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‘Home of Mercy’ an initiative was launched on July 13 at the Radio Veritas 846 Chapel in Manila to bring the spirituality of the Jubilee Year in the homes of the faithful. The “Home of Mercy”, a religious ornament that may be installed in the main door of the homes to welcome the unwavering mercy of God was launched at the Eucharistic Celebration presided over by Most Rev. Honesto Ongtioco, Bishop of Cubao, Philippines. Radio Veritas President Rev. Fr. Anton CT Pascual said that the “Home of Mercy” will serve as a reminder of God’s mercy, that as we are touched by His compassion every day, we can also become compassionate towards others especially to those who are in need.“In this Jubilee Year, let us feel the presence of God’s mercy at our homes and extends it to anyone who are in need. With this home of mercy, we aim to make the mercy of the Father evident in every Christian’s ho...
(Vatican Radio) On Monday the announcement was made that Pope Francis had chosen the American journalist, Greg Burke, to take over from Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi as director of the Holy See Press Office on August 1, when Fr Lombardi goes on pension. It was also announced that the Spanish journalist, Paloma Garcia Ovejero, will be Burke's deputy, the first woman in history to hold that position. Paloma is currently the Vatican correspondent for Spanish broadcaster Cadena Cope and comes to the Press Office as a Vatican expert having covered Vatican news for many years.Linda Bordoni asked Paloma of her feelings when she heard Pope Francis had chosen her for this important position, but first she asked her to pronounce her full name:Listen: Paloma, Garcia Ovejero was born in Madrid. She says she is proud of her name because ‘Paloma’ is the name of the Virgin Mary in Madrid and the Feast of “La Virgin Paloma’ is celebrated every year on...
The Norwegian Refugee Council has made an earnest appeal to South Sudan’s warring leaders to ensure that the current ceasefire is respected and that they immediately allow the safe delivery of life-saving assistance to the people.According to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), at least 36,000 people have been displaced by recent fighting in Juba, South Sudan. “This latest peak of destructive internal strife can be and must be stopped immediately. Political and military leaders have the responsibility to ensure that the current ceasefire is respected. This is no natural disaster. It is a man-made disaster from A to Z,” said Secretary-General of the Norwegian Refugee Council Jan Egeland.More than 300 people are believed to have been killed in the latest fighting, which erupted last Thursday. At least 36,000 civilians are said to have fled areas within Juba, according to the United Nations (UN). Many others have sought shelter at UN compounds, relief agencies...
(Vatican Radio) Britain gets a new Prime Minister today as Theresa May succeeds former leader David Cameron.As Britain continues to deal with the fallout of Brexit, following a referendum last month, May will take up office at 10 Downing Street with the huge task of negotiating Britain’s divorce from the European Union and at the same time causing the minimum amount of economic damage.Dr. Brian Klaas, a Fellow in Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics, spoke to Vatican Radio’s Georgia Gogarty to discuss the current political situation in Britain and the challenges that await Theresa May.Listen: Theresa May’s entrance into office “is one of the few calls for stability in British politics in what has been an extremely tumultuous time”, Klaas says. Following Brexit, British politics has undergone a wave of instability with turmoil in both the Conservative and Labour parties. Klaas says that May “is somebody who can unify the Conserv...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis paid a surprise call on the officers and staff of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America on Wednesday. The Holy Father knocked on the door of the Commission’s offices shortly after 9 AM Rome Time Wednesday, saying, “I just thought I’d drop by,” and asking the ranking official on site, prof. Guzmàn Carriquiry, whether he, “had a few minutes to spare for a chat.”After a half hour’s conversation Pope Francis greeted the office workers one-by-one, pausing for photographs – including a few selfies – and sharing some memories of his visits to the Commission when he was Archbishop of Buenos Aires.The Holy Father decided on the surprise visit after a dental appointment in the Vatican. Having been informed of the complicated security protocols involved in such an impromptu jaunt, Pope Francis responded, “Don’t worry: we’re in God’s hands.”
Vatican City, Jul 13, 2016 / 06:06 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Wednesday the Vatican released the names of 16 people appointed by Pope Francis to the Vatican’s Secretariat for Communications, among whom is American religious freedom and prolife attorney Kim Daniels.A graduate from Princeton University and the University of Chicago Law School, Daniels is an attorney whose practice is focused on religious freedom and prolife issues, and is also a lay consultant to the USCCB’s Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty.She is the former spokesperson for the president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, having served under both Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Archbishop Joseph Kurtz. She is also a founder and director of Catholic Voices USA.Announced in a July 13 communique from the Vatican, Daniels’ appointment came alongside that of 15 others, including six cardinals, seven bishops and two laypersons, and falls just two days after the announcement of another Ameri...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Joey Kelly, EPABy Simon CaldwellMANCHESTER, England (CNS) -- The British government musttake "decisive and courageous steps" toward ridding the country ofnuclear weapons, said the Catholic bishops of Scotland.All eight bishops issued a joint statement calling fornuclear disarmament ahead of a July 18 vote in Parliament on whether to renewthe Trident submarine-based nuclear weapons system.They said Britain had an obligation under the 1968 NuclearNon-Proliferation Treaty "to work toward the disposing and elimination ofall nuclear weapons.""Britain should take more decisive and courageous stepsto revive that aspect of the treaty and not seek to prolong the status quo,"the bishops said in the July 12 statement.The bishops also suggested the $272 billion cost ofreplacing the aging arsenal of nuclear weapons could not be morally justified."The bishops of Scotland have, for a long time, pointedout the immorality of the use of strategic nuclear weapons due to theindiscrimin...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Former New York baseball stars Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden are forever linked in the public's mind, but not necessarily their own....
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- An Italian-born nun who once challenged Billy the Kid, calmed angry mobs, opened hospitals and schools in the American Southwest and is now on a path toward possible Sainthood soon will be the subject of a TV series....
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Newly arrived space station astronaut Kate Rubins wore top-level biosafety suits for her work on Earth, but that won't be needed when she fires up a pocket-sized device to decode DNA in space....
