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By Cindy WoodenROME (CNS) -- No matter how complicated it is to do, allchildren have a need and a right to religious education and access to thesacraments, said a priest who was born deaf and became blind 16 years ago.Opening the Jubilee Year of Mercy celebration for the sickand persons with disabilities, Redemptorist Father Cyril Axelrodinsisted sign language, tactile sign language and body language are "gifts ofthe Holy Spirit" meant to help Christians share the Gospel with all people.Standing in the sanctuary of a Rome church June 10, thepriest from South Africa used International Sign Language for brief introductory remarks, thentook questions from the congregation that was made up mostly of ItalianCatholics who are deaf and their family members.The Italians signed their questions in Italian SignLanguage, and a translator took both of Father Axelrod's hands and signed thequestions for him using the tactile form of the language. She then steppedaside to watch his reply and relay...
Gordie Howe was equal parts sharpshooter and street fighter, and remarkably durable to boot. But nobody dominates a rough-and-tumble game for parts of five decades without knowing when to pick his spots. For all that, even "Mr. Hockey" had no say in the timing of his passing....
MARSEILLE, France (AP) -- Tear gas drifted through the air and broken bottles crunched under foot as French police struggled to control rowdy, drunken soccer fans causing havoc in the southern port city of Marseille on the opening day of the European Championship on Friday....
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- The Latest on the memorial service for Muhammad Ali (all times local):...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Louisville and the rest of the world said goodbye to The Greatest on Friday, showering affection on Muhammad Ali during a fist-pumping funeral procession through the streets of his hometown, followed by a star-studded memorial service where he was eulogized as a wildly charismatic breaker of racial barriers....
Vatican City, Jun 10, 2016 / 09:57 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Faithful to the wish of Pope Francis, a new decree has bumped the liturgical celebration honoring St. Mary Magdalene from a memorial to a feast, putting her on par with the apostles.The reason, according to Archbishop Arthur Roche, is that she “has the honor to be the first witness of the Lord’s resurrection.”“She is the witness to the risen Christ and announces the message of the Lord’s resurrection just like the rest of the Apostles,” he said, explaining that for this reason “it is right that the liturgical celebration of this woman should have the same rank of Feast as that given to the celebration of the Apostles in the General Roman Calendar.”Archbishop Roche is secretary of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. He issued a letter on the decision June 10, the same day as the decree officiating the decision was published.Call...
IMAGE: CNS/Nancy WiechecBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Recognizing St. Mary Magdalene's role as thefirst to witness Christ's resurrection and as a "true and authenticevangelizer," Pope Francis raised the July 22 memorial of St. MaryMagdalene to a feast on the church's liturgical calendar, the Vaticanannounced. A decree formalizing thedecision was published by the Congregation forDivine Worship June 10 along with an article explaining its significance.Both the decree and the article were titled"Apostolorum Apostola" ("Apostle of the Apostles").In thearticle for the Vatican newspaper, Archbishop Arthur Roche, secretary of thecongregation, wrote that in celebrating "an evangelist who proclaims the central joyous message ofEaster," St. Mary Magdalene's feast day is a call for all Christians to"reflect more deeply on the dignity of women, the new evangelization and thegreatness of the mystery of divine mercy.""Pope Francis has taken this decision precisely in thecontext of...
The Latest on the death of Hall of Fame hockey player Gordie Howe (all times EDT):...
MARSEILLE, France (AP) -- Police fired tear gas at rowdy fans at Marseille's Old Port for the second straight day on Friday....
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- An actor who played a police officer on the TV show "The Shield" was sentenced Friday to 40 years to life in prison after tearfully apologizing for fatally shooting his wife but still insisting he didn't mean to kill her....
