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Filipinos urged
to unite against
death penalty
By Roy Lagarde
The Filipinos need to unite against
the reimposition of capital punishment more urgent than ever amid
attempts to railroad the passage
of the death penalty bill, a ranking
Catholic archbishop said.
Papal nuncio
calls for culture
of mercy
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the violence.
Mr. President, we urge
you to order, especially these
extra-judicial killings, be
stopped, investigated, and
those responsible arrested
and brought to justice, he
said.
The prelate also announced
the establishment of his
dioceses House of Hope,
a community-based
rehabilitation program for
drug dependents.
The effort, he said, also
aims to provide recovery
coaching, spiritual guidance,
and life skills training to
substance users.
Through this modest but
sincere effort, we not only
want to help these returnees
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A man shows an anti-nuclear placard at a rally to protest against re-operation of a nuclear power plant in front of
the Nuclear Regulation Authority in Tokyo on July 8, 2016. AFP
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Vatican Briefing
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Navarro-Valls shared.
Cuba needs to surprise
the word, I told him.
Fidel agreed.
So I added something
about the surprises the
Pope was expecting.
I asked Castro for
Christmas, which was
just around the corner,
to be celebrated as an
official holiday for the
first time since the start
of the Revolution.
Heres how Castro
responded, according
to Navvarro-Valls:
He said it would
be very difficult as
Christmas fell right in
the middle of the sugar
cane harvesting season.
To which I responded:
But the Holy Father
would like to be able
to publicly thank you
for this gesture once he
lands in Havana.
After a long
discussion, Castro
finally said yes, although
he did add: But it could
be for this year only. All
I said was: Great, the
Pope will be grateful to
you for this. And as for
next year, well see.
As we know, to this
day, Christmas is still
celebrated as a public
holiday in Cuba.
(Church Pop via
CNA)
Communion, be
interiorly detached from
sin, and pray for the
intentions of the Holy
Father.
1. Make a pilgrimage
to the shrine
The first way is for
the faithful to make a
pilgrimage to the Fatima
Shrine in Portugal
and participate in a
celebration or prayer
dedicated to the Virgin.
In addition, the
faithful must pray the
Our Father, recite the
Creed, and invoke the
Mother of God.
2. Pray before any
statue of Our Lady of
Fatima
The second way
applies to the pious
faithful who visit with
devotion a statue of
Our Lady of Fatima
transparency, including
information on the
educational programs and
conferences they have given
at the Vatican and in other
parts of the world, such as
a recent presentation given
to bishops Sept. 15 during
a formation course for new
bishops at the Vatican.
Under the websites
resources section can be found
guidelines and practical advice
on responding to complaints
of abuse, advice for meeting
with survivors, using prayer in
the healing process, and how
to contact the commission
with recommendations or
information.
There are also links
to important commission
documents and to addresses,
speeches and letters of
St. John Paul II and Pope
Archbishop Leo Cushley (c) demonstrates The Catholic App in St. Peters
Square, Nov. 22, 2016. DANIEL IBANEZ/CNA
E D I N B U R G H ,
Scotland Need to find
confession nearby at the
drop of a dime? Theres
an app for that.
The Archdiocese of
Saint Andrews and
Edinburgh announced
last Tuesday at St.
Peters Square the first
ever GPS-powered
confession finder that
uses technology to
connect individuals with
the closest confession
and Mass times.
This is a little bit
of smart technology
that could make a big
impact on how the
Catholic Church brings
the mercy of God and
the joy of the Gospel
to our contemporary
world, Archbishop
Leo Cushley of Saint
Andrews and Edinburgh
stated, according to the
Telegraph.
The idea was really
inspired by the Holy
Father himself. He
said to be imaginative
about what to do for the
Holy Year of Mercy,
Archbishop Cushley told
Vatican Radio.
The archdiocese hopes
the app will increase
Mass attendance and
help Catholics aged 1855 to become more fully
engaged within the local
Church. Ultimately, the
app will also save on
bulletin printing costs.
The Archdiocese of
Saint Andrews and
Edinburgh contains
more than 110 parishes
spread over more than
2,000 square miles in
Scotland. Although this
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