WYD pilgrims showed the world faith can lead to peace, pope says August 9, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, World Youth Day Portugal 2023 In a world suffering from “diseases of the soul,” like pride, hatred and violence, the young people who traveled to Portugal for World Youth Day showed that another way of living and interacting is possible, Pope Francis said.
Pope shares summer reflection with Rome priests August 7, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Assuring Rome priests of his gratitude and prayers, Pope Francis asked them to use part of their summer rest to reflect on ways to strengthen the unity of the church and promote greater collaboration with laypeople.
Aid to Ukrainians tops charity funded by Peter’s Pence in 2022 July 2, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Giving, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Donations to the annual Peter’s Pence collection, which supports the work of the Roman Curia and funds the charitable activity of the pope, were down in 2022, but the amount of money the fund distributed increased significantly thanks to the proceeds of property sales, the Vatican said.
Vatican provides Bible readings for Mass to pray for continence June 27, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments he Latin version of the Roman Missal, the book of prayers used for Mass, includes a special set of prayers for a Mass with the intention of praying for “continence” or self-restraint, specifically as it regards sexuality.
Pope declares ‘venerable’ Baltimore’s Mother Lange, Fátima visionary June 22, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Racial Justice, Saints, Vatican, World News Recognizing they lived the Christian virtues in a heroic way, Pope Francis has declared venerable Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange, founder of the first Catholic order of African American nuns, and Sister Lúcia dos Santos, who, with her cousins, reported seeing Mary when she was a child in Fátima, Portugal.
Synod document asks how to increase unity, participation, mission outreach June 21, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News In a church that “bears the signs of serious crises of mistrust and lack of credibility,” members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops will be asked to find ways to build community, encourage the contribution of every baptized person and strengthen the church’s primary mission of sharing the Gospel, said the working document for the October gathering.
Pope meets Cuban president at Vatican June 20, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis had a 40-minute private meeting at the Vatican with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel.
Adore Jesus’ real presence in the Eucharist, pope tells U.S. Catholics June 19, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Catholics need to recover a sense of awe and adoration before the Eucharist, knowing that it is “the real and loving presence of the Lord,” Pope Francis told members of the committees organizing the National Eucharistic Revival and the National Eucharistic Congress in the United States.
El Papa reza el Ángelus y agradece las oraciones por su recuperación June 19, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: En Español Con voz ligeramente temblorosa, antes de dirigir el rezo del Ángelus, el Papa Francisco agradeció a todos los que rezaron por él y lo atendieron cuando estuvo en el hospital.
Pope leads Angelus, thanks people for prayers for his recovery June 19, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News With a slightly quivering voice, before leading the recitation of the Angelus prayer, Pope Francis thanked everyone who prayed for him and cared for him while he was in the hospital.
‘Wars are not just,’ pope tells U.N. Security Council June 15, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News “The time has come to say an emphatic ‘no’ to war” and state decisively “that wars are not just,” Pope Francis said in a message to the U.N. Security Council.
Doctors begin planning pope’s discharge from hospital June 14, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A week after undergoing abdominal surgery, Pope Francis’ recovery is going well enough that his doctors are making plans to discharge him from Rome’s Gemelli hospital, the Vatican press office said.
