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Vatican City, Sep 15, 2016 / 05:35 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis has issued new changes to canon law that modify Latin Church code with an eye towards clarifying ministry to Eastern Catholics.The Pope cited concern for harmony between the different codes. The name of the Pope’s apostolic letter, “De Concordia inter Codices,” in fact means “Concerning harmony between laws.” It is dated May 31 and was released Sept. 15.The changes concern topics like baptism, marriage, and change of ecclesiastical rite.The Pope said the changes were motivated by the presence of many Eastern Catholics in predominantly Latin Catholic regions. This creates many pastoral and juridical questions, he said, according to Vatican News.Eastern Catholics are obliged to observe their rite wherever they are. In these regions, there must be a correct balance between the protection of the rights of the Eastern Catholic minority and the historical canonical tradition of the Latin Cat...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Katie BreidenbachBy Katie BreidenbachFERDINAND,Ind. (CNS) -- The aroma of fresh-baked spice cookies fills the monastery bakeryin Ferdinand.TheSisters of St. Benedict claim this scent is truly "heavenly," and with goodreason. A saint wrote the recipe."Itis attributed to St. Hildegard," explained Sister Jean Marie Ballard, managerof the bakery. "She says, if you eat three to five of these cookies on a dailybasis, it creates a cheerful countenance, lightens a heavy heart and reducesthe effects of aging."St.Hildegard of Bingen was a Benedictine abbess born in Germany at the end of the 11thcentury. She penned a recipe for "Cookies of Joy" in her medical work "Physica"sometime between the years 1151 and 1158.Today,the Ferdinand sisters use that very recipe to create their best-selling product.In the last fiscal year alone, they baked 71,488 of the thin, golden-browntreats and shipped to buyers across the country."TheHildegard is one of my favorites. It makes you think of ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A black boy. A white Ohio police officer. A pellet gun that looked like a real weapon. And a deadly shooting....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump attached a price tag for the first time Thursday to an economic vision promising what many economists say is impossible: lower taxes, a dramatic expansion in some federal programs and a slimmer government running a smaller deficit....
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's military began withdrawing from a major artery to Aleppo late Thursday as the U.N. envoy accused President Bashar Assad's government of obstructing aid access to the contested city....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. military will have to shift surveillance aircraft from other regions and increase the number of intelligence analysts to coordinate attacks with Russia under the Syria cease-fire deal partly in order to target militants the U.S. has largely spared, senior officials say....
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Back on the campaign trail, a reflective Hillary Clinton said Thursday her three-day, doctor-mandated break gave her new perspective on why she's running to be president. She vowed to close her campaign against Donald Trump by giving Americans "something to vote for, not just against."...
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FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) -- An ex-convict who posted anti-Islamic rants online confessed to setting fire to a mosque that the Orlando nightclub shooter occasionally attended, and said he was embarrassed by the crime, according to an arrest affidavit released Thursday....
Vatican City, Sep 15, 2016 / 01:35 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Created in the image of God, human beings have a dignity they are in danger of degrading when they place material possessions above God in their hearts, Pope Francis said Thursday. “Reflect on how we are created, formed in the image and likeness of the Creator, the difference with other creatures and with all creation is essential,” Pope Francis said during an audience with the Italian Biblical Association Sept. 15.“This helps us to understand the dignity that we all have, men and women, dignity which has its roots in the same Creator.”Pope Francis met with the Italian Biblical Association on the occasion of National Bible Week about their work, which has included discussing the relationship between man and woman as it is written in Scripture.Pope Francis referenced St. Pope John Paul II's general audience addresses on the “Theology of the Body,” given from 1979-1984, and his own cat...
