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September 1 - Pope Francis announces global prayer vigil for peace on Sept. 7
Article: Roman Catholic Church And The Last Days
Departing from his typical reflections
on the Sunday gospel, Pope Francis used his Angelus audience today
to call for peace throughout the world, particularly in
conflict-ridden Syria."There
are so many conflicts in this world which cause me great suffering
and worry, but in these days my heart is deeply wounded in
particular by what is happening in Syria and anguished by the
dramatic developments which are looming," continued the Pope. "For
this reason, brothers and sisters, I have decided to call for a
vigil for the whole Church," he announced. It will be "a day of
fasting and prayer for peace in Syria, in the Middle East, and
throughout world." The vigil will
take place on Sept. 7, the vigil of the birth of Mary, Queen of
Peace. Those who can will gather in St. Peter's
Square from 7 p.m. until midnight: other local Churches are
requested to join in the fasting and prayer by gathering together.
Pope Francis extended his invitation
to "fellow Christians, followers of
other religions and all men of good will, to participate, in
whatever way they can, in this initiative. Humanity needs to see
these gestures of peace and to hear words of hope and peace!"
said the Pope. "All
men and women of good will are bound by the task of pursuing peace,"
he charged.it
belongs all of humanity!"
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September 1 - Pope Francis Bows to Jordan's Muslim Queen, Breaks Protocol
Article: Roman Catholic Church And The Last Days
Pope Francis bowed before Queen Rania
of Jordon, who was visiting the Vatican with her
husband, King Abdullah II, breaking once again
with protocol that requires visitors to bow to
him when they see him at the Holy See.
"Up until the 19th
century visitors would kiss the pope's shoes,
and the tradition is still that all visitors,
women included, bow to him, but Francis behaves
as he did before he became pope and is not
interested in protocol,"
U.K.'s The Daily Telegraph quoted a senior
Vatican official as saying.
The leader of 1.2
billion Catholics worldwide bowed to Queen Rania,
who has been vocal about the importance of cross
cultural and interfaith dialogue,
on Thursday. Francis apparently did not bow
toward her husband, the king, Daily Mail noted.
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September 4 - Mary's Nativity draws tens of thousands to Indian basilica
Article: Roman Catholic Church And The Last Days
Huge crowds
started gathering in Bangalore,
India, last week,
as the city's novena leading up
to the Nativity of Mary began
with the city's archbishop
raising a Marian flag in prayer.
"The
Virgin Mary is the Mother of God
and also our heavenly mother,
and thus people tend to venerate
her motherly affection and dress
her in local culture as their
mother,"
said Father J. Sandhayagu,
administrator of St. Mary's
Basilica in the capital of the
south-western Indian state of
Karnataka.
The statue of Mary
found in the basilica is daily
dressed in an elaborate sari,
often laced with gold thread and
jewelry, offered as a
fulfillment of vows.
"The
Nativity of Mary is an important
feast for the Archdiocese of
Bangalore," Fr. Sandhayagu
continued. He told EWTN News on
Aug. 30 that
millions
of people, irrespective of
culture and religion, flock to
participate at the city's Marian
novena.
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We hope the Weekly News In Review has been a
blessing to you.
Sincerely,
Roger Oakland
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Any military action against Syria will
have consequences beyond the region and leave Israel in
flames, Iran's army chief of staff General Hassan
Firouzabadi said in remarks reported
Thursday.
The brave
new world of festival technology is upon us.
Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) and contactless payments
are leading the charge: over 40 festivals
worldwide have used RFID in wristbands or other
forms, while Wireless was the first UK festival
at which all stallholders accepted cashless
payments (also via wristbands). The recent
British Summer Time Festival also featured heavy
promotion by Barclaycard of its own contactless
payment system.
A Russian Foreign Ministry
spokesman warned any military
intervention in Syria would create a nuclear disaster.
The Vatican councils
charged with relations with
non-Catholic Christians and members of other religions today
offered a welcome to anyone who wants to associate himself with
the Pope's Day of Prayer for Peace this Saturday.