Faith always wants to move, reach out to others, pope says November 8, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Like keeping a bicycle upright when riding it, a balanced life of faith is possible only in motion, Pope Francis said.
Pope encourages children to speak up, work for peace November 7, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News In a celebration of life, peace, joy and harmony, thousands of children representing young people on every continent greeted Pope Francis during an afternoon event in the Vatican’s Paul VI hall.
Cardinal denies working on changes to procedures for papal elections November 6, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda, a top adviser to Pope Francis on matters involving canon law, denied reports the pope had asked him to draft revisions to the rules governing the preparations for electing a new pope.
Reveal God’s tender face when serving others, pope tells charity group November 6, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News With every act of charity and serving others, Christians must always try to “disappear” so that only the Lord and his love appear before the people they serve, Pope Francis said.
Faith is a call to dialogue and peacemaking, pope tells rabbis November 6, 2023By Cindy Wooden OSV News Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Christians and Jews are called to bear witness to God’s word through dialogue and “to his peace with our actions,” Pope Francis said in a message to the Conference of European Rabbis.
Wars in Gaza, Ukraine, ‘kill’ the future of children, pope says November 6, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Crisis in Israel, Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The wars being fought in Gaza, Ukraine and other parts of the world are destroying the future of the children who live in those nations, Pope Francis said.
Jesus loves those who put their trust in him, pope says at memorial Mass November 3, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The pope celebrated a memorial Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica for Pope Benedict XVI and the six cardinals and 147 bishops who died over the past year.
Vatican confirms papal trip to Dubai for climate conference November 3, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis will travel to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates Dec. 1-3 to participate in the U.N. Climate Change Conference, the Vatican press office confirmed.
Synod, soccer, sexuality: Pope gives another wide-ranging interview November 2, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News In an hourlong interview with Italy’s main news program, Pope Francis announced he would travel to Dubai in early December for the U.N. Climate Change Conference, COP28.
No one wins with war; each life lost represents defeat, pope says November 2, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As the sun broke through the morning sky after a torrential downpour in Rome, Pope Francis was wheeled past dozens of gravestones that marked the final resting place of members of the military forces who died during and immediately after World War II.
Pope calls for ‘contextual theology’ that responds to modern questions November 2, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Calling for a major push toward developing a “fundamentally contextual theology, capable of reading and interpreting the Gospel in the conditions in which men and women live each day,” Pope Francis has approved new statutes for the Pontifical Theological Academy.
Learn about the lives of saints, be moved by their examples, pope says November 1, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Holiness is a gift everyone receives with baptism, and it is a journey to be made together with the help of the saints in heaven, Pope Francis said on the feast of All Saints.