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The evening of 10th May will see the third annual Ecumenical liturgy for Christian Martyrs take place in Warsaw, Poland. In particular, this year's liturgy will remember those who have lost their lives in the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America because of their religious beliefs. It is estimated that up to 200 million Christians around the world are persecuted for their faith.The event is organised by the Saint Egidio community. The theme of this year’s liturgy is “Witnesses of Mercy.”The Archbishop of Warsaw, Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz will preside over the liturgy. Representatives from Poland’s various religious traditions and movements will also attend.Explaining the choice of the theme “Witnesses of Mercy” the organisers of the event said “In the contemporary world, Martyrs, with their whole lives proclaim the good news and the mercy of God.”When asked about the importance and significance of the event, the organisers de...
(Vatican Radio) I have had cancer, “the big C,” as they call it. It was late last summer when I got the shocking diagnosis and surgery – and then, the radiation therapy that made huge tufts of hair fall out and brought the other, far more painful and debilitating side-effects that I would rather forget. But so far, I have been one of the lucky ones who may have caught her cancer at an early stage.Cancer: a thief in the nightMore than 14 million people are diagnosed with cancer each year. Almost every family I know has lost someone dear from this thief in the night. My dad was one of the 8.2 million people to succumb to it every year. My mom, 3 grandparents, a cousin, and an uncle all had it. Three of the eight of us are still alive.And no, I am not out of the woods yet. Fingers crossed, my next round of follow-up tests will tell me that I can breathe easy for a while.That’s why I leapt at the chance to follow a recent Vatican confere...
A two day forum exploring the role of religious leaders in Africa in preventing hate crime and atrocities, is taking place in Addis Abada, Ethiopia.Religious leaders from across Africa have gathered for the forum, which is co-sponsored by the Office of the UN Special Advisor on the prevention of Genocide, the World Council of Churches and the King Abdulla bin Abdulaziz Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID).Pax Christi International, the Centre for Security Studies, Swisspeace, and the Federal Institute of Technnology in Zurich are also attending the conference.The participants are addressing the dramatic rise in atrocities perpetrated by both State and Non State actors in recent years. A chief area of concern is the rise in hate speech that often incites violence. The participants are examining what effect the religious leaders in Africa can have on preventing the violence. In particular, the effect and influence of these leaders over their communities is ...
IMAGE: CNS photo/EPABy Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Young women and men who are tired of today's self-centered, materialistic society should consider becoming missionaries -- the heroes of evangelization, Pope Francis said at his morning Mass."Life is worth living" to the full, "but in order to live it well, 'consume' it in service, in proclamation and keep going forward. This is the joy of proclaiming the Gospel," the pope said May 10 during the Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae.So many men and women have left their families, homeland and culture to bring the Gospel to other continents, he said. So many of them never returned home, dying in mission lands from disease or martyrdom -- "offering their life for the Gospel. These missionaries are our joy, the joy of our church."Many missionaries are "anonymous," having served and died in foreign lands, he said. "They 'consumed' life," far from home and their loved ones, but lived knowing they could say, "what I have d...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Lorraine Turchansky, Archdiocese of EdmontonBy Glen Argan and Lasha MorningstarEDMONTON, Alberta (CNS) -- Whilevideo and photos of the raging inferno that destroyed much of Fort McMurraywere being flashed around the world, Jason and Katharine Campbell and their twosons were expressing gratitude for all that they still have."We've been focusing ongratitude because it's easy to relive the horror stories and relive thedisappointment and the fear," Katharine Campbell said following a May 8Mass for evacuees at Edmonton's Resurrection Church."Every night before bed we'veincluded a gratitude prayer and the boys (Ryan and Evan) have had to think hardabout what they're most grateful about," she said."It's really put this intoperspective for them. They're not upset about not being at home; they're notmissing their things because they understand we are very lucky and we have alot of wonderful things in our life still."Katharine Campbell is an Englishteacher and Jason Campbell ...
NEW YORK (AP) -- When Megyn Kelly sits down with Donald Trump for her prime-time special on the Fox broadcasting network, the Fox News Channel host hopes to call a truce to the war waged by the presumptive Republican nominee since he began slamming her after last August's Republican debate, where he was galled by her tough questioning as one of its moderators....
SAO PAULO (AP) -- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is facing possible impeachment by Congress, with the Senate expected to vote Wednesday on a measure to suspend her. The effort comes amid an angry public mood over the South American nation's worst recession in decades and a big bribery scandal at the state oil company Petrobras. Yet, it is not tied to either of those. AP explains what's behind the movement to oust her, and how it could play out:...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The rollercoaster ride that is the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff took another hairpin turn after the acting speaker of the lower chamber of Congress reversed his own decision from just hours earlier that would have plunged the process into uncertainty....
GRAFING, Germany (AP) -- A German man yelled "infidel, you must die" and "Allahu akbar" as he stabbed one person to death and wounded three others at a Bavarian train station Tuesday, but authorities said they've found no links to any Islamic extremist network....
LONDON (AP) -- London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Tuesday slammed Donald Trump's "ignorant" view of Islam, after the Republican presidential contender suggested Khan could be exempted from a proposed temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States....
