Pope encourages Catholics to get to know St. John Paul II better September 26, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Uncategorized, Vatican, World News Calling St. John Paul II “one of the men who most shaped the last century,” Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to get to know him better, especially through what he did and wrote before being elected pope Oct. 16, 1978.
Synod on synodality: Second session sets sights on mission September 26, 2024By Cindy Wooden OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News With many of the concrete, hot-button issues removed from the agenda and turned over to study groups, some people wonder what members of the Synod of Bishops on synodality will be doing when they meet at the Vatican in October.
Stop wars ‘while there is still time,’ pope says September 25, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News Wars are destroying the world, and religious leaders must join together to urge their governments to “stop while there is still time,” Pope Francis said.
Pope resumes meetings after day of rest September 24, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis met with the bishops of Mozambique Sept. 24, a day after he had canceled his scheduled audiences because of “a mild flu-like condition.”
Pope asks police to be examples of moral integrity, charity, respect September 24, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Celebrating the feast of St. Matthew with Italy’s financial police, Pope Francis urged them to follow the example of their patron, the tax collector who became an apostle, by not only being just, but also bringing charity and solidarity into their work, especially with migrants and the victims of crime.
With trip planned, ailing pope cancels appointments to rest September 23, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Saying Pope Francis had “a mild flu-like condition,” the Vatican press office announced he had canceled his scheduled audiences Sept. 23.
Vatican sees spiritual value of Medjugorje, doesn’t judge it supernatural September 19, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News With some prudence, Catholics can benefit spiritually from the messages and spiritual practices associated with the alleged apparitions of Mary in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, said the Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Church leaders have been studying Medjugorje phenomenon for decades September 19, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Six young people, aged 10 to 16, said Mary began appearing to them in June 1981 in Medjugorje, a town in what was then Yugoslavia and is now Bosnia-Herzegovina.
‘Old pope’ thanks God for his four-nation trip to Asia and the Pacific September 18, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The 87-year-old Pope Francis publicly thanked God for allowing him “to do as an old pope what I would have liked to do as a young Jesuit,” and that is to travel to Asia to preach the Gospel.
Both U.S. presidential candidates espouse anti-life views, pope says September 13, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News Asked what a U.S. Catholic given a choice between voting for a person who supports abortion or one who supports closing borders and deporting migrants, Pope Francis said one must choose “the lesser evil.”
Pope thrives, hits main themes of his pontificate during Asia-Pacific trip September 13, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The 87-year-old Pope Francis not only survived the longest trip of his pontificate, but he drew energy from the crowds who came to see him, and he seemed to enjoy his 12-day visit to Asia and the Pacific.
Pope encourages Singapore’s young to cultivate unity amid diversity September 13, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Before leaving Singapore, the most religiously diverse country on his trip to Asia and the Pacific, Pope Francis urged young people to approach others with courage and friendship.
