As African bishops say no to same-sex blessings, French bishops will conduct them ‘generously’ January 11, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News Citing cultural differences and doctrinal confusion, the bishops’ conferences across Africa ruled that same-sex blessings will not be carried out in the continent.
Canopy over main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica to undergo restoration January 11, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Knights of Columbus, News, Vatican, World News The nearly 400-year-old sculpted canopy towering over the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica will be surrounded by scaffolding for most of 2024 as it is washed, repaired and restored.
Take off your slippers, go out, share the faith, pope says January 11, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The world needs Christians who do not “stay in their slippers on the couch,” but get out and share the Gospel, especially through acts of charity, Pope Francis told members of an Italian fraternity that promotes a spectacular devotion to St. Rose of Viterbo.
Man featured in famous photo with pope dies at 58 January 11, 2024By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Vincenzo Riva, a man with neurofibromatosis, whose photograph with Pope Francis was seen around the world a decade ago, died in Vicenza, Italy, Jan. 10 at the age of 58.
No small thing: Praying the rosary is great in God’s eyes, pope says January 11, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News It may seem insignificant to some, but praying the rosary every day is huge in the eyes of God, Pope Francis told an association of laywomen dedicated to the Holy Family and prayer.
Gluttony turns people into mere consumers, exploiters of planet, pope says January 10, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News One of the most dangerous vices is gluttony, turning people who are meant to be custodians of creation into mere consumers and even exploiters and predators, Pope Francis said.
Pope tells Marxist group good policies cannot be dictated by the market January 10, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Societies must consider how their people can share challenges and resources, the pope told representatives of a dialogue project bringing together socialists, Marxists and Christians.
Released from hospital, Bishop O’Connell greets pope January 10, 2024By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The day after being released from Rome’s Santo Spirito Hospital, Bishop David M. O’Connell of Trenton, N.J., had a heart-to-heart moment with Pope Francis.
Vatican publishes list of upcoming papal liturgies January 9, 2024By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As soon as the liturgies of the Christmas season ended, the Vatican published the calendar of public liturgies Pope Francis will preside over in January and February.
Vatican doctrine official says priestly celibacy should be optional January 8, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church should revise its celibacy requirement for Latin-rite priests, a senior official in the Vatican’s doctrinal office said.
Faith is a gift to celebrate, pope says as he baptizes babies January 8, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News In the Sistine Chapel, where popes are elected, Pope Francis baptized 16 infants, who, he said, “give us the witness of how to receive the faith: with innocence and with an open heart.”
Pope to diplomats: End savagery of war with dialogue, human rights January 8, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Accountability News Releases, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News Pope Francis called on the international community to ban surrogate pregnancy, calling it “deplorable” and a “grave violation of the dignity of the woman and the child, based on the exploitation of situations of the mother’s material needs.”
