Open yourself to God, pope tells marginalized youth ahead of WYD July 25, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, World Youth Day Portugal 2023 Young people today must be open to love and let themselves be led and accompanied by God in the face of life’s challenges, Pope Francis said.
Pope to young people: To tackle life’s ups and downs, look to the elderly July 24, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Seniors, Vatican, World News The Gospel calls Christians to bring the elderly to the center of their lives and away from the margins of families, politics and financial markets that banish them as “unprofitable waste” in society, Pope Francis said.
USCCB president: Cardinal and Biden discussed aiding end to war in Ukraine July 21, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Francis’ special envoy went to Washington to explore what the Vatican’s role could be in bringing about an end of hostilities in Ukraine, said the president of the U.S. bishops’ conference.
Papal envoy gives Biden letter from pope, urges U.S. leaders to support peace July 20, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News The top priority for Pope Francis’ peace envoy in his meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden was the repatriation of children forcibly deported from Ukraine to Russia, the papal nuncio to the United States said.
Biden discusses war, humanitarian concerns in Ukraine with Pope Francis’ envoy July 19, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Francis has sent Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, his special envoy, to Washington as part of his ongoing humanitarian efforts to help Ukraine.
Pope visits summer camp for kids of Vatican employees July 18, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Treated to songs, gifts and a paper medallion designating him “hero,” Pope Francis visited children attending a summer camp at the Vatican.
Pope rectifies irregular transfer in China; cardinal calls for more dialogue July 17, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has rectified an irregularly appointed bishop in China for the “greater good of the diocese,” said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.
Sow seeds of faith, even when their fruits are not immediate, pope says July 17, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Even if the fruits are not immediately visible, Christians are called to sow seeds of faith in the world and people around them in their daily lives, Pope Francis said.
USCCB ‘rejoices’ at announcement of two cardinals-designate with ‘deep ties’ to U.S. July 10, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News On behalf of the bishops of the United States, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of Military Services, USA, and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, offered his congratulations and prayers July 9 upon Pope Francis’ announcement of the creation of 21 new cardinals.
Pope names 21 cardinals, including U.S.-born Archbishop Prevost July 10, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals, including U.S.-born Archbishop Robert F. Prevost, who took the helm at the Dicastery for Bishops in April, and French Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States.
Pope appoints hundreds to attend Synod of Bishops on Synodality July 7, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has appointed more than 450 participants, including dozens of religious men and women and laypeople from around the world, to attend the first general assembly of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality in October.
New prefect affirms natural truth about marriage, condemns polarization July 6, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church must take great care to avoid rites or blessings that suggest marriage is anything other than a sacramental bond between one man and one woman, the incoming prefect of the Vatican’s doctrinal office said.
