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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) -- Nigeria's military says some officers are selling arms and ammunition to Boko Haram, indicating the corruption bedeviling the country's fight against the Islamic extremists continues despite government efforts to halt graft....
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) -- He found the woman slumped over the steering wheel, an empty syringe on the floorboard and her skin dulling to a purplish blue....
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Elevating the "saint of the gutters" to one of the Catholic Church's highest honors, Pope Francis on Sunday praised Mother Teresa for her radical dedication to society's outcasts and her courage in shaming world leaders for the "crimes of poverty they themselves created."...
Pope Francis officially declared Mother Teresa a saint before tens of thousands in St Peters Square this morning.
(Vatican Radio) During the Canonization Mass for Blessed Mother Teresa, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Cardinal Angelo Amato presented a brief biography of the Church's newest Saint in the presence of Pope Francis.Below is an English language translation of the address of Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of SaintsThis humble nun, to whom countless numbers of people turn, affectionately calling her “Mother Teresa”, is the Blessed Soul we are presenting to your Holiness today so that, with her wished-for canonization, the whole world may contemplate her, ask her intercession, and imitate her in charitable works.Throughout her life, following the example of Christ the Good Samaritan, she was always close to anyone she encountered who was in need, sharing in the suffering of those who live on the extreme outskirts of society and witnessing to God’s boundless love for His people.I would like to ...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Sunday celebrated the Rite of Canonization for Mother Teresa of Calcutta, at a Solemn Mass offered in St Peter’s Square.During his homily, the Holy Father said, “Mother Teresa, in all aspects of her life, was a generous dispenser of divine mercy, making herself available for everyone through her welcome and defence of human life, those unborn and those abandoned and discarded.”To the many volunteers in Rome for the Jubilee for Volunteers and Workers of Mercy, Pope Francis offered St Teresa of Calcutta as a “model of holiness.”Below, please find the full text of Pope Francis’ prepared homily for the Mass for the Canonization of St Teresa of Calcutta:Homily of His Holiness Pope FrancisHoly Mass and Rite of Canonization of Blessed Mother Teresa of CalcuttaSaint Peter’s Square, 4 September 2016“Who can learn the counsel of God?” (Wis 9:13). This question from the Book of Wisdom that we ha...
(Vatican Radio) At the conclusion of the Mass in which he canonized Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Pope Francis led the faithful in the customary Sunday recitation of the Angelus.In remarks ahead of the Marian prayer, the Holy Father greeted and thanked all those who took part in the day’s celebrations, especially those most closely attached to St Teresa.He also thanked the various dignitaries in attendance, as well as the pilgrims who had come from all over the world.Pope Francis spoke in a special way to the many volunteers present, who are in Rome to celebrate the Jubilee for Volunteers and Workers of Mercy. In this context the Pope remembered especially those who offer their service in “difficult and risky” situations. He recalled Sister Isabel, a Spanish missionary sister who was killed last week in Haiti, as well as other religious sisters who have suffered violence in recent days.The full text of Pope Francis’ prepared remarks for the Angelus can be foun...
(Vatican Radio) Listen to Pope Francis pronounce the official Formula of Canonization, raising Mother Teresa of Calcutta to the honours of the altar: Ad honorem Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis, ad exaltationem Fidei Catholicaeet vitae christianae incrementumauctoritate Domini nostri Iesu Christi,beatorum Apostolorum Petri et Pauli ac Nostra,matura deliberatione praehabitaet divina ope saepius implorata, ac de plurimorum Fratrum Nostrorum consilio,Beatam Teresiam de CalcuttaSanctam esse decernimus et definimus,ac Sanctorum Catalogo adscribimus,statuentes eam in universa Ecclesiainter Sanctos pia devotione recoli debere.In nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti.Amen.English translation: To the honour of the holy and undivided Trinity,for the exaltation of the Catholic faithand the increase of the Christian life,by the authority of Our Lord Jesus Christ,of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and of Ourselves,after mature deliberationand frequent prayer for the ...
Vatican City, Sep 4, 2016 / 02:40 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis on Sunday officially declared Mother Teresa of Calcutta a saint of the Catholic Church in front of thousands of pilgrims in St. Peter's Square – a move the entire world has been waiting for.“For the honor of the Blessed Trinity, the exaltation of the Catholic faith and the increase of the Christian life, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and our own, after due deliberation and frequent prayer for divine assistance, and having sought the counsel of many of our brother Bishops, we declare and define Blessed Teresa of Calcutta to be a Saint,” Pope Francis exclaimed Sept. 4 as the crowd roared with applause.“We enroll her among the Saints, decreeing that she is to be venerated as such by the whole Church. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”Throngs of pilgrims flooded the Vatican on Sept. 4 to celebrate the...
Vatican City, Sep 4, 2016 / 04:18 am (CNA/EWTN News).- More than just helping people in need, the Christian life must include the roots of charity, putting our entire lives at the service of Christ, as Mother Teresa did, Pope Francis said Sunday.“The task which the Lord gives us ... is the vocation to charity in which each of Christ's disciples puts his or her entire life at his service, so to grow each day in love,” the Pope said in his homily for the Canonization Mass of Mother Teresa of Calcutta Sept. 4.It is estimated that there were 120,000 people in attendance at the Mass, according to the Vatican Press Office.Referencing the question: “Who can learn the counsel of God?” in the Book of Wisdom, Francis said our task is to realize the call of God and then to do his will. But in order to do his will, we must first find out what it is.“We find the answer in the same passage of the Book of Wisdom: 'People were taught what pleases you,'&rdqu...
