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(Vatican Radio) Tributes have been pouring in following the news of the death of Bishop Edward Daly, Bishop Emeritus of Derry. He died on Monday at the age of 82 following a long illness. Bishop Daly became one of the symbols of the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland after being photographed holding up a blood-stained handkerchief as he helped a fatally injured protester during the 1972 Bloody Sunday killings in Derry when 14 people were shot dead by British troops. The Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, Eamon Martin described Bishop Daly as “an iconic figure” in Ireland, “a fearless peace-builder - as exemplified by his courage on Blood Sunday - and as a holy and humble faith leader.” In his message of condolence, Archbishop Martin also wrote:“Bishop Edward’s bravery was also apparent in his lived conviction that violence from any side during the Troubles was futile and could never b...
Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea, Aug 9, 2016 / 06:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In the deep Melanesian jungles, a native Papua New Guinea Catholic priest walks miles through the deep thick forests. He scales the country’s steep mountainous terrain to reach his remote flock and serve in the poorest parishes every weekend.“These people live in a difficult and rugged terrain. God has put them there. It is their home. All the material used to build their church was carried by their grandfathers on their shoulders. They are proud to have the presence of the Church in their area,” said Fr. Christian Sieland of the Kundiawa Diocese of Papua New Guinea.“Many have only a few pieces of clothes or just enough money to get through the week. They may be poor, but they acknowledge all the blessings God has given them,” Fr. Sieland told CNA.“They don’t starve because God has given them a fertile soil where almost everything can be grown. They don’t thirst becau...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Leslie E. KossoffBy Mark PattisonWASHINGTON(CNS) -- Practicing patience can be a great virtue, said Auxiliary Bishop JosephN. Perry of Chicago in his homily at the Aug. 7 closing Mass of the AfricanNational Eucharistic Congress in Washington."Whatgreater school for patience is there than family life?" asked Bishop Perry,who is episcopal liaison to the African Conference of Catholic Clergy andReligious in the United States, one of the eucharistic congress' sponsors. "Jesuscalls us to embrace the gift."BishopPerry described situations where patience can be a virtue in his homily at theMass, celebrated in the crypt church of the Basilica of the National Shrine ofthe Immaculate Conception in Washington.One suchsituation: "Imagine for a moment you are stuck in traffic as others lag out ofwork," Bishop Perry said. All that is visible, he added, is a "line oftaillights."Next,he said, imagine there's "someone between you and the exit you call home." Uponencountering that p...