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.
Pope: Migrants seeking new life end up instead in ‘hell’ of detention July 10, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, Video, World News Decrying the unimaginable “hell” migrants experience in detention centers, Pope Francis urged all Christians to examine how they do or don’t help — as Jesus commanded — the people God has placed in their path.
Twins conjoined at head successfully separated at Vatican-owned hospital July 9, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News After more than a year of preliminary studies and three difficult operations, a medical team at the Vatican-owned pediatric hospital successfully separated conjoined twin girls.
Vatican task force calls for an end to arms production July 7, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Human health, peace, security and progress would be better served with a complete end to the production of weapons worldwide, said members of a Vatican task force.
Pope creates fund for workers in Rome struggling in wake of pandemic June 9, 2020By Carol Glatz Filed Under: Coronavirus, News, Vatican, World News With so many people left unemployed or in a precarious position because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pope Francis launched a fund aimed specifically at helping people in Rome struggling economically in the wake of the crisis.
Pope prays for U.S., calls racism a pro-life issue June 3, 2020By Carol Glatz Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, News, Racial Justice, Respect Life, Vatican, Video, World News Observing with great concern the social unrest unfolding in the United States, Pope Francis said no one can claim to defend the sanctity of every human life while turning a blind eye to racism and exclusion.
St. John Paul was a good shepherd, pope says on saint’s birthday May 18, 2020By Carol Glatz Filed Under: News, Vatican, Video, World News St. John Paul II was a man of deep prayer, who loved being close to people and loved God’s justice and mercy, Pope Francis said.
