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.
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.
Synod members asked, ‘What would Jesus do?’ panel says October 31, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News The monthlong experience of synodality with cardinals, bishops, religious and laypeople from all over the world created new and wider “spaces” for everyone to feel welcome, to listen and discern God’s will together, several synod members said at the conclusion of the synod assembly’s first session.
Wanting to ‘control’ God, confine him to an agenda is idolatry, pope says October 30, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News To reform the church is to put God first and adore him, and to love and serve others, Pope Francis said at Mass marking the conclusion of the first session of the Synod of Bishops on synodality.
Role of bishop is best expressed by being among his people, Dominican says October 27, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, World News olding a Synod of Bishops with a much greater participation of non-bishops as voting members, particularly lay women and men, clearly expresses what it really means to be a bishop, said Dominican Father Timothy Radcliffe.
Pope calls on doctrinal dicastery to formally investigate Father Rupnik October 27, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has lifted the statute of limitations on abuse accusations against Father Marko Rupnik to allow for a formal investigation of the case by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Papal commission reaches out to Father Rupnik’s known victims October 26, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors has reached out to known victims of Slovenian Father Marko Rupnik, asking to meet with them.
Church and world need young people’s involvement, synod fathers say October 26, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Writing to the world’s young people, members of the Synod of Bishops said they wanted to encourage them and help them fulfill their dreams, and they prayed that their own failings would not drive the young from the church.
Synodal journey is about healing, reconciling the world, cardinal says October 23, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News God has a plan for everyone and for the church whose journeys and plans must align with his will, Cardinal Charles Bo told participants in the assembly of the Synod of Bishops.
Silent no more: Vatican archives give voice to wartime tragedy October 22, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Catholic and Jewish scholars came together for the landmark gathering at Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University Oct. 9-11 to discuss new research coming out of the recently opened Vatican archives of Pope Pius XII’s pontificate before, during and after World War II and the Holocaust.
Whoopi Goldberg delivers ‘Sister Act’ swag to Pope Francis October 19, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, Vatican Pope Francis praised actor and comedian Whoopi Goldberg for helping people laugh and feel joy, telling her, “You are very important.”
El Papa convoca una jornada mundial de oración por la paz ante la catástrofe en Gaza October 18, 2023By Carol Glatz Filed Under: En Español Advirtiendo contra una catástrofe humanitaria en Gaza y los conflictos en curso en otros lugares, el Papa Francisco ha convocado para el 27 de octubre una jornada de ayuno, penitencia y oración por la paz en el mundo.
