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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- People marched down Orlando streets with rainbow flags and others lined up to wait hours for a "One Pulse" tattoo on Saturday as supporters tried to boost the somber city's spirits while more victims of last weekend's nightclub shooting were buried....
(Vatican Radio) Saturday afternoon Pope Francis visited Villa Nazareth in the Pineta Sacchetti area of Rome. Villa Nazareth was founded in 1946 for orphans and poor children in order to provide the underprivileged with educational opportunities.Today Villa Nazareth helps young people who are experiencing economic hardship but who also show great intellectual potential. It provides them with a program of Christian formation and inspiration. The institution’s charism, its mission, is to promote a “diaconate of culture” and to form people who can be role models in society as moral witnesses.Pope Francis gave a catechesis on Luke’s gospel passage of the Good Samaritan. There are many characters in this passage, he said, but who qualifies as a neighbor? The robber, the poor man who was left for dead on the road, the priest, the doctor of the law, the lawyer? Or the innkeeper? Perhaps none of these knew how to answer such a question. The priest was in a hurry, li...
(Vatican Radio) Belgian police have raided dozens of homes and detained 12 people for allegedly preparing new terror attacks in the country during at least one of Belgium's matches at the ongoing European Football Championship. Belgium's Prime Minister Charles Michel urged the people to remain calm at a time when the nation still deals with the aftermath of recent terror attacks which killed dozens of civilians.Listen to Stefan Bos' report: As people in Belgium planned massive parties Saturday to watch live broadcasts of the country's football team playing Ireland, police forces rushed into action. Authorities said one or more attacks were feared including in the capital Brussels, during one of Belgium’s Euro 2016 football matches. The federal prosecutor's office said that homes and car ports were searched overnight in 16 municipalities, mostly in and around Brussels. It explained that 40 people were taken for inter...
BATH, Maine (AP) -- The mother of a fallen Navy SEAL christened the second Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer Saturday in honor of her son, who died in Iraq when he threw himself on an insurgent's grenade to save the lives of two fellow SEALS....
BRUSSELS (AP) -- Belgian authorities charged three men with terror-related crimes after two days of raids and the detention of 40 people in a major investigation which they said required "immediate intervention" because they feared a new attack was close....
NEW YORK (AP) -- On a Friday evening almost a year ago, the White House was awash in rainbow-colored lights, celebrating the momentous Supreme Court ruling that led to nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage. Across the country, gays and lesbians embraced and partied and in some cases scrambled to arrange can't-wait-another-day weddings....
The Claretian community in Sri Lanka is actively engaged in helping victims of the floods that hit the country last month. A letter written by the Major Superior of Sri Lanka, Fr. S. Rex Constantine CMF, he stated that the Claretians in Sri Lanka and our Missions are not directly affected by the floods that brought a national disaster to the country. But as Christians they have decided to respond with a sense of urgency and solidarity with some little relief work according to their capacity. They have appointed in the Delegation a team (Claretians Disaster Recovery) to plan and coordinate the Relief and Reconstruction efforts of the Claretians. The team is planning strategies and actions to be of help to the affected people.Many areas of Sri Lanka received over 300 mm of rain from May 10, 2016 that resulted in flooding and significant landslides. 22 districts across the country have been affected by floods, landslides and heavy rain. 92 persons were confirmed dead with...
Vatican City, Jun 18, 2016 / 06:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Church should always value the transformative power of faith-filled laity who are willing to serve the Gospel, Pope Francis said Friday.“We need well-formed lay people, animated by a sincere and clear faith, whose life has been touched by the personal and merciful love of Christ Jesus,” the Pope told a plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Laity June 17.“We need lay people who take risks, who get their hands dirty, who are not afraid of making mistakes, who go forward. We need lay people with a vision of the future, not confined to the little things of life.”He added that the Church needs lay people who “dare to dream.”Pope Francis said many lay people would willingly and generously serve the Gospel if they were involved and valued by pastors and church institutions.This is part of all Christians’ baptismal vocation, he said.“Baptism makes each one of the lay fait...
Vatican City, Jun 18, 2016 / 06:10 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Recognizing the needs of others is a sign of genuine conversion, which only happens when the heart is ready to be changed by Jesus, Pope Francis said Saturday.“True conversion happens when we welcome the gift of grace,” the Pope said during his catechesis for this month’s Jubilee Year of Mercy audience in St. Peter's Square. “A clear sign of its authenticity is that we recognize the needs of our brothers and sisters, and we are ready to meet them.”In off-the-cuff remarks, the pontiff spoke of the challenge many feel in the face of this need for conversion, and how only Jesus can bring about real change.“How often do we tell ourselves: I must change, I cannot continue like this. On this path, my life will not bear fruit. It will be a useless life, and I will not be happy.”“And Jesus is beside us with hand outstretched,” the pontiff said, and he tells us: “Come to me...
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) -- Three days after Phil Mickelson said there was "zero chance" he would go for the 17th green at Oakmont, he went for the green Saturday....
