Spiritual oasis: Year of Prayer a needed rest stop on journey to jubilee January 23, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News With little fanfare, Pope Francis officially opened the Year of Prayer after Mass for the church’s celebration of Sunday of the Word of God.
Vatican foreign minister optimistic papal trip to Vietnam is possible January 18, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A papal visit to Vietnam would send a very good message to the Asian region, said Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, the Vatican’s foreign minister.
Pope appeals for restraint against escalating conflict in Middle East January 17, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis called for dialogue and cooperation between neighboring nations and appealed for restraint against any actions that could escalate tensions in the Middle East.
Why is world still plagued by poverty, pope asks leaders at Davos January 17, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Nations and businesses must work together to promote ethically sound models of globalization, Pope Francis told global business and government leaders.
Lust, pornography poison God’s gifts of sexuality, love, pope says January 17, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pornography and lust undermine and rob people from experiencing God’s gift of love, Pope Francis said.
Sports can unite the world, celebrate diversity, pope tells athletes January 16, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, Vatican, World News Sports has the power to unite people, regardless of their differences, and to remind everyone they are part of one human family, Pope Francis said.
Renew the world with creativity, bold dreams, pope tells young people January 12, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Young people are meant to be “levers” that renew established systems, not “gears” to keep the old ways grinding, Pope Francis told a group of young professionals.
Argentine president invites pope to visit ‘beloved homeland’ January 11, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, World News Argentine President Javier Milei has invited Pope Francis to visit their “beloved homeland.”
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 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.”
Faithful must put Jesus, not ideology, in spotlight, pope says January 8, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, World News Instead of splitting into ideological groups, members of the Catholic Church need to put God front and center, not their own personal ideas and plans, Pope Francis said.
