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Cardiff, Wales, Aug 1, 2017 / 12:24 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Seven seminarians walk into a bar … and almost get kicked out.That’s what happened to a group of seminarians in Cardiff over the weekend when they went to The City Arms pub to celebrate the July 29 ordination of Father Peter McClaren.Thinking they were a rowdy stag party in fancy dress, pub management initially asked the men to leave.Realizing their error, they invited the men to stay and bought them a round of drinks."The staff thought they were a stag. We do have quite a few issues on the weekends with parties wearing fancy dress so it is our policy to turn them away," said assistant manager Matt Morgan, according to the BBC. The actual Reverend Robert James drinking @brainsbrewery @TheRevTweets beer.???????????? pic.twitter.com/H43HWqGIKK— The City Arms (@cityarmscardiff) July 29, 2017 He added that the seminarians were "all great sports and saw the funny side of the situation.&rd...
IMAGE: CNS photo/courtesy of the Little Brothers of JesusBy Cindy WoodenVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When Pope Francis chose one of theLittle Brothers of Jesus to be rector of the Diocese of Rome's main seminary,members of the order founded by Blessed Charles de Foucauld were stunned."The explicit request of Pope Francis" that Father Gabriele Faraghini,51, be released for service as the seminary rector "was, for our littlefraternity, a bolt out of the blue, a novelty that literally flooredeveryone," said a note posted on the brothers' website. But the order'sgeneral chapter confirmed the nomination, which was announced July 31.Most of the brothers live in small communities with a homelife revolving around eucharistic adoration and prayer. Many of them, thepriests included, are manual laborers, who strive simply to be a presence offriendship and solidarity with their co-workers and neighbors. Service indiocesan institutions and offices is not a normal part of their ministry,although it is ...
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An Indian bishop on Sunday urged young Catholics at the 7th Asian Youth Day in Indonesia to affirm their Christian identity by knowing Jesus and getting closer to Him. Celebrating the inaugural Mass of the preliminary “Days in the Dioceses” (DID) event in Palembang Archdiocese, Bishop Antonio Alwin Fernandes Barretto of Sindudurg said young people should talk about everything in their lives to the Lord Jesus. “Jesus is our life. Jesus lives among you,” he said in his homily.Archbishop Aloysius Sudarso of Palembang welcomed 251 Asian Youth Day guests from India, Malaysia and Indonesia for the preliminary July 30 to Aug. 2 DID. During the 4 days they will live with local Catholic families, share and learn about their faith and also celebrate and interact with local communities and youth groups. The guests from India, Malaysia and Indonesia who arrived in Palembang by train and air were felicitat...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has sent a message to the National Youth Meeting at the Sanctuary of Aparecida in Brazil, inviting young people to turn their lives into leaven for a better Brazilian society.His message came at the conclusion of the “Rota” (Way) 300 project, which closed on July 29 with a large celebration at the sanctuary. The initiative celebrated 300 years since the discovery of the statue of Our Lady of Aparecida in the Paraiba do Sul River.Listen to our report: Pope Francis told the young people that Mary is a sign of hope and that she knows the difficulties awaiting young people. He also encouraged them to live with a missionary spirit.“Dear friends, in the midst of daily uncertainties and insecurities and in the midst of the precariousness created by unjust situations, you have one certainty. Mary is a sign of hope who will impel you with a great missionary drive. She knows the difficulties with which you live. Her attention and motherly...
