VATICAN CITY (CNA/EWTN News) — Family rescues us from indifference and loneliness and teaches us the essentials of life, Pope Francis said – adding that as the family of God, the Church has the same role and must evaluate how to live this out.
"Like Saint Peter, the Church is called to be a fisher of men, and so too needs a new type of net. Families are this net," the Pope told pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square for his Oct. 7 general audience.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran is boycotting this year's Frankfurt Book Fair in protest over a planned opening speech at the venue by India-born British novelist Salman Rushdie.
Iranian state TV reported on Thursday that the ministry of culture called the decision by the fair organizers to invite Rushdie an "anti-cultural action." It said Iran won't attend the fair in protest and urged other Islamic countries to do the same.
