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Vatican City, Jun 29, 2016 / 03:15 am (CNA/Europa Press).- On Wednesday Pope Francis gave 25 new archbishops the pallium, encouraging them to remain strong in prayer, which he said helps in staying open to God’s surprises, rather than closing in on oneself.“Prayer enables grace to open a way out from closure to openness, from fear to courage, from sadness to joy. And we can add: from division to unity,” Pope Francis said June 29, the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul.He pointed to the “clear contrast” between opening and closing in the day’s readings, beginning with three examples of “closing” found in the first reading from Acts.The first appears when Peter is locked in prison, then the community gathers behind “closed doors,” and finally Peter knocks at the “closed door” of a woman named Mary, the mother of John called Mark, after being set free.In each of these moments, “prayer appears as the main way ...
Vatican City, Jun 29, 2016 / 04:30 am (CNA/EWTN News).- During his Sunday Angelus address Pope Francis offered prayers for the victims of Tuesday’s deadly attack on an Istanbul airport, asking that God would convert the hearts of those who choose violence.“Dear brothers and sister, yesterday in Istanbul there was a heinous terror attack, which has killed and wounded many people. Let us pray for the victims, for their families and for the dear Turkish people,” the Pope said June 29.Late Tuesday night three suicide bombers blew themselves up in the entrance terminal of Istanbul’s Ataturk airport, killing 36 people and wounding more than 140 others, the BBC reports.Ataturk airport is Europe’s third largest in passenger traffic behind London Heathrow and Paris Charles de Gaulle. According to reports, the three men, dressed in black, drove into the entrance terminal by car and opened fire, blowing themselves up only after police began to fire back.Turkey&rsq...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Scotty Moore, the pioneering rock guitarist whose sharp, graceful style helped Elvis Presley shape his revolutionary sound and inspired a generation of musicians that included Keith Richards, Jimmy Page and Bruce Springsteen, died Tuesday. He was 84....
BLACKLION, Ireland (AP) -- Hugh Maguire can't believe the British really did it....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump boils down his foreign policy agenda to two words: "America First."...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Police dispatchers heard repeated gunfire, screaming and moaning from patrons of the Pulse nightclub who called to report that gunman Omar Mateen was opening fire inside the club, according to written logs released Tuesday....
ISTANBUL (AP) -- The Latest on the explosions at Istanbul's Ataturk airport (all times local):...
ISTANBUL (AP) -- Suicide attackers armed with guns and bombs killed 41 people and wounded scores of others at Istanbul's busy Ataturk Airport in an attack the government blamed on Islamic State extremists....
It seems like every few years we have some new "revelation" come out about Jesus. One of the most recent was probably the so-called "Gospel of Jesus' Wife" which was publicly exposed...
(Vatican Radio) The promotion of human rights for everyone in the context of sports and the Olympic ideal was the theme of Tuesday’s statement by the permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations.Archbishop Ivan Jurkovic delivered the statement to the 32nd Session of the Human Rights Council, in which he addressed the role of sports and the Olympics in promoting a “better international environment” that is “more inclusive and open to everyone.”The archbishop also stressed the role of sports in promoting human rights among the international community.In this context, he said the Holy See will be hosting a “Conference On Faith and Sport” later this year.The Rio de Janeiro summer Olympics will run from 5-21 August.Read the full statement below:Statement by His Excellency Archbishop Ivan JurkovicPermanent Observer of the Holy See to the UN and Other International Organizations in Genevaat the 32nd Session of the Human Rights Council...
