God’s word, mercy must be shared with everyone, pope says January 23, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments “Jesus ‘reaches out’ to tell us that God’s mercy is for everyone,” Pope Francis said in his homily during Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica Jan. 22, the church’s celebration of Sunday of the Word of God.
Health care is a universal right, not a luxury, pope says January 17, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, News, Vatican, World News Health care is not a luxury, it is a right that belongs to everyone, Pope Francis told health care workers.
Nothing can diminish the value of any human being, pope says January 17, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News No physical limitation or setback can diminish the value of any human being because each person is a unique and beloved child of God, Pope Francis said.
Read the Gospel, always show people God’s love, pope tells police January 12, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News To understand the Gospel, its beauty and its power, people need to read it, Pope Francis said.
Vatican prosecutor opens investigation into Orlandi disappearance January 10, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Movie & Television Reviews, News, Vatican, World News The disappearance 40 years ago of Emanuela Orlandi has haunted her family, fueled conspiracy theories and provided grist for a recent Netflix series.
Artificial intelligence must not hurt the most vulnerable, pope says January 10, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis criticized the use of artificial intelligence in ways that negatively affect the most vulnerable, specifically those seeking asylum.
Safeguarding requires experts, survivors, support, cardinal says January 10, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News There can be no improvising or going it alone when it comes to preventing and handling cases of abuse in the Catholic Church, said U.S. Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley of Boston, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
Pope reorganizes Rome vicariate to be more collegial, accountable January 6, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News With the same spirit and aims that behind his recent reform and reorganization of the Roman Curia, Pope Francis, as Bishop of Rome, has overhauled the Vicariate of Rome.
Faith involves questioning, risks, adoring Jesus, pope says on Epiphany January 6, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Faith is a journey inspired by restless questioning, fraught with risk, powered by perseverance in prayer and charity, and culminating in the awe, wonder and worship of the Lord, Pope Francis said.
At funeral, pope remembers Benedict’s ‘wisdom, tenderness, devotion’ January 5, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News Pope Benedict XVI “spread and testified to” the Gospel his entire life, Pope Francis told tens of thousands of people gathered Jan. 5 for his predecessor’s funeral Mass.
Funeral Mass for Pope Benedict XVI will be based on a papal funeral January 4, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News The Jan. 5 funeral Mass for Pope Benedict XVI will be a papal funeral with a few changes to fit with the fact that he was not the reigning pope and has not left behind a “sede vacante.”
Tens of thousands pay last respects to Pope Benedict in St. Peter’s Basilica January 3, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A quiet hush covered the vast expanse of St. Peter’s Square even though it was filled with thousands of people slowly winding their way around the colonnade into St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their last respects to the late Pope Benedict XVI.
