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BRUSSELS (AP) -- European Union leaders began plotting a future without Britain on Tuesday, urging the island nation and economic powerhouse to disentangle itself as fast as possible from the other 27 nations in the bloc to avoid extending the turmoil that has been roiling European and global markets....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans on the House Benghazi Committee harshly faulted the Obama administration Tuesday for lax security and a slow response to the deadly 2012 attacks at the U.S. diplomatic outpost in Libya. But they produced no new allegations about then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton....
(Vatican Radio) Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, has long been an advocate for social justice issues, especially on behalf of the poor. So it was with enthusiasm that he agreed to participate in the Impact Investing Conference 2016, saying impact investing is 'a great new way to help the poor'.The three day conference – hosted by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, in conjunction with Catholic Relief Services – is taking place from 26-28 June, with key business experts and Catholic leaders from around the world exploring ways to harness the power of impact capital to sustain the Catholic Church’s social mission.Impact investing is a form of investment made into companies or organizations with the goal of providing social benefit to those in need, whilst providing a financial return to the investor.In an interview with Devin Watkins, Cardinal McCarrick spoke about the delight he experiences in retireme...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis addressed a delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, with whom he held a private audience on Tuesday in the Vatican, calling the mercy of God ‘the bond uniting us’.The delegation came to Rome following the conclusion of the week-long Pan-Orthodox Council, which was held on the Greek island of Crete.Listen to Devin Watkins' report: The mercy of God is the bond uniting the Churches, a fruit of the Holy Spirit which produces communion but never uniformity. That was at the heart of Pope Francis’ message to the delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in a private audience.Recalling that June 29th marks the Feast of St. Peter and Paul, the Holy Father said that the Church in every age has proclaimed their same message of divine mercy.“Saints Peter and Paul both experienced great sin and, subsequently, the power of God’s mercy. As a result of this experience, Pe...
Archbishop Emeritus of Kolkata Henry Sebastian D'Souza breathed his last following age-related illness here on June 27. He was 90. He was the Archbishop of Kolkata from 1986 till his retirement in 2002.Archbishop Emeritus Henry Sebastian D'Souza was well-known internationally as he was the Archbishop when Mother Teresa died on September 5, 1997, in Kolkata.. Later on he played a crucial role in initiating the process of her canonization. Archbishop D’Souza often hailed Mother Teresa as “the face of Christ in the world” for spending her life time helping people understand the nature of the divine.He was born January 20, 1926, in Kolkata (then Calcutta) and was ordained a priest on August 24, 1948. He was appointed the bishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar in 1974. In 1985, he was transferred to the Calcutta a as the coadjutor Archbishop. He succeeded Cardinal Lawrence Picachy as the archbishop of Calcutta on April 5, 1986.The Archbishop had served as t...
The Holy Father, Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Alexis Mitsuru Shirahama, the new Bishop for the vacant Diocese of Hiroshima. Currently Fr. Alexis Shirhama was serving as the rector of the National Catholic Seminary of Fukuoka. He was born on May 20, 1962 in Kamigoto, Archdiocese of Nagasaki. In 1986 he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy at the Keio University in Tokyo, and in 1990 a Bachelor’s degree in Theology at the Seminary of St. Suplice Fukuoka. He later studied at the Catholic Institute of Paris, obtaining a Licentiate in Liturgy with specialization in Sacramental Theology.He was ordained a priest on March 19, 1990 at Urakami, Archdiocese of Nagasaki, and incardinated in the same city. In 1993 he joined the Society of the Priests of Saint Sulpice.After his ordination he was the professor in St. Sulpice Seminary of Fukuoka (1995-2008); since 1995, he was the member of the Liturgical ...
Sacramento, Calif., Jun 28, 2016 / 03:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A bill that strips longstanding legal protections for religious colleges and universities is underway in the California legislature – and some say it will imperil Catholic education unless changes are made.“It’s a way of harassing and making it more difficult for those of us who are people of faith who want to live and express our ways in society,” said California Catholic Conference executive director Edward Dolejsi.“We’re being painted into a corner and constricted,” he told CNA.Dolejsi voiced concern about proposed legislation that could narrow the definition of a religious organization and compromise the ability of a school to express its identity in its curriculum, policies and faith.The California legislature is considering S.B. 1146, which would limit religious exemptions for institutions of higher education. It would bar colleges that receive state funding from making empl...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women's game from obscurity to national prominence during her 38-year career at Tennessee, died Tuesday morning. She was 64....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans on the House Benghazi Committee faulted the Obama administration Tuesday in a report on the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya....
LONDON (AP) -- The day after Britain voted to leave the European Union, 69-year-old Mary Crossley of London said she got a phone call from her 31-year-old daughter. She seemed pretty annoyed....
