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(Vatican Radio) Gabon's president, Ali Bongo, came under international scrutiny on Tuesday as a European Union mission questioned the validity of his narrow re-election victory, France recommended a recount, and the African Union said it will send mediators to the country.Meanwhile, the Bishops of Gabon called for the intervention of an international mediator to bring the country out of a political crisis following the disputed presidential elections of 27 August.Listen to Christopher Wells’ report: In a message addressed to the nation, the Bishops said that “in the face of opposing positions, we are inspired to African wisdom, according to which when two brothers fight, it is essential to involve a third party as a mediator”. The letter, sent to the Agenzia Fides news service, was signed by Archbishop Basile Mve Engone of Libreville.After recalling that Gabon has exercised this role in several African crises, Archbishop Mve Engone said: “our Country ha...
The Catholic Church in Kenya has marked the 13th anniversary of the death of Servant of God, Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga with a big Eucharistic celebration.Speaking when he presided over the Eucharistic celebrations, Cardinal John Njue of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi urged the faithful to emulate the deeds of Servant of God, Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga.“Be humble like the Servant of God. During his lifetime he showed us that humility was an important element that we need to emulate every time,” said Cardinal Njue.After the Mass, Bro Reginald Cruz, Vice postulator for the cause of beatification of Cardinal Otunga called on the faithful to continue praying to Servant of God Maurice Michael Cardinal Otunga and more so in relation to the ongoing cause for his beatification.“How many of you want to see Cardinal Otunga become a saint like Saint Teresa of Kolkata?” asked Bro Cruz.Cardinal Otunga died on 6 September 2003 at the age of 80 having...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis urged the faithful on Wednesday to make place in their lives for God’s message of Salvation with faith and without prejudice.Speaking to the pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the weekly General Audience, the Pope reflected on the Gospel reading of the day which speaks of God’s infinite mercy.Taking his cue from St Matthew's Gospel account of how John the Baptist – who was imprisoned both in a cell and in the darkness of a heart that failed to understand Jesus’ humble style – the Pope said John was upset because his expectations of Jesus’ ministry were not what he anticipated.God – Francis said - did not send his Son to punish sinners and crush the wicked. Rather he came to invite them to conversion.And pointing out that Jesus is the concrete instrument of the Father’s mercy that brings consolation and salvation to all, the Pope urged those present not to create false images of th...
Denver, Colo., Sep 7, 2016 / 03:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- It used to be that the only people speaking out against pornography were those who opposed it because of its moral depravity - namely, people of faith. Apart from that, pornography was considered a normal, if even healthy part of everyday life.But as the smartphone boom made the internet - and therefore pornography - available at most everyone’s fingertips, secular groups and individuals are increasingly speaking out against pornography’s harmful and addictive properties.Just last week, former 15-time Playboy cover model Pamela Anderson co-authored an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, declaring pornography a “public hazard of unprecedented seriousness” following the latest sexting scandal of former Congressman Anthony Weiner.Whether or not Weiner is in fact a pornography addict is not known to the public, but Anderson is not the first celebrity to use her platform to speak out against the problem o...
BEIRUT (AP) -- Intense fighting between Syrian government troops and insurgents in Syria's central Hama province displaced some 100,000 people over eight days between late August and early September, the U.N. humanitarian agency said....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It was time to purge the hacker from the U.S. government's computers. After secretly monitoring the hacker's online movements for months, officials worried he was getting too close to critical information and devised a plan, dubbed "the Big Bang," to expel him....
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) -- Newton swept onto the Gulf of California after slamming the resorts of southern Baja as a hurricane before making landfall Mexico's mainland and weakening to a tropical storm....
LUANG PRABANG, Laos (AP) -- President Barack Obama ventured Wednesday to a remote mountain town in Laos to tour a centuries-old Buddhist temple, gently chiding Americans to resist turning a blind eye to the world outside their borders....
The Beatitudes are some of the most universally respected verses of Scripture in the modern world. Biblical scholars have spent centuries diving into the meaning behind them. Some of the most...
Westminster, England, Sep 7, 2016 / 12:22 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Urging the Catholic Church to work for prison reform, Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster stressed the need to ensure that parishes can welcome and aid former prisoners seeking to deepen their faith and return to society.“We have a duty to support them, not segregate them. Without this welcome any redemption they found in prison and any motivation they have to reform will be wasted, along with all that they have to offer,” Cardinal Nichols said to a gathering of prison chaplains Sept. 6 at St. Mary’s University, Twickenham.“One young prisoner, actually preparing for baptism as a Catholic, gestured to the knife scars and tattoos on his face and neck and poignantly asked his Catholic chaplain, ‘How can I walk through the door of a Church looking like this?’ His words challenge us to ensure that we can confidently say he would be welcomed in our own parish.”The cardinal praised ...
