Vatican Museums’ patrons offer online, inside look at collections October 15, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums have launched an online subscription series of on-site interviews, live lectures and a Q&A “coffee hour” with experts to help supporters stay connected during the global pandemic.
Catechetical Cataclysms: Restored Holy Stairs give meaning to crisis October 15, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, Vatican, World News After 20 years of restoration work and millions in funding from benefactors worldwide, the unveiling of the Pontifical Sanctuary of the Holy Stairs in Rome was supposed to be a grand, celebratory moment slated for this spring, in time for Holy Week and Easter.
Dante is prophet of hope along life’s journey, pope says October 13, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Books, Feature, News, Vatican, World News In the run-up to next year’s 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, Pope Francis said he hoped people would read the Italian poet’s work, especially the “Divine Comedy,” which still resonates today.
Pope tells new Swiss Guards that Christ stands beside them at all times October 2, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Meeting new recruits to the Swiss Guard, Pope Francis assured them that God always stands by their side, offering them comfort and consolation.
Learning about Pope John Paul I’s life will help dispel myths, niece says September 29, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Conspiracy theories and dark intrigue about Pope John Paul I’s untimely death just one month after his election should be set aside and his life and legacy made more widely known, said his niece.
Vatican reaffirms, clarifies church teachings on end-of-life care September 22, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News With the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia in many countries, and questions concerning what is morally permissible regarding end-of-life care, the Vatican’s doctrinal office released a 25-page letter offering “a moral and practical clarification” on the care of vulnerable patients.
Can ET call anyone? Jesuit astronomer studies intragalactic possibilities August 28, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Astronomers construct and play with a variety of mathematical models, and one popular model looks at how likely it is that civilizations on different planets could end up contacting each other. Scientists have proposed various simulations and predictions, and now a Jesuit astronomer and former director of the Vatican Observatory has co-authored a study offering a new set of results.
Academy unveils effort to fight mafia’s ‘deviant spirituality’ of Mary August 20, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Given the many criminal organizations and gangs worldwide that have distorted the true role and image of Mary, a pontifical academy has unveiled a new department dedicated to fighting “this deviant spirituality.”
Weapons must be set aside for peace to flourish, pope says August 10, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News For peace to flourish, weapons of war must be set aside, especially nuclear weapons that can obliterate entire cities and countries, Pope Francis said on the 75th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima.
Vatican says baptisms that used a modified formula are not valid August 6, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Changing the words of the formula for baptism render the sacrament invalid, said the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Pope makes surprise visit to summer camp for kids of Vatican employees July 21, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis wanted the summer program to support employees with families given the ongoing restrictions and fewer organized summer activities available during the global pandemic.
Vatican releases guide on how leaders must handle abuse allegations July 16, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith released a 17-page document offering a step-by-step guide for how bishops, religious superiors and canon lawyers are supposed to handle accusations of alleged abuse by clerics against minors.
