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(Vatican Radio) Exploiting the working people to enrich oneself is like sucking blood; it’s a mortal sin. That was the message of Pope Francis during the morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta.The rich who suck the blood of the poorThe day’s first reading, taken from the Letter of Saint James, is a forceful warning to the rich who accumulate wealth by exploiting the people. “Riches in themselves are good,” the Pope explained, but they are “relative, not absolute” goods. He criticized the so-called “theology of prosperity”— according to which “God shows you that you are just if He give you great riches,” saying those who follow it are mistaken. The problem lies in being attached to wealth, because, as the Pope recalled, “You cannot serve both God and riches.” These become “chains” that “take away the freedom to follow Jesus.” In the reading, St James writes, “Behold, the wages ...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis was given a marzipan cart in the shape of a migrant boat by a delegation from the Archdiocese of Agrigento on Wednesday.Located on the southern coast of Sicily, the Archdiocese has received numerous migrants who arrive by sea from northern Africa.Marzipan is an almond and sugar paste which is often used in Sicilian sweets, and the cart was created by students of a pastry school in Agrigento.The delegation at the General Audience was led by the Archbishop of Agrigento, Cardinal Francesco Montenegro, who serves as the President of the Commission for Migration of the Italian Episcopal Conference.Mayor Lillo Firetto was also in the group, and said the gift was “a sign of Agrigento, the Mediterranean port.”During the short encounter, Pope Francis also blessed the rosary of a young girl suffering from a serious illness, who could not make the journey to Rome.
(Vatican Radio) Preparations for World Youth Day 2016 in Poland are gathering pace. The World Youth Day symbols, the Holy Year Cross and the copy of an icon of Our Lady Salus Populi Romani are due arrive May 20th in the Archdiocese of Krakow.The symbols will be brought to the sanctuary of Pope Saint John Paul II in Krakow, where at 5:00pm local time Holy Mass will be presided over by Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz.They are expected to visit over 200 churches and 50 schools as well as a number of prisons and hospitals ahead of the WYD celebrations celebrations to be presided over by Pope Francis at the end of July.
Rome, Italy, May 19, 2016 / 03:02 am (CNA).- What started as a means to liberate women seems to have taken an ironic twist.The past century has witnessed the widespread normalization of artificial contraception, with its promise of empowering women and teenage girls to gain freedom over their bodies and fertility, along with a level of sexual liberation equal to that of men.This freedom has emerged from what is seen as a longstanding culture of misogyny – exemplified by the so-called “1950s housewife” – where women were expected to marry young and dedicate their lives solely to homemaking, placing the comfort and desires of their husbands before their own interests.Thanks to contraception, its proponents say, women no longer need to be controlled by a society ruled by the expectation to marry and have a family rather than have a career. In other words, with contraception, women can finally achieve their true potential and earn the respect they deserve.Yet, li...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- After weeks of taking a beating from critics over North Carolina's law dictating which restrooms transgender people can use, Gov. Pat McCrory adopted a strategy long favored by Southern conservative governors: He went after the federal government....
BEIJING (AP) -- When Taiwan inaugurates Tsai Ing-wen as the self-ruled island's first female president Friday, she'll confront major challenges including navigating increasingly fractious relations with Beijing and rejuvenating the flagging economy....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Bernie Sanders is winning sympathy from an unlikely ally: Donald Trump....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Two-thirds of Americans would have difficulty coming up with the money to cover a $1,000 emergency, according to an exclusive poll released Thursday, a signal that despite years of recovery from the Great Recession, Americans' financial conditions remain precarious as ever....
CAIRO (AP) -- The latest news on EgyptAir Flight 804 from Paris to Cairo, carrying 66 people, which disappeared early Thursday. (All times are Egyptian.)...
