Pope encourages ecumenical efforts to find common date for Easter September 21, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Easter, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Easter belongs to Christ, not to people deciding where it falls on a calendar, Pope Francis said.
Cardinal: Stamp shows importance of diplomatic relations with US September 17, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Issuing a Vatican postage stamp celebrating the 40th anniversary of full diplomatic relations between the United States and the Holy See is a sign of the importance the Vatican attributes to their relationship, said the president of the commission governing Vatican City State.
Encountering, following Jesus changes everything, pope says September 16, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News It is not enough to know about Jesus, one must encounter him, be changed by his Gospel and follow him, Pope Francis said.
Ready to serve: Altar servers reinforce ministry during Rome pilgrimage August 3, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry During a week of extreme high temperature warnings, altar servers on a pilgrimage to Rome found many ways to cool off and strengthen their faith by visiting the city’s underground catacombs, cavernous basilicas and a temporary pilgrimage center near St. Peter’s Square.
Diocesan Holy Doors will not be feature of Jubilee 2025, Vatican says August 2, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News While bishops around the world are asked to designate their cathedrals or other significant churches as special places of pilgrimage and prayer for the Holy Year 2025, the Vatican is not asking them to dedicate and open a “Holy Door” at those churches.
Pope visits amusement park near Rome August 1, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis visited an amusement park an hour outside of Rome to greet workers, their families and the two nuns providing pastoral care there.
Blessing people in ‘irregular’ relationships is not doctrinal error, theologian says August 1, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News There have been “various signs” in modern times that have prompted a new awareness of the Gospel and how great God’s love for humanity is, a theologian and consultor for the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said.
Pope: Jesus’ presence in Eucharist helps faithful be truly present for others July 30, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Thanks to Jesus’ promise to be with his disciples always, the faithful can be fully present for others, especially those in need, Pope Francis told thousands of altar servers from around the world.
Pope urges political leaders to be at service of the people, not power July 30, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has called on political leaders to be at the service of the poor, the unemployed and the common good.
Vatican investment office reports $49.6 million profit for 2023 July 30, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican investment office made 45.9 million euros (about $49.6 million) in profit in 2023, contributing 37.9 million euros (about $41 million) to the Vatican’s operating budget and 7.9 million euros (about $8.5 million) to increasing its assets, the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See said in its annual […]
Two officials at the Vatican’s doctrinal office will be ordained bishops July 29, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The Vatican announced July 29 that Pope Francis has decided Msgr. John Kennedy, 56, the secretary of the dicastery’s disciplinary section, will be an archbishop and have the “titular see” of Ossero, an ancient diocese in Croatia that ceased functioning in the 19th century.
Pope appeals for end to weapons’ production, for solidarity with the elderly July 29, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Seniors, Vatican, World News Many elderly people risk feeling an increasingly unbearable sense of loneliness, especially during summer, Pope Francis said.
