[Apologetics] Catholic World News: Don't rely on the secular media for information on the Pope's interview

[Art Kelly]

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Art:
Please, please, would you tell your friends NOT to rely on the secular media for their information about what Pope Francis said in the blockbuster interview that was made public today? We carry a far more accurate summary, and you can read the entire interview for yourself.

- Phil Lawler  
News Briefs: 
Pope, in sweeping interview, compares Church with 'field hospital' for wounded societyIn a broad-ranging interview, Pope Francis has underlined the need for the Church “to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful.” . . . 
Shun ecclesiastical careerism, Pope asks new bishopsEcclesiastical careerism is a “cancer,” Pope Francis warned bishops during an audience on September 19. . . . 
Pope Francis exchanges greetings with Imam of Al Azhar UniversityPope Francis has sent a personal message to the head of Egypt’s Al Azhar University, calling for “understanding among Christians and Muslims in the world, to build peace and justice.” . . . 
Archbishop Nichols urges support for Anglican ordinariateEngland’s leading Catholic prelate has written to every parish in England and Wales, asking for support of the Anglican ordinariate. . . . 
US Catholic military chaplains cannot officiate at same-sex unions, archbishop saysThe archbishop responsible for the US armed forces has stated that Catholic chaplains cannot be obliged to participate in weddings, in counseling for homosexual couples, or in other events that would suggest approval of homosexual activities. . . . 
New Australian archbishop opts not to have women as altar serversThe newly installed Archbishop of Hobart, Australia, has drawn a flurry of attention by saying that he prefers not to have adult women serving at the altar. . . . 
Vatican sees progress in Vietnam despite conflict in Vinh dioceseThe Vatican has announced “positive developments in the bilateral relations” between the Holy See and Vietnam, despite serious tensions in the Vinh diocese, after a visit to Rome by a Vietnamese government delegation, the Fides news service reports. . . . 
Federal appeals court rules against Catholic business owners in HHS mandate caseThe Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has declined to halt the implementation of the HHS mandate against Autocam Corp. and Autocam Medical, two for-profit companies that are owned by Catholics. . . . 
Ukrainian cardinal lashes out at opponents of international adoptionCardinal Lubomyr Husar, who served as head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 2004 until his retirement in 2011, strongly criticized parliamentary opposition to the passage of the Hague Adoption Convention, an agreement that governs international adoptions. . . . 
Large numbers of Syrian rebels are ‘hardline Islamists’A study by an English defense consultancy firm has found that nearly half of Syrian rebels are “jihadists” or “hardline Islamists,” The Telegraph reported. . . . 
Annual miracle repeated: blood of St. Januarius liquefiesThe blood of St. Januarius liquefied on September 19, his feast day, in the repetition of a familiar miracle in Naples. . . . 
Abortion clinics closing at ‘unprecedented rate’Abortion clinics in the United States are closing at an “unprecedented rate,” in part because of increased state regulation, Baptist Press reported. . . . 
Lithuania premier, Pope discuss Church-state affairs, European policiesPope Francis met on September 19 with Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius of Lithuania, for a conversation that centered on Church-state relations and the history of Catholic contribution to Lithuanian society. . . . 
New papal almoner pledges to be a ‘priest of the basin and the towel’Msgr. Konrad Krajewski, appointed Almoner of the Office of Papal Charities on August 3, was consecrated an archbishop in St. Peter’s Basilica on September 17. The Polish priest had served in the office of papal liturgical ceremonies under Blessed John Paul II and Pope Emeritus Benedict. . . . 
India: Christian school looted, Catholic cemetery vandalizedA mob attacked and looted an Anglican girls’ school near Calcutta on September 12 after a student died, the Fides news agency reported. Following the incident, police arrested the school’s headmistress, leading Christian schools throughout the state of West Bengal to close on September 19 in protest. . . . 
US Catholic scholars explain opposition to intervention in SyriaTwo American Catholic intellectuals who strongly defended the war in Iraq, Michael Novak and George Weigel, tell the National Catholic Register why they now oppose American intervention in Syria. . . . 
Papal condolences for Mexican hurricane victimsPope Francis has conveyed his sympathies to the Mexican victims of Hurricane Ingrid. . . . 
US bishops ask Friday prayers, fasting for Christian minorities in Syria, EgyptThe United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is asking Catholics to pray, fast, and abstain from meat on Friday, September 20 “for Christians and other minorities in Syria, Egypt, and throughout the world—that they would be protected from violence and persecution.” . . .  
 
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