2013年7月24日星期三

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Pope: Resist 'idols' of money, power, pleasure

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 04:55 PM PDT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis made an emotional plea Wednesday for Roman Catholics to shun materialism in the first public Mass of his initial international trip as pontiff, then echoed that theme when he met with drug addicts at a hospital in Rio de Janeiro.

Pope, in Brazil, speaks out against liberalization of drug use

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 04:09 PM PDT

By Philip Pullella RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Pope Francis took an unequivocal stand on Wednesday against legalization as a means to fight drug addiction and criticized the trend in Latin America to decriminalize narcotics. In his first public address on the issue, the new pontiff said during visit to a Rio de Janeiro hospital run by Franciscan monks that education was the way to end drug use. "A reduction in the spread and influence of drug addiction will not be achieved by a liberalization of drug use, as is currently being proposed in various parts of Latin America," Francis said. ...

Pope Francis speaks against drug liberalization

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 03:33 PM PDT

Pope Francis sits during Mass inside the Aparecida Basilica in Aparecida, Brazil, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Francis celebrated the first public Mass of his trip to Brazil after praying before the statue of Our Lady of Aparecida, Brazil's patron saint. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis has jumped into a political debate over the liberalization of drug laws in Latin America, saying legalization will not reduce the problems of addiction.

Pope says he'll be back to Brazil in 2017

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 12:11 PM PDT

Pope Francis holds up the statue of the Virgin of Aparecida, Brazil's patron saint, during Mass in the Aparecida Basilica in Aparecida, Brazil, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Reverence for the figure of the Virgin Mary runs particularly deep in Latin America. The Vatican says that Pope Francis personally insisted that a trip to the Aparecida Basilica be added to his Brazilian visit agenda. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)APARECIDA, Brazil (AP) — Pope Francis says he'll be coming back to Brazil in 2017.

Pope tells Brazilians he'll be coming back in 2017

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 11:52 AM PDT

APARECIDA, Brazil - Pope Francis says he'll be coming back to Brazil in 2017.

Priestly vocations a challenge for Pope Francis

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 11:43 AM PDT

In this July 15, 2013 photo, students at the Pontifical University of Mexico seminary greet each other as they walk through the campus in Mexico City. Many believe that Pope Francis' visit to Brazil to head World Youth Day can be the ideal setting to try and awaken young people's desire to serve in the church in regions such as Latin America, where it has been difficult to attract the faithful to priesthood as other religions gain ground. (AP Photo/Ivan Pierre Aguirre)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Camilo Sandoval says he faces the choice of a lifetime: He can study engineering in college or he can devote himself to the church.

Pope celebrates first public Mass in Brazil

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 07:42 AM PDT

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims as he arrives to Aparecida Basilica in Aparecida, Brazil, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Pope Francis, the first pontiff from the Americas, arrived to the basilica that holds Brazil's patron saint, the dark-skinned Virgin of Aparecida. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)APARECIDA, Brazil (AP) — Crowds roared, church bells rang out and a multitude of faithful waved in jubilation as Pope Francis arrived Wednesday in this small town, his eyes welling with tears as he venerated Brazil's patron saint before celebrating his first public Mass in the country.

Pope travels to first public Mass in Brazil

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 06:29 AM PDT

Pope Francis waves to journalists from a car as he leaves the Sumare residency on his way to the Aparecida basilica for a Mass, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Pope Francis returned to his home continent or the first time as pontiff, embarking on a seven-day visit meant to fan the fervor of the faithful around the globe. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)APARECIDA, Brazil (AP) — A crowd roared and church bells rang as Pope Francis' helicopter arrived Wednesday in Aparecida for the first full day of activities on his inaugural international trip as pontiff.

Pope celebrating first public Mass in Brazil

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 05:44 AM PDT

APARECIDA, Brazil (AP) — Pope Francis is traveling toward the city of Aparecida for his first major event in Brazil.

Vatican names prelate to replace disgraced Cardinal O'Brien

Posted: 24 Jul 2013 04:00 AM PDT

File photograph shows Cardinal Keith O'Brien speaking to the media outside St.Marys Cathedral in EdinburghROME (Reuters) - The Vatican named a new Scottish archbishop on Wednesday to replace disgraced Cardinal Keith O'Brien, who resigned in February after admitting sexual misconduct. Monsignor Leo Cushley, 52, was named the new Roman Catholic archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh after years working in the Vatican bureaucracy. O'Brien, formerly the United Kingdom's most senior Catholic cleric, stepped down after admitting to sexual misconduct shortly before the conclave to elect Pope Francis last March. ...

AP PHOTOS: Big Mass on Rio beach as pope rests

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 08:54 PM PDT

A pilgrim wrapped in a Brazilian national flag watches as Catholic youth gather on Copacabana Beach for the inaugural World Youth Day Mass in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. As many as 1 million young people from around the world are expected in Rio for the Catholic youth event. (AP Photo/Nicolas Tanner)Pope Francis took it easy Tuesday after his long flight to Brazil, attending a private Mass and meeting with church officials.

Pope wants to be with people; clergy want him safe

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 06:57 PM PDT

In this photo provided by Prefeitura do Rio, Pope Francis waves from his popemobile in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, July 22, 2013. Questions were raised Tuesday about Pope Francis' security during his seven-day trip in Brazil after a frantic crowd of faithful was able to surround and halt his car traveling from the airport to the city center, as well as an open-air vehicle on main avenues. (AP Photo/Prefeitura do Rio, Raphael Lima)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis' decision to shun a major security detail for his visit to Brazil exemplifies his view of what the Roman Catholic Church should be doing: Go out into the streets. Spread the faith. Recapture the dynamism that other denominations have been using to snap up souls.

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