Pope offers condolences to mourners at Indi Gregory’s funeral December 1, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Obituaries, Respect Life, Vatican, World News Pope Francis offered condolences to the parents of Indi Gregory and to the mourners at the funeral of “this precious child of God.”
Pope says he has serious bronchial infection November 30, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News At the brief meeting with participants in a seminar on the ethics of health care management, the pope said he was suffering from a “bronchial condition. Thank God it was not pneumonia,” but he said it was a very serious bronchial infection.
Vatican publishes schedule of papal Christmas liturgies November 28, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, Vatican, World News As Vatican workers continued to decorate the Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square and to erect a platform for the Nativity scene, the office of papal liturgical ceremonies published the list of holiday Masses and prayer services Pope Francis would celebrate.
‘La pobreza es un escándalo’, dice el Papa, y los cristianos deben destinar sus dones a la caridad November 20, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: En Español Las pobrezas materiales, culturales y espirituales que existen en el mundo son un “escándalo” que los cristianos están llamados a afrontar, poniendo en acción la capacidad de caridad y amor que Dios les ha dado, dijo el Papa Francisco.
‘Poverty is a scandal,’ pope says; Christians must use gifts for charity November 20, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News The material, cultural and spiritual poverties that exist in the world are a “scandal” that Christians are called to address by putting their God-given capacity for charity and love into action, Pope Francis said.
Mary teaches Christians to be ‘missionary disciples,’ pope says November 17, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A Catholic pilgrimage, especially a pilgrimage to Marian shrines, should help people grow in their commitment to be missionary disciples, Pope Francis said.
Pope prays for ‘just peace’ in Middle East and Ukraine November 8, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Crisis in Israel, Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, News, Vatican, World News As the wars, violence and deaths continue in Ukraine and in the Holy Land, Pope Francis again urged people to pray for peace.
Wars in Gaza, Ukraine, ‘kill’ the future of children, pope says November 6, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Crisis in Israel, Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The wars being fought in Gaza, Ukraine and other parts of the world are destroying the future of the children who live in those nations, Pope Francis said.
Vatican confirms papal trip to Dubai for climate conference November 3, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis will travel to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates Dec. 1-3 to participate in the U.N. Climate Change Conference, the Vatican press office confirmed.
Pope appeals for unimpeded aid into Gaza, release of all hostages October 25, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Crisis in Israel, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis again called for the release of hostages taken from Israel by Hamas militants and for allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza.
Pope gives Curia assignments to new cardinals October 4, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Four days after creating new cardinals, Pope Francis gave an extra job or two to the 18 prelates who are under the retirement age of 80.
New cardinals bring experience of ‘peripheries’ to universal church September 29, 2023By Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Speaking to reporters a few days before receiving their red hats, many of the 21 new cardinals said their induction into the College of Cardinals was less about them and more about their local church and its contribution to the universal church.