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Rome, Italy, Aug 31, 2016 / 11:17 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Church supports the work of studying God's creation in the human body and encourages the sciences in service to the weak and infirm of society, Pope Francis told cardiologists Wednesday.“Nature, in all its complexity, and the human mind, are created by God; their richness must be studied by skilled men and women, in the knowledge that the advancement of the philosophical and empirical sciences, as well as professional care in favour of the weakest and most infirm, is a service that is part of God’s plan,” the Pope said Aug. 31.“Openness to the grace of God, an openness which comes through faith, does not weaken human reason, but rather leads it towards knowledge of a truth which is wider and of greater benefit to humanity,” he added in his speech given to 35,000 specialists from 140 countries during the world congress of the European Society of Cardiology being held in Rome this week.Pope Fr...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Jesus'loving gaze of tenderness and mercy extends to all who seek forgiveness nomatter how great or small their sins may be, Pope Francis said. While many often feel"cast aside" because of their sins, Jesus offers encouragement and"tells us, 'Courage, come to me,'" the pope said Aug. 31 at hisweekly general audience."It is the moment offorgiveness, of inclusion in Jesus' life and the life of the church. All of us are sinners;whether great or small, we all are. The Lord tells us, 'Courage, come, you areno longer discarded. I forgive you, I embrace you.' This is mercy," hesaid. Reflecting on the Gospelreading of Jesus' miraculous healing of a woman suffering from hemorrhages,Pope Francis noted the woman's persistence in trying to reach out to Jesusdespite the fact that she was excluded from society because of her condition. "She was a womandiscarded from society. It is important to consider this condition -- discarded...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Mark PattisonWASHINGTON(CNS) -- Even in the last years of her life, Blessed Teresa of Kolkata had aprofound impact on those anywhere near her orbit, including two young Americanswho grew into leadership positions in the U.S. Catholic Church.One ofthem, Sean Callahan, met Mother Teresa when he was East India director forCatholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops' international aid and development agency, startingin 1994 and based in Kolkata, then called Calcutta. He worked with Mother Teresain his official capacity with CRS and as a volunteer with the Missionaries ofCharity's Center of the Dying. Callahan is now CRS' chief operating officer.Theother, William Canny, spent 25 years in various capacities at CRS, includingtime in the mid-1990s in Kolkata, before being named last year as the executivedirector of the U.S. bishops' Migration and Refugee Services.In ajoint interview with Catholic News Service Aug. 26 -- the centenary of Mother Teresa'sbirth --...
NEW YORK (AP) -- A few years into Roger Goodell's tenure as NFL commissioner, a grad school professor polled students on who was the most effective leader in the major sports. Goodell romped....
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- The Latest on fallout from GOP Gov. Paul LePage's obscenity-laced tirade against a Democratic legislator (all times local):...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is opening a two-day environmental tour aimed at showcasing conservation efforts before traveling to Asia, where climate change is high on the agenda for his final trip to the region....
ISTANBUL (AP) -- An uneasy truce between Turkish troops and Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria held on Wednesday, despite Ankara's vow that it would never negotiate with what it calls a "terror organization."...
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Brazil's Senate on Wednesday voted to remove President Dilma Rousseff from office, the culmination of a yearlong fight that paralyzed Latin America's largest nation and exposed deep rifts among its people on everything from race relations to social spending....
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Portraying a vote for her as a patriotic act, Hillary Clinton made a vigorous appeal to Republican voters Wednesday, arguing that she would best uphold American values, care for the military and protect national security interests....
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Donald Trump has arrived in Mexico, a surprise visit Wednesday to meet with the president of a nation he derided at the start of his White House campaign as a source of rapists and criminals coming to the U.S....
