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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis celebrated Mass on the steps of Rome’s cathedral basilica of St. John Lateran Thursday evening, to mark the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Our Lord, Jesus Christ.In the homily he prepared for the occasion, Pope Francis focused on the Eucharist as the source of Christian strength. “From the outset,” he said, “it is the Eucharist which becomes the centre and pattern of the life of the Church: but we think also of all the saints – famous or anonymous – who have ‘broken’ themselves, their own life, in order to ‘give something to eat’ to their brothers and sisters.” The Holy Father went on to say, “How many mothers, how many fathers, together with the slices of bread they provide each day on the tables of their homes, have broken their hearts to let their children grow, and grow well; how many Christians, as responsible citizens, have broken their own lives to defend the d...
Rome, Italy, May 26, 2016 / 11:44 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In breaking bread for his disciples Christ gave an example of what it means to allow oneself to be broken for the good of others, Pope Francis said on the feast of Corpus Christi, explaining that it is the Eucharist which gives us the strength to do this.“Jesus was broken; he is broken for us. And he asks us to give ourselves, to break ourselves, as it were, for others,” the Pope said May 26, during his homily for the Mass of the feast, said before the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, the cathedral of Rome.Corpus Christi celebrates the institution of the Holy Eucharist and is marked by special displays of devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, most notably Eucharistic processions.During his homily, Pope Francis pointed to the many mothers and fathers who, “together with the slices of bread they provide each day on the tables of their homes, have broken their hearts to let their children grow, and grow well!”...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Carol GlatzVATICANCITY (CNS) -- The former secretary to a saint and the oldest member of theCollege of Cardinals died May 26 at the age of 100.ItalianCardinal Loris Capovilla, who served St. John XXIII before and after he becamepope, died in Bergamo, near Milan. CardinalCapovilla was born in Pontelongo, Italy, on Oct. 14, 1915, and ordained to the priesthood in 1940. Ajournalist before starting to work for the future saint, he was an energeticand eloquent storyteller, drawing on his remarkable and vividly detailed memory.Whenthe freshly named patriarch of Venice, Cardinal Angelo Roncalli, chose37-year-old Father Capovilla as his private secretary in 1953, askeptical adviser told the cardinal -- who would become Pope John XXIII -- thatthe priest looked too sickly to bear the strain of his new job.Butthe cardinal outlived his employer by half a century and was a dedicated custodianof his legacy, running a small museum dedicated to the saint's memory in thela...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paulo Cunha, EPABy Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzingermet the press in 2000 for the formal release of the so-called Third Secret ofFatima, he said he knew many people would be disappointed.Almost 16 years later, at the beginning of a yearlongpreparation for the 100th anniversary of the apparition of our Lady of Fatimain 2017, now-retired Pope Benedict XVI is still dealing with people notconvinced the secret is really out.An online journal called OnePeterFive published an articleMay 15 claiming that shortly after then-Cardinal Ratzinger released the secretand his commentary, affirming that it was the complete text, he told a Germanpriest that, in fact, it was not."There is more than what we published," thearticle claimed the cardinal told Father Ingo Dollinger. The article wentfurther: "He also told Dollinger that the published part of the secret isauthentic and that the unpublished part of the secret speaks about 'a badcouncil and ...
IMAGE: CNS/Paul HaringBy Cindy WoodenROME (CNS) -- A Corpus Christi procession should honorChrist's gift of himself in the Eucharist, but also should be a pledge to sharebread and faith with the people of the cities and towns where the processionstake place, Pope Francis said.Just as the "breaking of the bread" became theicon of the early Christian community, giving of oneself in order to nourishothers spiritually and physically should be a sign of Christians today, thepope said May 26, the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ.On a warm spring evening, the pope's celebration began with Massoutside Rome's Basilica of St. John Lateran and was to be followed by a traditionalCorpus Christi procession from St. John Lateran to the Basilica of St. MaryMajor, one mile away. Hundreds of members of parish and diocesan confraternitiesand sodalities -- dressed in blue, brown, black or white capes and robes --joined the pope for Mass and would make the nighttime walk to St. Mary Majorfor eucha...
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) -- Tejas Muthusamy knew he was in trouble....
A tornado that raked the northern Kansas landscape for about 90 minutes was impressive both for its classic "wedge" shape and its sheer endurance - staying on the ground about 10 times longer than the typical twister....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was supposed to have turned over all work-related emails to the State Department to be released to the public. But an agency audit found at least three emails never seen before - including Clinton's own explanation of why she wanted her emails kept private....
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Baylor University demoted school President Ken Starr and fired football coach Art Briles on Thursday, issuing a scathing report over the university's handling of sexual assault complaints against players....
SHIMA, Japan (AP) -- On the eve of his historic trip to Hiroshima, President Barack Obama is defending the vigor of his efforts to rid the world of nuclear weapons. He says he will use his visit to the Japanese memorial site on Friday to underscore "the sense of urgency that we all should have."...
