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Philadelphia, Pa., Jul 7, 2016 / 03:25 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis’ teaching on divorce-and-remarriage and the sacraments represents Catholic tradition and shows the way forward for engaging those who are estranged and hurting, Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia has said.“As with all magisterial documents, Amoris Laetitia is best understood when read within the tradition of the Church’s teaching and life,” Archbishop Chaput said in July 1 pastoral guidelines for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.Amoris laetitia is Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation written as a culmination of the 2015 Synod on the Family. Some vague language in the exhortation had allowed a variety of interpretations, and Archbishop Chaput's guidelines were meant to help in the implementation of the document in the Philadelphia archdiocese.“The Holy Father himself states clearly that neither Church teaching nor the canonical discipline concerning marriage has chang...
IMAGE: CNS/Nancy WiechecBy Colleen DulleWASHINGTON (CNS) -- As World Youth Day approaches,U.S. organizers offered tips on how pilgrims can prepare logistically, spirituallyand even digitally.The largest U.S. group to attend a WorldYouth Day outside of North America, 30,000 American pilgrims plan to attend theJuly 26-31 festival in Krakow, Poland. They will join 2.5 million pilgrims fromaround the world.BishopFrank J. Caggiano of Bridgeport, Connecticut, the U.S. bishops' episcopal liaison for World YouthDay, said in a July 7news conference that, despite security concerns in the European Union, "Thereis no evidence of any credible threat being made."PaulJarzembowski, World Youth Day USA national coordinator, said his office has beenworking with the Polish Embassy in Washington, along with the U.S. and Polish governments, to ensurepilgrims' safety.At the news conference, he encouragedparticipants to read the StateDepartment's World Youth Day webpage and to sign up for the Smart Travel...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on the presidential campaign ahead of the Democratic and Republican nominating conventions (all times EDT):...
WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- President Barack Obama opened a five-day, two-country mission early Friday to buck up a beleaguered Europe and brush back an aggressive Moscow....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A defiant Donald Trump made it clear he won't change his brash tone or message as he courted anxious Republican lawmakers Thursday, blaming the media for stumbles that continue to alarm GOP leaders and energize Democrats with voting less than three months away....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The State Department is reopening an internal investigation of possible mishandling of classified information by Hillary Clinton and top aides, officials told The Associated Press on Thursday....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama called on American law enforcement to root out bias in its ranks and said all Americans should be troubled by frequent police shootings of blacks and Hispanics, insisting that fatal incidents in Minnesota and Louisiana are not isolated....
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- One black man is shot dead by police while selling CDs outside of a convenience store in Louisiana. A day later, another is fatally shot by an officer in Minnesota during a traffic stop over a tail light. The two killings captured on video and broadcast across the world have left many African-Americans seething and disconsolate, and wondering if they ever will see an end to the drumbeat of minority death at the hand of law enforcement in the United States....
In an exceptional show of solidarity with the Universal Church and responding to the call of Pope Francis, bishops, priests, religious and laity of the Church in Sri Lanka have taken the Year of Mercy to heart and pledged to help the marginalized in society.Bishop Valance Mendis of Chilaw even directed priests to tone down the celebration of church feasts in order to free-up funds to help the poor.The diocese plan is raising awareness about the Year of Mercy with youth programs and activities in villages and communities. Programs are conducted both at parish and diocesan level, said Father Prasad Chaminda Fernando, vicar general of Chilaw Diocese."We’re constructing 50 houses at Nachchikalliya, Kalpitiya for homeless people," he said. "We’re doing it with the support of well-wishers."Pope Francis declared the "Year of Mercy" encouraging people to "be merciful like the Father." Pope Francis declared an "Extraordinary Jubilee ...
