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By Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Diocesan bishops must consult with theVatican before establishing a diocesan religious order, Pope Francis ruled.The consultation "is to be understood as necessary forthe validity of the erection of a diocesan institute of consecrated life,"said the rescript or ruling approved by Pope Francis April 4 and published bythe Vatican May 20.The English translation of the Code of Canon Law states:"Diocesan bishops, each in his own territory, can erect institutes ofconsecrated life by formal decree, provided that the Apostolic See has beenconsulted."However, some bishops and canon lawyers had argued theconsultation was advised, not required, and that a lack of consultation did notmake the order's establishment invalid.The Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life andSocieties of Apostolic Life said in a statement that the consultation isnecessary because "every new institute of consecrated life, even if itcomes into the light and develops within a...
BERLIN (AP) -- What weighs 77 pounds, goes 50 mph (80 kph) and looks like a Swiss cheese on wheels?...
NEW YORK (AP) -- The number of pregnant women in the United States infected with Zika virus is suddenly tripling, due to a change in how the government is counting cases....
ATLANTA (AP) -- Body camera video shows Georgia sheriff's deputies using stun guns multiple times on a handcuffed man in the back of a vehicle who died shortly after the struggle on an interstate highway....
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) -- A judge stopped a hearing after a Michigan man accused of killing six people interrupted the testimony of one of the two people who survived the shooting rampage....
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The retaking of the small western town of Rutba from two years of Islamic State occupation was an important morale booster for Iraqi security forces, the top U.S. commander in Baghdad said Friday....
CAIRO (AP) -- The Latest on the crash of EgyptAir flight 804 (all times local):...
CAIRO (AP) -- Search crews found human remains, luggage and passenger seats Friday from the EgyptAir jetliner that fell out of the sky over the Mediterranean Sea, as investigators tried to determine whether the disaster was the work of terrorists....
Prv 8:22-31; Rom 5:1-5; Jn 16:12-15A wonderful story is told of a missionary from in a tropical country, who on his home-leave, came across a beautiful sundial. He thought to himself, “That sundial would be ideal for my villagers in the mission. I could use it to teach them to tell the time of the day.” The missionary bought the sundial, crated it and took it along when he returned to his mission. When the village chief saw it, he insisted that it be set up in the centre of the village. The villagers were thrilled with the sundial. They had never seen something so beautiful in their lives. They were even more thrilled when they learned how it worked. The missionary was delighted by everyone’s response to his sundial. He was totally unprepared for what happened a few days later. The people of the village got together and built a roof over the sundial to protect it from the rain and the sun! Well, I think the sundial is a lot like the Holy Trinity, and we Christian...
