Stop war from spreading throughout Middle East, pope says in message April 15, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News One day before Iran launched missiles and exploding drones at Israel, Pope Francis sent a message to viewers of Saudi Arabia’s Al Arabiya Network pleading for peace throughout the Middle East.
Pope pleads for military restraint in the Middle East April 15, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The morning after Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel, Pope Francis pleaded with nations to avoid a further escalation of the violence.
Pope plans to travel to Asia in September, Vatican confirms April 12, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis is planning to make the longest trip of his papacy in September, visiting Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Singapore, the Vatican press office announced.
Pope turns Rome catechism class into ‘school of prayer’ April 12, 2024By Cindy Wooden OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Schools, Vatican, World News Pope Francis took over the catechism classes at St. John Vianney parish on the far eastern edge of Rome to inaugurate his “School of Prayer.”
‘Patriarch of the West’ reappears as papal title in Vatican yearbook April 11, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The 2024 edition of the Vatican yearbook has inserted “Patriarch of the West” as one of the historical titles of the pope.
Pope asks Bible scholars to highlight Jesus’ care for those who suffer April 11, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Disabilities Ministry, News, Vatican, World News In the Bible, Jesus never explains suffering, but he reaches out to those who are hurting, heals them and ultimately, on the cross, shares and redeems the suffering of all humanity, Pope Francis said.
Take evil seriously, pope says at general audience April 10, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News While intense feelings or drive — passions — are natural, Christians know they must be tamed and channeled toward what is good, Pope Francis said.
Old truth, new insight: Cardinal says human dignity text is result of growth April 9, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The 116 footnotes in the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s declaration on human dignity reflect the fact that most of the content of the 12,700-word text is not new Catholic teaching.
Vatican says abortion, surrogacy, war, poverty are attacks on human dignity April 8, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News Being a Christian means defending human dignity and that includes opposing abortion, the death penalty, gender transition surgery, war, sexual abuse and human trafficking, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said in a new document.
Pope marks 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s stigmata April 5, 2024By Cindy Wooden Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News The wounds of Christ’s passion and death and the stigmata given to some Christians over the centuries are reminders of “the pain Jesus suffered in his flesh out of love for us and for our salvation,” Pope Francis said.
Pontifical commission publishes universal safeguarding framework April 5, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors has reaffirmed the requirement that every diocese, Catholic religious order and institution in the world have clear safeguarding guidelines and procedures and that they are publicly accessible.
Pope tells priests: Be icons of Christ, wipe tears like Veronica April 5, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, Vocations, World News Priests are called to be “a true icon of Jesus,” drawing closer to God the father by devoting their lives to the care of all God’s children, Pope Francis wrote.
