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NEW YORK (AP) -- An Afghan immigrant wanted for questioning in the bombings that rocked a New York City neighborhood and a New Jersey shore town was taken into custody Monday after a shootout with police in New Jersey, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press....
The Association of Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS) has strongly condemned the closure of the English language daily newspaper, the Nation Mirror, by South Sudanese authorities.South Sudan’s Catholic radio, Voice of Hope, reported at the weekend that the country’s media association warned the government that the closure of the newspaper is a grave threat to press freedom and freedom of expression. “(This) is a clear sign of intimidation to scare the media fraternity from doing its work in South Sudan,” AMDISS expressed.The closure of the National Mirror comes shortly after the newspaper published details from the US group, Sentry. The Sentry group recently made public findings that accused South Sudan's politicians from both the government and opposition sides of profiting from the conflict in that country. The media Association has appealed to authorities to end media interference and instead create a conducive environment for the press t...
