Pope says he hopes for ‘reconciled differences’ among Christians October 16, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis called on divided Christians to overcome their doctrinal differences and walk together in love, expressing hope especially for greater unity between the Orthodox and Catholic Churches.
D.C. cardinal urges prayer, reflection before November elections October 15, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington said he hopes U.S. voters who are as concerned as he is about the “anger and vitriol” of the current election cycle will take time away from the media to think and pray about the values important to them as Catholics.
Mission accomplished: Pope to declare 14 new saints October 15, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News The celebration of World Mission Sunday is a popular day for a pope to canonize new saints — not only those who ministered or gave up their lives in lands traditionally known as mission territories, but women and men from every walk of life and from around the world.
Synod begins looking at institutional changes to promote synodality October 15, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News If members of the Synod of Bishops are serious about sharing their experience of “synodality” with all members of the Catholic Church, then they must identify concrete ways to do so, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich told members.
Pope hears testimonies from transgender and intersex Catholics October 15, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis met with a group of transgender and intersex Catholics, along with LGBTQ+ allies and a medical doctor specializing in transgender healthcare, during a nearly 90-minute audience at his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae.
Listening is key to changing church structures, synod members say October 14, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Recent synods convened at the Vatican as well as the worldwide synod on synodality have “shown us the value of listening as a common thread in any process of humanization,” said Sister Liliana Franco Echeverri, a member of the Company of Mary and president of the Latin American and Caribbean Confederation of Religious.
Pope calls for Mideast cease-fire; prays for peace in Ukraine, Haiti October 14, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Francis called again for “an immediate cease-fire on all fronts” in the Middle East, urging leaders to “pursue the paths of diplomacy and dialogue to achieve peace.”
Vatican says new cardinals will be created Dec. 7 October 14, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis will create his 21 new cardinals Dec. 7, not Dec. 8 as he originally announced, according to the official in charge of papal liturgical ceremonies.
Writing to new cardinals, pope urges them to be compassionate shepherds October 14, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis asked the new members of the College of Cardinals to cultivate a sense of prayer and closeness with God’s people, so they remain at the service of the church and their flocks.
Mission is common goal of synod and ecumenism, pope says October 11, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Halfway through the Synod of Bishops, Pope Francis and synod participants prayed that God would “remove the divisions between Christians” so that they could proclaim the Gospel together.
U.S. cardinals meet privately with pope to discuss synodality October 11, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Three U.S. cardinals attending the synod on synodality met privately with Pope Francis to speak more in-depth about synodality and the process of discernment, said Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey.
Pope and Zelenskyy discuss repatriation of Ukrainian captives October 11, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met for the third time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, focusing their discussion on the repatriation of Ukrainian nationals held in Russian captivity.
