Pope cancels Dubai trip although Vatican says his health is improving November 28, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News “With great regret,” Pope Francis has accepted his doctors’ advice to not travel to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 1-3 and is looking at alternative ways the Vatican can participate in the U.N. Climate Change Conference, the director of the Vatican press office said.
Rule of law protects democracy, pope says in message November 28, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News If upholding a nation’s laws is dependent on the politics of those in power or on their opinion about who is and is not deserving of protection, then democracy and justice are threatened, Pope Francis said.
Media must show, promote respect for human dignity, pope says November 28, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, Vatican, World News An important part of the mission of Catholic media is to forgo the shocking, sensational or superficial when such stories present the people involved as less than human and unworthy of respect, Pope Francis said.
Pope’s health improving; he keeps some appointments November 27, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis is breathing easier after undergoing intravenous antibiotic treatment for pulmonary inflammation, the director of the Vatican press office said.
Pope leads Angelus from his residence because of illness November 26, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Explaining that he had a “problem with inflammation of my lungs,” Pope Francis led the recitation of the Angelus prayer from the chapel of his residence rather than from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square.
Pope: Contemplate greatness of God’s love in simplicity of a crèche November 24, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Advent, Books, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Marking the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi putting together the first Christmas crèche in a cave in Greccio, Italy, the Vatican publishing house compiled texts by Pope Francis about Nativity scenes and asked him to write a special introduction.
Pope holds separate meetings with Israelis, Palestinians at Vatican November 22, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News With hopes growing for a temporary, humanitarian cease-fire, Pope Francis met at the Vatican Nov. 22 with relatives of Israelis held hostage by Hamas and, separately, with relatives of Palestinians suffering under the Israeli siege of Gaza.
Acting to end abuse is ‘non-negotiable,’ pope says November 20, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church and all its members must end silence about clerical sexual abuse and ensure cases are no longer covered up, Pope Francis said, adding it is “non-negotiable.”
Pope welcomes migrant he’s been praying for since July November 17, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Meeting Pato and a group of 25 people from Mediterranea Saving Humans, an organization that networks to operate rescue boats and assist newcomers to Italy, Pope Francis said he had read Pato’s story in the Italian Catholic newspaper, Avvenire, in July and had seen the photo.
At Rome parish, pope dialogues with priests, meets families in difficulty November 17, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News After battling traffic for an hour, Pope Francis arrived at St. Mary, Mother of Hospitality parish on the far eastern edge of Rome for a meeting with area priests and a visit with people housed in 12 apartments the parish owns.
Eucharistic adoration, charity, promoting justice are connected, pope says November 16, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News The daily rhythm of the life of a priest should resemble “ping pong” — praying on one’s knees before the tabernacle, helping those in need and returning to prayer, Pope Francis told a group of Latino priests from the United States.
‘This is the right moment’ to share Gospel joy, pope says November 15, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, Vatican, World News After almost a year of audience talks about “zeal for evangelization” and highlighting the example of saints and other exemplary men and women from around the world, Pope Francis said his last talks in the series would focus on four points from his 2013 apostolic exhortation, “The Joy of the Gospel.”
