Vatican says no blessing gay unions, no negative judgment on gay people March 15, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News While homosexual men and women must be respected, any form of blessing a same-sex union is “illicit,” said the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Vatican says general absolution still permissible during pandemic March 11, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Divine Worship, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Offering general absolution to the faithful without having them personally confess their sins first may still be done in places seeing serious or increasing levels of coronavirus infections, a Vatican official said.
Pope taps Newark cardinal as member of Congregation for Bishops March 4, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has named Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, a member of the Congregation for Bishops, the office that advises the pope on the nomination of bishops around the world.
Bible reading boosts mental well-being among Christians, U.K. survey says March 3, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Bible, Feature, News, World News Reading the Bible has had a positive effect on people’s “mental well-being” during the pandemic, according to a Christian Research survey conducted in the United Kingdom.
Heroes of love: New pathway open for future saints February 25, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News The new pathway to canonization puts the focus on the nature of the candidate’s death — that it was a free and willing offer of one’s Christian life and a heroic acceptance, out of love, of a certain and early death.
Cardinals Sarah, Comastri retire from Vatican posts February 22, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis accepted the resignations of 75-year-old Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, and 77-year-old Cardinal Angelo Comastri, archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica and vicar for Vatican City State.
Mars missions can inspire next generation scientists, papal astronomer says February 19, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News “Seeing the results and the images that come out of missions like Perseverance, I hope these will be an inspiration to the next generation of young scientists,” said Jesuit Brother Robert Macke.
For Lent, ask if one’s life is centered on God or oneself, pope says February 17, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News Lent is a time to reconsider the path one is taking in life and to finally answer God’s invitation to return to him with one’s whole heart, Pope Francis said.
Global players join to set vaccine priorities, allocate resources fairly February 11, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, World News Several global institutions are working to find ways to allocate COVID-19 vaccines in ways that are equitable and effective in stanching the acute phase of the pandemic.
God’s word is ‘a love letter to us’ to be read every day, pope says January 25, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Bible, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Unable to preside over Mass on the Sunday of the Word of God because of a recurring bout of sciatica, Pope Francis’ homily was read by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, head of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization, which coordinates the annual celebration.
Pope urges nations to create a world free from nuclear arms January 21, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Marking the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons coming into force Jan. 22, Pope Francis encouraged nations to work toward a world free from all nuclear arms.
Popes Francis, Benedict receive their first doses of COVID-19 vaccine January 14, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Both Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI have received the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 after the Vatican started vaccinating its employees and residents Jan. 13.
