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Young people on Thursday evening chanted and sang songs awaiting Pope Francis to come to the window of the Archbishop’s residence in Krakow and when he came out, the Square below erupted with cheers.This evening’s remarks were directed at newly married couples and the Pope jokedInizio modulo, they say today there is a good group here, in this square, newlyweds.”He commended young men and women for having the courage to commit to marriage and because he said “it is not easy to form a family.”The pope said that he sometimes is asked how married couples can surmount varies difficulties and he suggested that three words are always used, pardon, thanks, and forgiveness.Marriage, the Pope stressed “is something so beautiful, so beautiful that we must preserve it, because it is forever.” There will always be quarrels, but do not be afraid when this happens, underlined Pope Francis.This is my advice, he said, “never finish the day witho...
Krakow, Poland, Jul 28, 2016 / 11:58 am (CNA/EWTN News).- For young people who have given up on life, or who waste their existence seeking out “empty thrills,” Pope Francis proposes an alternative: Look to Christ, for only he can bring lasting fulfillment.“Jesus can give you true passion for life” and “can inspire us not to settle for less, but to give the very best of ourselves,” the Pope said July 28 during a massive welcoming ceremony at Krakow's Blonia Park, one of his first encounters with young people during this year's World Youth Day celebrations.In his address to the crowds, the Roman Pontiff observed how many young people are entering into an “early retirement,” and “throw in the towel” before their lives have begun.Others, he said, “waste their lives” seeking out “empty thrills” in order to feel alive. “It is disturbing to see young people squandering some of the best years o...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob RollerBy Dennis SadowskiKRAKOW,Poland (CNS) -- Tara Gouldring never thought of herself as a missionary toothers.But the18-year-old from Birmingham, England, decided it's not such a strange idea afterhearing Bishop Frank J. Caggiano of Bridgeport, Connecticut, during a morning catecheticalsession July 28 during World Youth Day."It's inspiring to see God'smercy in so many ways and how I can bring it into my life and how (to) love peopleeven though they do you wrong," Gouldring told Catholic News Service."You can start with prayer forpeople who need help and hope to help more from there," she said.Bishop Caggiano's talk at SacredHeart of Jesus Church focused on the idea that anyone can become a missionaryof mercy by showing compassion, love and a caring attitude toward anyone who issuffering.He took the 150 young people in thechurch, most from the Archdiocese of Birmingham, England, back to the days beforehe became a priest. He was a sales representative for a maj...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Junno Arocho EstevesKRAKOW,Poland (CNS) -- The youthful face of God's mercy can change the hearts of peoplewho have lost hope, Pope Francis said. Ayoung person who is touched by Christ is "capable of truly great things,"the pope told thousands of young men and women July 28 at the welcomingceremony of World Youth Day in Krakow. "Todaythe church -- and I would add, the world -- looks to you and wants to learnfrom you, to be reassured that the father's mercy has an ever-youthful face andconstantly invites us to be part of his kingdom," the pope said. Arrivingat Blonia Park in his popemobile, Pope Francis was enveloped in a sea of red,yellow and blue as pilgrims donned brightly colored parkas to shield them fromthe rain. Takinghis seat on the main stage, the pope was welcomed by Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwiszof Krakow and six young men and women representing Europe, Asia, North America,South America, Africa and Australia.Afterpresenting the pope with a custom pilg...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A drug used to sedate elephants and other large animals, 100 times as potent as the fentanyl already escalating the country's heroin troubles, is suspected in spates of overdoses in several states, where authorities say they've found it mixed with or passed off as heroin....
WINSTED, Conn. (AP) -- A Connecticut artist's dream to honor American workers with a massive 5-stories-high mural that ties in contributions from thousands of children across the country is moving closer to reality....
NEW YORK (AP) -- The relentless series of mass killings across the globe poses a challenge for experts trying to analyze them without lapsing into faulty generalizations. Terms like contagion and copycat killing apply in some cases, not in others, they say, and in certain instances perpetrators' terrorist ideology intersects with psychological instability....
MOSCOW (AP) -- Donald Trump has refused to condemn Russia's military takeover of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, saying if elected he would consider recognizing it as Russian territory, in the latest of a series of statements that have raised eyebrows about the Republican candidate's intentions toward the Kremlin....
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- This time, Bill Clinton will be the adoring spouse, rapt and smiling when the cameras cut away from the candidate in the spotlight....
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- It's Hillary Clinton's turn....
