Suspects who threatened the pope arrested in Indonesia, local police say September 6, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Not long after Pope Francis left Indonesia, authorities there announced they had arrested seven people for making online “terror threats” against the pope.
Pope receives warm nighttime welcome to Papua New Guinea September 6, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News With a 21-cannon salute, Pope Francis was welcomed to Papua New Guinea Sept. 6, the second stop on his four-nation visit to Asia and the Pacific.
Pope urges Indonesian Catholics to live out Gospel love, spread hope September 5, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Even members of the most remote, smallest and poorest Christian communities are called to share the Gospel and to do so, first, by the way they live, Pope Francis told the Catholics of Indonesia.
Share the Gospel with joy, pope tells Indonesia’s churchworkers September 4, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The Christian call to share the Gospel is not about trying to win converts at all costs, but about living in a way that exudes Christian joy and always treats others with respect, Pope Francis told churchworkers in Indonesia.
Politicians have key role in promoting national unity, pope says September 4, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Politicians have an essential role in preserving the unity of a nation by working for the common good and promoting cooperation, especially when “the exasperation of contrasts” threatens to divide a country, Pope Francis told Indonesia leaders.
Pope arrives in Indonesia at start of four-nation tour September 3, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis landed in Jakarta after a 13-hour flight from Rome and was greeted by the religious affairs minister of Indonesia and two children in traditional dress who offered him flowers.
Pope sets off on longest trip of his pontificate September 2, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Traveling on an ITA Airways plane, Pope Francis set off on the longest foreign trip of his papacy.
Earth is ‘sick,’ in need of prayers and action, pope says September 1, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Earth is ailing, and it needs the prayers of Catholics as well as their personal commitment to caring for creation, Pope Francis said.
Faith in God must lead to respect for creation, patriarch says August 31, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, News, World News Respecting the God-given dignity of the human person and the integrity of God’s creation “are inseparable,” said Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople.
Pope: Church needs university dedicated to educating missionaries August 31, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Colleges, Missions, News, Vatican, World News While expert scholarship and good stewardship mean the pontifical universities in Rome should be working together, Pope Francis said it is essential that the Pontifical Urbanian University does not lose its centuries-long focus on preparing missionaries from and to the varied cultures of the world.
Pope, U.S. community organizers talk about migration August 30, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News A few hours after he railed against unjust immigration policies at his general audience, Pope Francis and community organizers associated with the West/Southwest Industrial Areas Foundation returned to the theme of welcoming and integrating migrants.
Pope to bishops in Middle East: ‘Keep hope burning’ August 28, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis asked Catholic bishops in the Middle East to always be “signs of hope, a presence that nurtures words and gestures of peace, brotherhood and respect.”
