Provides the latest RSS feeds for Catholic News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Philippine Times.com http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/cat/62ab599c9375c586/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:37:10 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:37:10 -0400 30 Late pope John Paul II could be made a saint, after theologians from the Vatican's Congregation for the Causes of Saints reportedly approved his second miracle. The Vatican is currently keeping the miracle a closely guarded secret, but like John Paul II's first miracle, it is said to concern a woman and will "amaze the world", an unnamed Vatican source told Italian media. Once canonisation for ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215297397/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:50:01 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215297397/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Heavy floods in southwest France have forced the closure of the shrine at Lourdes and the evacuation of hundreds of pilgrims. A 70 year old woman is reported to have died in the flash floods. Many roads in the region have been closed as the Gave de Pau river burst its banks. Lourdes Mayor Jean-Pierre Artiganave told BFM television that shrine will not reopen until safety can be assured. Diocese ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215305190/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:53:49 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215305190/scat/62ab599c9375c586 PARIS--Heavy flooding in southwestern France killed a woman and forced the closure of the Roman Catholic pilgrimage site at Lourdes on Wednesday, less than a year after flash floods caused millions of euros of damage to the ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215305191/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:44:19 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215305191/scat/62ab599c9375c586 VATICAN CITY, May 30 (CNA/EWTN News) .- The Vatican is not publishing the full text of the Pope's daily homilies because it wants to avoid giving them a level of authority that is not intended."We must insist on the fact that, in all of the Pope's activities, the difference between different situations and celebrations, as well as the different levels of authority of his words, ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215304741/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:17:53 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215304741/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Papal Delegate for the Legion of Christ and Regnum Christi Informed Pontiff on New ConstitutionsBy StaffVATICAN CITY, May 30, 2013 (Zenit.org) - On Monday, Pope Francis received Cardinal Velasio De Paolis, C.S., Papal Delegate for the Legion of Christ and the Regnum Christi in audience at the Vatican Apostolic Palace. During the meeting, which lasted some 45 minutes, Cardinal De Paolis gave His ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215305192/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:17:53 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215305192/scat/62ab599c9375c586 With these words spoken after being elected pope, Jorge Bergoglio underscored a theme that continues to be front-and-center of his papacy. Not surprisingly, many have concluded such statements demonstrate that Pope Francis wants Catholics to devote greater attention to poverty-alleviation. In one sense, this is true. Yet it's also an interpretation that misses the deeper meaning Francis ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215303958/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:36:14 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215303958/scat/62ab599c9375c586 VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II has moved a step closer to sainthood. A Vatican official says a commission of theologians approved a miracle attributed to his intercession, clearing a key hurdle. The case now goes to a commission of cardinals and then Pope Francis. John Paul's canonization is possible in autumn to coincide with the 35th anniversary of his election, though the official said ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215303959/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:18:48 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215303959/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Pontiff Warns of Risk of Succumbing 'To A Christianity Without a Cross'By Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY, May 32, 2013 (Zenit.org) - During yesterday's daily Mass homily, Pope Francis warned of the risk of succumbing to a "Christianity without a cross." The Holy Father concelebrated the Mass with Bishop ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215303956/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:09:48 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215303956/scat/62ab599c9375c586 The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols gave the following address this afternoon at the Citizens UK Summit for Civil Society Leaders at Queen Mary University, East London. Planning ahead for a generation invites us to hold present before us those who will come after us. At the same time we must also hold dear the good things we receive from those who came before us. It is these good things received, ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215302660/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:38:28 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215302660/scat/62ab599c9375c586 A priest and his brother will be undertaking a 100-mile bicycle ride to raise funds to send youngsters from a poverty stricken part of Brazil to World Youth Day. Fr James Shekelton and his brother John will set off from the family home on the outskirts of Sheffield and cycle to Manchester city centre on Friday 28 June, before riding back. Keeping it in the family, all money raised will help ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215302673/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:38:28 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215302673/scat/62ab599c9375c586 The Archbishop of Westminster, Vincent Nichols, visited the Cardinal Hume Centre on his way to address a civil society summit in London today (Wednesday June 19). Archbishop Nichols, patron of the Centre in Victoria, met with families to discuss the difficulties they face in today’s economic climate. He shared with them the points he would be making at the Summit on the importance of ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215302661/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:38:28 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215302661/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Pope Francis dedicated his catechesis of the Wednesday general audience to the expression "of the body" that the Second Vatican Council used to indicate the nature of the Church: the Church is the body of Christ. The Pope recalled the text of the conversion of Saul, who became Paul, in order to explain how the Apostle, with that experience, tells us how profound the union between ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215302663/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:38:27 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215302663/scat/62ab599c9375c586 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - An attorney for a terminally ill Catholic priest says the Rev. James Schook is so sick and incapacitated his upcoming trial would be a "mockery."But prosecutors say Schook is "spry" and can move around with the use of a walker.Schook, 65, has been diagnosed with terminal skin cancer. Jefferson Circuit Judge Mitch Perry said a letter from Schook's doctor ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215301638/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:33:46 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215301638/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Bawku (UE), June 19, GNA - The Navrongo-Bolgatanga Dioceses of the Catholic Church in the Upper East Region has commended the people of Bawku for maintaining peace in the area for the past four ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215302665/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:31:04 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215302665/scat/62ab599c9375c586 President Barack Obama speaks to a town hall meeting of youth in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on June 17, 2013. (AP Photo) (CNSNews.com) - Likening religious schools to segregation--a racist system that forced blacks to attend different schools and use different facilities than whites in the American South--President Barack Obama told a town hall meeting for youth in Belfast, Northern Ireland on ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215301969/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:28:41 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215301969/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Sending Funds to His Brother, a Missionary PriestLONDON, June 14, 2013 (Zenit.org) - A trio of brothers are showing family and Church solidarity with a 100-mile bike ride fundraising effort to support kids from a poor region of Brazil who want to attend next month's World Youth Day.Aid to the Church in Need reported that Father James Shekelton and his brother John will set off from the ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215302055/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:01:14 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215302055/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Gives Account of 'Many Explosions' in the Last WeekLONDON, June 14, 2013 (Zenit.org) - A priest working in the devastated city of Homs in Syria has given an account of some of the horror he's facing every day.The priest, who cannot be named, sent a report to the charity Aid to the Church in Need, which is supporting Syrians with an aid package ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215302674/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:01:14 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215302674/scat/62ab599c9375c586 VATICAN CITY, June 09, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Here is the translation of the message sent by Pope Francis sent to Archbishop Joachim Meisner of Cologne and Archbishop Robert Zollisch, President of the German Bishops' Conference on the occasion of the National Eucharistic Congress in Cologne.* * *To our venerable brothersCardinal Joachim MeisnerArchbishop of Cologneand Archbishop Robert ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215302111/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:01:13 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215302111/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Today, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments issued a decree, dated 1 May and signed by the prefect of that dicastery, Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera, which provides that, after the Blessed Virgin Mary, the name of her husband St Joseph also be read in the Eucharistic Prayers II, III, and IV. The decree reads: "The faithful in the Catholic Church have ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215301046/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:25:58 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215301046/scat/62ab599c9375c586 We have been called, each one of us, at a time of enormous challenge, to be witnesses to God's truth and love, ministerial priests in the service of the Gospel. The call we have received is, as you know well, something truly wonderful. But, as you also know, the new and demanding challenges we face today can often put our faith and our hope and our love to the test. That's why we need ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215301053/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:14:58 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215301053/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Hot summer temperatures in Rome didn’t stop 50,000 pilgrims from gathering in St. Peter’s Square for Pope Francis’ weekly General Audience. The Holy Father focused his homily on the Church as the Body of Christ and the importance of unity among ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215301047/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:59:13 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215301047/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Archbishop of Manila, is expected to address the 8th General Assembly of the Family Rosary Crusade (FRC) in Manila this Saturday. The annual event is expected to attract hundreds of participants from different dioceses across the ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215300417/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:59:12 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215300417/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Several media agencies reported that The Commission of Theologians of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints approved the second miracle, which occurred after John Paul II’s beatification, and which is an indispensable condition for his canonization.  However, the official confirmation has yet to be announced by the Holy See. The proclamation of John Paul II’s sanctity will ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215301048/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:59:12 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215301048/scat/62ab599c9375c586 "We think about the hypocrisy in the Church and how bad it makes all of us," the Bishop of Rome told members of the Congregation of Bishops and of the Pontifical Council of the Family June 19. "These do not know beauty, they do not know love, these do not know the truth. They are small, cowardly." He celebrated the Mass at the Saint Martha House alongside the heads of the ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215301054/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:57:32 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215301054/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Emphasizes Need to Treat the Sick as the "Flesh of Christ"By StaffVATICAN CITY, June 14, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Yesterday morning, Pope Francis received Matthew Festing, the Grand Master of the Order of Malta, who was accompanied by Cardinal Paolo Sardi and staff of the hospital of the Order of Malta, St. John the Baptist, in RomeDuring the meeting, the Grad Master presented the activities ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215299616/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:47:42 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215299616/scat/62ab599c9375c586 VATICAN CITY, June 14 (CNA/EWTN News) .- Pope Francis said people must to admit their sins like Saint Paul and not just their good deeds during his daily morning Mass."We have to be humble, but with real humility, from head to toe," said Pope Francis June 14."If we only pride ourselves on our service record and nothing more, we end up going wrong," said Pope Francis.He made ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215301055/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:47:42 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215301055/scat/62ab599c9375c586 US Bishops Cooperate in 'Faith and Safety' Web SiteWASHINGTON, D.C., June 14, 2013 (Zenit.org) - The Communications Department of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (GOA) have launched www.faithandsafety.org, a resource for adults to help children safely navigate online. The website and complementary social media channels ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215301049/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:47:41 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215301049/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Pontiff Commemorates 50th Anniversary of the Good Popes DeathBy StaffVATICAN CITY, June 04, 2013 (Zenit.org) - In his homily during yesterday's morning Mass in the chapel of Domus Sanctae Marthae, Pope Francis referred to Pope John XXIII as a "model of sanctity." On the 50th anniversary of Blessed Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli's death, Pope Francis will pray before his tomb, asking ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215301056/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:47:40 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215301056/scat/62ab599c9375c586 An English bishop has been appointed co-president of the International Lutheran-Roman Catholic Commission on Unity. The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity chose Bishop William Kenney, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Birmingham, for the role. Bishop Kenny's Lutheran counterpart is Bishop Emeritus Eero Huovinen of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. The two have ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215298670/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:04:38 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215298670/scat/62ab599c9375c586 The Church is the body of Christ, but when Catholics fight among themselves or Catholics and other Christians are in conflict with one another, they make Christ’s body suffer, Pope Francis has said. Speaking at his weekly general audience the Pope said: ';Don’t make the body suffer with our divisions and conflicts.'; With an estimated 80,000 people gathered under the hot ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215298671/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:04:37 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215298671/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Italian media are reporting that the canonisation of Blessed John Paul II is another step closer. Although the process is not complete and is supposed to be secret at this point, the Italian news agency ANSA and many Italian papers say Vatican sources confirmed yesterday that the theological consultants to the Congregation for Saints’ Causes affirmed that the description of prayers and ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215298672/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:04:37 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215298672/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Pope Francis smiles as Alberto di Tullio, from Boiano, near Naples, Italy, sits in the Pope's seat of his open-top car at the end of his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square at the ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215297789/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:51:20 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215297789/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Pope Francis shakes hands with a boy at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter square at the Vatican, Wednesday June 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandra ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215298673/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:46:23 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215298673/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Celebrates Friday Morning Mass with Priests and Staff of the Congregation of the ClergyBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY, June 14, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Pope Francis reflected on the humility of the Apostle Paul in his homily during the Mass celebrated at Domus Sanctae Marthae this morning. The Holy Father concelebrated with Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, prefect of the Congregation of the Clergy along ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215298674/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:37:42 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215298674/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Invites Faithful to Follow Example of the Blessed Virgin MaryBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY, June 04, 2013 (Zenit.org) - To conclude the Marian month of May, Pope Francis participated with thousands of faithful present in praying the Rosary on Friday evening at St. Peter's Square. The event, which was held on the feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary to her cousin ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215298675/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:37:39 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215298675/scat/62ab599c9375c586 National Christian disability charity Livability is the disability category winner of the 2013 Charity Awards. Their award, for developing a free web-based teaching resource on spinal cord injury that can be accessed from anywhere in the world, was presented by comedian and Paralympics show presenter, Alex Brooker on Thursday 13 June at the Grosvenor House Hotel. The 700 strong audience ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215297167/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:04:06 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215297167/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Click here to read the diary . When Pat McGonigle's series on the history of the exorcism in St. Louis was airing last fall, he received a phone call from a woman that he can't ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215296910/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:03 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215296910/scat/62ab599c9375c586 The pastor of the Prince of Peace Parish Olathe has resigned, according to a statement on the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas’ ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215297176/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:59:26 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215297176/scat/62ab599c9375c586 succeeding in bringing ';Anglican patrimony'; into the Catholic Church . And Pope Francis gave a baseball cap to a boy suffering in the sun in St Peter’s Square this morning ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215297177/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:53:54 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215297177/scat/62ab599c9375c586 to celebrate life on "Evangelium Vitae Day". I noticed the reference because of its title: "Life is a Gift. Say yes to life, no to death!" One of the placards we hold during our monthly pro-life prayer vigil outside our local hospital has the legend "Life is a Gift" on it. I often catch car drivers, who are slowly passing our little group to get to the main road, ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215297179/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:53:54 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215297179/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Flash flooding caused by heavy rains has forced officials to close the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes. Authorities evacuated about 200 people, most of them from camping grounds near the shrine, after water levels rose quickly following heavy rain and unseasonal snowfall in the area a day earlier. The Lourdes grotto, where Mary is believed to have appeared to St Bernadette Soubirous in 1858, was ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215297178/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:53:54 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215297178/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Here is the homily of Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and President of R.O.A.C.O. at Santa Maria in Traspontina on Tuesday, June 18th, 2013, for the annual meeting of the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215297168/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:38:40 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215297168/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Here is the translation of the decree made by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on the addition of the name of St. Joseph to the Eucharistic Prayers II, III, and IV in the Roman ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215297170/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:38:39 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215297170/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Pope Francis spoke strongly condemned hypocrisy during his homily at Mass this morning in the Chapel of Domus Sanctae Marthae. The Holy Father concelebrated Mass with Cardinal Marc Ouellet and Archbishop Lorenzo Baldisseri, the prefect and secretary of the Congregation for ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215297171/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:38:39 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215297171/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Pontiff Prays for Fallen and Wounded Soldiers, Ongoing Conflict in SyriaBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY, June 04, 2013 (Zenit.org) - On Sunday, Pope Francis greeted the faithful on Sunday who were gathered in St. Peter's Square for his weekly Angelus address where he reminded the faithful to put their trust in Divine Providence.The Holy Father spoke on the feast of Corpus Domini which, ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215297180/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:44 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215297180/scat/62ab599c9375c586 A 70-year-old woman died after being swept away by floodwaters in southern France, officials said Wednesday. The woman and her husband tried to escape from their car and were caught in floodwaters uphill from Lourdes in Pierrefitte-Nestelas. Emergency personnel rescued the husband. New thunderstorms hit towns along the foothills of the Pyrenees, worsening floodwaters plaguing the region this ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215294419/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:21:01 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215294419/scat/62ab599c9375c586 VATICAN CITY, June 04, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Here is a translation of Pope Francis' address to a group of pilgrims from the Diocese of Bergano who visited St. Peter's Basilica on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the death of Blessed Pope John XXIII.* * *Dear friends of the Diocese of Bergamo,I am pleased to welcome you here, at the tomb of the Apostle Peter, in this place that is ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215295263/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:18:45 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215295263/scat/62ab599c9375c586 SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- Police sprayed a chemical substance Saturday night, dispersing thousands of fans waiting outside the already-packed volleyball arena before the Pan American Games gold medal game between Cuba and the Dominican Republic. The Dominican women won the match in five sets, 15-13 in the fifth after blowing a two-set lead. The arena, which holds about ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215295264/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:16:32 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215295264/scat/62ab599c9375c586 South Korea's Catholic aid agency delivered 100 tons of flour to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Thursday, soon after the government granted approval for civilian food aid to the impoverished neighbor.Caritas Korea sent 100 tons of flour to the border city of Kaesong, which will then be delivered to nurseries and hospitals in Kangnam-gun County in North Hwanghae ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215295258/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:13:56 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215295258/scat/62ab599c9375c586 At the G8 summit in Lough Erne, the EU and US have announced that they will enter negotiations on a trade agreement. Reacting to the announcement, Tim Jones, Policy Officer at Jubilee Debt Campaign, said: "This trade deal is about further deregulating the economy. Hiding behind the name of 'trade' are a raft of measures which will make it harder to prevent banks being reckless. At ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215293695/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:48:38 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215293695/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Reflecting on love for enemies, the prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches prayed that God might "render Eastern Christians [in the Middle East] strong and meek, filling them with the consolation of the faith, along with all those who partake in their tragic fate." "When one thinks of the vortex of violence - as unceasing as it is irrational - which has struck our ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215292853/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:20:40 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215292853/scat/62ab599c9375c586 The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has announced that the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, its controversial anti-poverty program, has approved over $9 million in grants "to empower poor and low-income persons to overcome poverty and injustice." A full list of grant recipients was not released, though a USCCB press release noted that some grants will ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215293697/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:20:38 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215293697/scat/62ab599c9375c586 The chairmen of two committees of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) have joined the leaders of Catholic Charities USA, Catholic Relief Services, and the National Catholic Rural Life Conference in urging the House of Representatives to reject proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), popularly known as food stamps. Nearly 47 million Americans ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215292708/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:20:37 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215292708/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Discuss Role of the Church in Education and HealthVATICAN CITY, June 04, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Yesterday, Pope Francis received President Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca of the Republic of Cape Verde in audience at the Vatican Apostolic Palace. President Fonseca then went on to meet with the Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., accompanied by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215292917/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:11:27 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215292917/scat/62ab599c9375c586 .- The Catholic Medical Association has seen "steady growth" in membership, providing fellowship for Catholic medical professionals as conscience rights and religious freedom are increasingly threatened. "We’ve become more effective at witnessing in the world," said John Brehany, the group's executive director. "It’s a great organization, full of ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215292358/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:15:47 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215292358/scat/62ab599c9375c586 The papal Twitter account in Latin has attracted more than 100,000 followers in six months, far exceeding expectations. It was launched under the previous pope, Benedict XVI, and continues under the current pontiff, Francis ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215289533/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:26:37 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215289533/scat/62ab599c9375c586 .- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed bill to dramatically expand legal abortion in the state died in the state senate following months of Catholic and pro-life ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215289586/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:01:36 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215289586/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Vatican representative Cardinal Fernando Filoni will open a new Catholic church in Ras Al Khaimah, in the United Arab Emirates on Friday. The Vatican’s Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, will consecrate the 5,000 square metre St Anthony of Padua Church in the Al Jazira Al Hamra district, about 25 km from the city. Other officials who will attend the event ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215286086/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:10:23 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215286086/scat/62ab599c9375c586 The Catholic Education Service and CSAN (Caritas Social Action Network) have welcomed the UK government's focus on protecting children from harmful and explicit online content. They said in a statement on Tuesday: "Today's meeting at Downing Street chaired by Culture Secretary, Maria Miller provides an opportunity for the government to consider the impact that pornographic, ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215286087/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:10:23 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215286087/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Israeli solders arrested an eight year-old boy in Hebron, on the West Bank on Sunday, Christian Peacemakers have reported. At 7pm on 16 June 2013, the CPT in Hebron received a phone call telling them that Israeli soldiers were questioning children whom they believed had been throwing rocks at the soldier on the roof near the CPT office. CPTers entered the street near their apartment saw the ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215284328/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:57:19 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215284328/scat/62ab599c9375c586 About 450 children of different nationalities, with their teachers, family members and volunteers, are preparing to set off on a special journey through Italy, organised by the Italian Railway System and the Vatican. Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, and Mr Mauro Moretti, delegate administrator of the Italian Railway System explained that their ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215284334/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:57:19 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215284334/scat/62ab599c9375c586 .- Despite passing the U.S. House of Representatives, a bill to prohibit abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy faces an uncertain future as President Obama's administration has suggested that he will veto ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215284335/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:30:33 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215284335/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches and President of ROACO gave the following speech at Santa Maria in Traspontina, on Tuesday, 18 June, during the annual meeting of the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215283233/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:51:31 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215283233/scat/62ab599c9375c586 A special investiture ceremony took place in London on 7 June to mark the formal exchange of honours between the Constantinian Order and Colombia. The current and 59th Grand Master of the Constantinian Order, HRH The Duke of Castro, presented the Grand Cross with Gold Star to the Colombian Head of State, HE Mr Juan Manuel Santos Calderon. This award was granted to President Santos for his ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215283234/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:51:30 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215283234/scat/62ab599c9375c586 , paragraph 3.) 1. Free speech and freedom of the press give Starshine the right to express herself freely. 2. Letter-writer Sharon Kelly copied Starshine by using her right to free speech and free press. My turn now. 3. I’m a senior citizen and a retired teacher of our Constitutional rights. The Catholic church is rigid and intolerant, definitely. The male-dominated church controls the ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215282056/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:42:22 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215282056/scat/62ab599c9375c586 .- A new home for the elderly in Thailand will seek to restore respect for senior citizens and to fight the escalating problems of elderly abandonment and suicide in the country. Bishop Joseph Chusak Sirisut of Nakhon Ratchasima told CNA that there is an absence of "social care centers for the elders in this whole region." Construction has begun on a new home for the elderly in ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215282057/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:22:21 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215282057/scat/62ab599c9375c586 On Friday morning in the Vatican, Pope Francis received the Primate of all England and head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, England, with the same words that Paul VI greeted his predecessor, Michael Ramsey, during his historic visit to the Vatican in 1966: "Your steps have not brought you to a foreign dwelling ... we are pleased to open the doors ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215280910/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:43:45 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215280910/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Why did the Roman Catholic cardinals choose, as their Pope, a man who liked to ride the bus and cook his own dinner? Didn’t they guess that such a person might not be a good advertisement of the Church’s magnificence? And when Jorge Mario Bergoglio chose the name Francis, after St. Francis of Assisi, probably the most self-abnegating man ever to direct a religious order—and one ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215280926/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:41:35 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215280926/scat/62ab599c9375c586 The Pope John Paul II statue in Rome is shown on Nov. 19, 2012. Vatican theologians have attributed a second miracle to the late pope, putting him firmly on the path to sainthood, the ANSA news agency reported Tuesday, June 18, 2013. AP PHOTO/GREGORIO BORGIA VATICAN CITY--Vatican theologians have attributed a second miracle to pope John Paul II, putting him firmly on the path to sainthood, the ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215280927/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:37:55 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215280927/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Spain's conservative government is considering dramatic restrictions on abortion and has already increase the Catholic Church's role in education, revealing a divided ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215280281/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:07:27 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215280281/scat/62ab599c9375c586 SAN JUAN.- Three Dominicans trying to smuggle 688 kilos of cocaine into Puerto Rico were arrested by authorities, U.S. Federal Attorney in San Juan, Rosa Emilia Rodriguez announced Tuesday, EFE reports. She said Ren Pea Almonte, Jose Antonio Toribio and Raul Rodriguez Pascual were intercepted Tuesday aboard a speedboat 195 miles south of Ponce, and the drug seized is valued at US$24 million. In ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215279004/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:28:51 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215279004/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Leaders of five national Catholic organizations, including two chairmen of committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, urged the U.S. House of Representatives to support a Farm Bill that "provides for poor and hungry people both at home and abroad, offers effective support for those who grow our food, ensures fairness to family farmers and ranchers, and promotes stewardship of the ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215279718/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:12:14 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215279718/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Police are outside St. James Catholic Church in Ogden, Utah, Sunday June 16, 2013 after a man was shot in the back of the head during mass at the church. The suspect, Charles Richard Jennings Jr., 35, was captured Sunday afternoon in nearby Box Elder County after fleeing in a stolen pickup truck, investigators said. (AP Photo/Standard-Examiner, Benjamin Zack) TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT MBO ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215279490/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:10:57 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215279490/scat/62ab599c9375c586 .- Christians are called to be evangelists, seeking out the sheep who are lost rather than staying at home tending to the few who have never left, Pope Francis said at the Vatican's Paul VI ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215279720/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:10:47 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215279720/scat/62ab599c9375c586 VATICAN CITY, June 18, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Here is the translation of excerpts released by the Holy See of the Pope's address yesterday to the pastoral convention gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall in Vatican City.--- --- ---WE CANNOT REMAIN WITH ARMS CROSSED BEFORE A CITY THAT ASK HOPE OF USA revolution, in order to transform history, must profoundly change human hearts. Revolutions that ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215279721/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:01:45 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215279721/scat/62ab599c9375c586 VATICAN CITY, May 29 (CNA/EWTN News) .- At his daily Mass in St. Martha's residence this morning, Pope Francis warned about the dangers of a Church that is too concerned with "organization and success" by recalling a "dark moment" of his spiritual life."A Church that only thinks about triumphs (and) successes, does not know that rule of Jesus: the rule of triumph ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215279722/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:01:41 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215279722/scat/62ab599c9375c586 In this picture made available by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis prays in front of the tomb of Pope John Paul II, at the Vatican. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215277373/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:25:16 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215277373/scat/62ab599c9375c586 A man who says he was sexually abused by an Irish priest in Minnesota in 1982 is suing the Diocese of New Ulm, taking advantage of a new law easing the state's statute of limitations for victims of childhood sexual abuse. Attorney Pat Noacker filed the lawsuit in Brown County on behalf of John Doe 103. It names Francis Markey, who was extradited to Ireland in 2010 to face sexual abuse ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215277950/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:09:36 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215277950/scat/62ab599c9375c586 World Youth Day facilities in Rio de Janeiro, July 23-28, will include a special Welcome Center for English-Speaking pilgrims. The site will feature prayer and worship experiences, music, media and videos, motivational speakers, cultural presentations and networking ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215278447/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:05:22 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215278447/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Q: When the Blood of Christ has to be given to a number of communicants, the priest prepares three or four chalices with wine. Before consecration, some priests pour water only in one chalice, whereas some priests pour water in all chalices. What is the normal rule? Absence of uniformity in this might not be good, as it could create confusion in the minds of the faithful. -- T.K., Mumbai, India ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215278450/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:05:22 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215278450/scat/62ab599c9375c586 .- Responding to a new law on assisted fertilization, the bishops of Argentina stressed that "not everything that is technically possible is ethically and legally acceptable." Argentine lawmakers recently voted overwhelmingly to approve legislation requiring all health care plans to offer a range of artificial fertility treatments to anyone at least 18 years of age. In their ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215278451/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:03:25 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215278451/scat/62ab599c9375c586 The charity Save the Children thanked Pope Francis Tuesday for a homily in Vatican City in which he urged parents not to slap children. The papal admonition came during Francis' homily during a Monday mass in which he evoked Jesus' instruction: "If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also." He said parents who scold children should never slap them ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215278452/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:56:41 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215278452/scat/62ab599c9375c586 States He Lives in Domus Sanctae Marthae To Avoid Being IsolatedBy StaffVATICAN CITY, May 29, 2013 (Zenit.org) - "Dear Quique,Today I received your letter of May 1. It gave me much joy. The account of the patronal feast brought me fresh air. I am well and have not lost my peace in face of a totally astonishing event, which I hold as a gift of God. I try to maintain the same way of being and ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215277847/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:54:19 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215277847/scat/62ab599c9375c586 By Fr. Federico LombardiVATICAN CITY, May 29, 2013 (Zenit.org) - The very great interest aroused by the Pope's brief homilies in the course of the Masses celebrated every morning in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, poses and continues to pose often the question from different parts on the possibility to access such celebrations or such homilies fully and not through the syntheses ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215278453/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:54:18 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215278453/scat/62ab599c9375c586 NEW YORK -; A Roman Catholic religious order based in the Midwest is releasing an unusually candid report admitting it failed victims of clergy sex ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215277163/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:28:39 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215277163/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Faithful Christians today must reach out to a society in desperate need, Pope Francis told the people of the Rome diocese on June 18. Speaking at the opening of an Ecclesial Congress for the Rome diocese, the Pope spoke about the urgent spiritual need of many people living in the ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215276599/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:54:43 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215276599/scat/62ab599c9375c586 .- Pope Francis tackled Jesus’ teaching that Christians must love their enemies by asking a series of provocative questions, such as, how can we love those who "bomb and kill so many ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215277168/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:54:39 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215277168/scat/62ab599c9375c586 VATICAN CITY, June 13 (CNA/EWTN News) .- Pope Francis put aside his prepared remarks this morning and told members of the Synod of Bishops that the encyclical on faith is almost ready and the exhortation on evangelization will be finished before the Year of Faith is over."Now the four hand encyclical should be released, which Pope Benedict XVI had begun," Pope Francis said June ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215277165/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:45:31 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215277165/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Police intervene as a woman grabs a poster from a man taking part in an anti-abortion vigil outside the BPAS building in Bedford Square last year (Photo: ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215275792/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:04:43 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215275792/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Our world is so convinced that accepting God means losing ourselves - and hasn't that been the Big Lie since the Garden of Eden? - that for all the good of creation we easily forget the Creator. We reject grace in a feeble attempt to possess nature, as though heaven and earth were opposites. Our world has forgotten - or more likely never learned - that all of reality points to the glory of ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215275793/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:04:43 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215275793/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Discuss Religious Freedom, Current Economic Crisis in EuropeBy StaffVATICAN CITY, June 13, 2013 (Zenit.org) - The Holy Father met with Ms. Alenka Bratusek, Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, today in the Vatican Apostolic Palace. Prime Minister Bratusek also met with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican Secretary of State, who was accompanied by Msgr. Antoine Camilleri, under-secretary ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215275794/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:38:31 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215275794/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Also Prays for Dialogue and Mutual RespectBy StaffVATICAN CITY, May 29, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Pope Francis' prayer intentions this month focus on mutual respect among all as well as the evangelization in secularized areas. .The Apostleship of Prayer announced the intentions chosen by the Pope for JuneHis general intention is " that a culture of dialogue, listening, and mutual respect may ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215275795/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:38:29 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215275795/scat/62ab599c9375c586 How many times have you heard someone say ';His father really pushed him too hard?';  A simple Google search of the phrase reveals thousands of articles referring to men as different as Shakespeare, Mozart and Floyd Mayweather, Jr., all with pushy dads.  Many of us dads struggle with the perfect formula. How much do you ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215274298/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:42:40 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215274298/scat/62ab599c9375c586 A delegation from Poland were in Rome to attend the June 15th General Assembly of European representatives from the One of Us Campaign. As of now, Poland has the second highest amount of signatures: ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215273792/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:42:39 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215273792/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Here is the text of Pope Francis' letter to David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, who will host the upcoming G8 Summit in Northern ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215273568/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:42:39 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215273568/scat/62ab599c9375c586 The representatives of 27 countries of the European Union, along with Croatia, met in Rome on Saturday, June 15, on the occasion of the Evangelium Vitae Day, to evaluate the ';One of Us" ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215273485/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:42:39 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215273485/scat/62ab599c9375c586 comprehensive analysis of the first 100 days of the Pope Francis era . Allen notes that there has been little controversy during the first few months of Francis's papacy -- and that the new pope's simple style has won tentative approval from Catholics throughout the world. The hallmarks of what seems to be this new pope's style are simplicity, humility, staying out of politics ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215274299/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:42:24 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215274299/scat/62ab599c9375c586 The project focuses on children, Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi explained, "because I think that therein lies the root from which we must build a generation of young persons who still have ... the beauty of creativity – that doesn't seem old at the start – who aren't already discouraged the way we are but who are ready to live more the future that awaits them." The ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215274303/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:40:54 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215274303/scat/62ab599c9375c586 My father was the intelligent sort of atheist who took his unbelief from life and literature. My mother, on the other hand, was the practical sort of atheist who threw salt over her shoulder, read the stars and consulted mediums in a crisis. Once asked if God existed she replied: "Well, I suppose so dear; does it make any difference?" My father's work included a lot of travel and ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215272728/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:51:09 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215272728/scat/62ab599c9375c586 A new study confirms that statin drugs and some antibiotics can interact badly. The study finds that while the interactions are rare, they can be ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215272722/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:44:49 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215272722/scat/62ab599c9375c586 In Italy, there is no adequate scientific knowledge of Asperger’s syndrome by health professionals (psychologists, neuro child psychiatrists and mostly psychiatrists). Unfortunately this lack of knowledge can also be found in the social fabric and it shows as a total lack of awareness by society towards this part of the ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215272723/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:36:54 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215272723/scat/62ab599c9375c586 In his homily at a daily Mass on Tuesday, June 18, Pope Francis said that loving one's enemies is difficult but necessary for those who follow Jesus Christ. It is not easy, the Pope acknowledged, to love people who hate us-- to love terrorists, or those who exploit the poor and the elderly. In a sense, he said, it is even true that loving our enemies "impoverishes us." However, he ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215272730/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:35:14 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215272730/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Pope Francis has appointed two new bishops in Vietnam, with the announcement coming the day after the conclusion of the latest round of negotiations between the Vatican and the Vietnamese government. The Pope appointed Father Nguyen Huu Long as an auxiliary bishop of Hung Hoa, and Father Pierre Nguyen Van Vien as auxiliary of Vinh. In a series of talks, representatives of the Holy See and the ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215272030/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:35:13 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215272030/scat/62ab599c9375c586 VATICAN CITY, June 13, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Here is the translation of the prepared text of the Pope's address to the members of the 13th Ordinary Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops, gathered in assembly to reflect on the topic: "The New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Faith." Pope Francis decided to forego his prepared comments and addressed the ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215272731/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:26:27 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215272731/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Archbishop Silvano Tomasi Calls For Respect of Religious FreedomBy Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY, May 29, 2013 (Zenit.org) - Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva, called on the UN's Human Rights Council for greater protection of Christians who face discrimination and attacks. Archbishop Tomasi made his address on Monday during ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215272725/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:26:25 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215272725/scat/62ab599c9375c586 ROME, ITALY, May 24 (CNA/EWTN News) .- Rome's most well known exorcist says Pope Francis performed an exorcism in St. Peter's Square last Sunday and that the man was possessed because of Mexico's abortion law."The Pope, in good faith, got close to him and performed an exorcism on him in the form of a liberation prayer, not like the classical exorcism that one does with a ... http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215272732/scat/62ab599c9375c586 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:26:24 -0400 http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/sid/215272732/scat/62ab599c9375c586