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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Thursday morning celebrated Mass at the Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa, Poland, to mark the 1050th anniversary of the ‘Baptism of Poland.’Vatican Radio's Lydia O'Kane is in Poland with Pope Francis and sent this report.Listen: A sea of people stretching 7 kilometres lined the route from Czestochowa all the way to the hilltop monastery of Jasna Góra, Poland’s national shrine. Young and old had been waiting since early morning under an overcast sky to be here at this place of pilgrimage. In the grounds of the monastery itself, which houses the revered icon of the Black Madonna of Czestochowa, pilgrims carried banners with an image of Pope Francis which read in Spanish “benvenido”. In a change to his programme, Pope Francis made the journey to Czestochowa by car instead of by helicopter to be here, and as soon as the crowds got word that he had arrived, a great applause rang out and the choir ...
(Vatican Radio) World Youth Day celebrations are underway in Krakow, with pilgrims continuing to gather in the ancient Polish city. They are participating in some of the hundreds of catechetical, spiritual, and formative programmes being offered in different languages all throughout the city in the days ahead of the culminating prayer vigil and World Youth Day Mass on Sunday.One of the lead catechists for the English-speaking pilgrims is Bishop Frank J. Caggiano of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Ct.Vatican Radio’s special envoy in Krakow, Lydia O’Kane, asked Bishop Caggiano about his hopes for the experience over the long term. “In many ways, World Youth Day plants a seed in the hearts of all, who attend,” he said. “That is a precious gift,” continued Bishop Caggiano. “That seed is meant to grow: that seed is meant to strengthen their faith, their hope, and their desire to love.”Click below to hear our extended conversation with Bishop F...
By Junno Arocho EstevesCZESTOCHOWA,Poland (CNS) -- Godchose to manifest his power not by amazing feats of greatness but ratherthrough small acts of humility, choosing to enter the world as a child born of a woman,Pope Francis said.The Lord's "humble love" is reflectedthroughoutPoland's history, particularly through "meek and powerful heralds ofmercy," such as St. John Paul II and St. Faustina Kowalska, the pope said July 28 at a Mass outside the Marianshrine of Jasna Gora in Czestochowa."Throughthese 'channels' of his love, the Lord has granted priceless gifts to the wholechurch and to allmankind," the pope said.TheMass marked the 1,050thanniversary of the baptismof Poland, which celebrates the Christianization of the country following thebaptism of Mieszko I,the first ruler of the Polish state. Prior to leaving Krakow for Czestochowa,the pope visited the convent of the Sisters of the Presentation and stopped ata nearby hospital to visit CardinalFranciszek Macharski, retired archbi...
NEW YORK (AP) -- MTV is rebranding VH1 Classic as MTV Classic and says the channel plans to serve up heaps of nostalgia for fans of "Beavis and Butt-head," ''Daria," ''Total Request Live," and other MTV staples....
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Top Democrats are pressuring Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson to drop his bid for U.S. Senate in Florida following reports he physically abused his ex-wife....
ISTANBUL (AP) -- Tucked in the back corner of a construction site for a new dog shelter in eastern Istanbul lies a freshly dug, unmarked grave - the first in the new "Traitors' Cemetery," created specifically to hold the bodies of coup plotters who died in the July 15 abortive putsch....
PARIS (AP) -- French officials on Thursday identified the second man who attacked a Normandy church during morning Mass, saying he's a 19-year-old from eastern France who was spotted last month in Turkey as he supposedly headed to Syria - but who returned to France instead....
BERLIN (AP) -- Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged Thursday to do "everything humanly possible" to keep Germany safe following a string of attacks - including two carried out by asylum-seekers and claimed by the Islamic State group that she said mocked the country that took in the assailants....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Donald Trump says he was using sarcasm when he prodded Russia to unearth Hillary Clinton's missing emails. But Democrats aren't likely to let the Republican presidential nominee's extraordinary comments simply fade away....
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- After days of endorsements from celebrities, elected leaders and passionate supporters, Hillary Clinton will be introduced Thursday night by the woman who knows her simply as mom....
