Cardinal Parolin says Vatican will attend Ukraine peace summit May 16, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, War in Ukraine, World News Cardinal Pietro Parolin told reporters May 15 that the Vatican would be present in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, June 15-16 for an international summit organized to work toward peace in Ukraine.
Pope meets senior priests, encourages dialogue with young clergy May 16, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, Vocations, World News Pope Francis, who was ordained to the priesthood 54 years ago, encouraged senior priests in the Diocese of Rome to be “witnesses of memory,” sharing their faith and experiences with younger clergy and not being afraid to argue with them from time to time.
Vatican pro-life chief: Only palliative care offers ‘death with dignity’ May 15, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News “Dying is part of the process of living and should not take place in a pre-cemetery,” said Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life.
Vatican norms for Jubilee indulgence include pilgrimage, penance, service May 14, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pilgrims passing through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica during the Holy Year 2025, going to confession, receiving Communion and praying for the intentions of the pope can receive an indulgence, but so can inmates in prison and those who work to defend human life or assist migrants and refugees.
Syro-Malabar divisions over liturgy are work of the devil, pope says May 13, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The divisions within the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in India are the work of the devil, who has convinced some people, including priests, that their way is the only way to celebrate the Eucharist, Pope Francis said.
Help students see crises as opportunities for growth, pope says May 10, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, Vatican, World News University students today need an education that not only prepares them for a career but helps them face personal challenges and learn how to contribute to the good of their communities, Pope Francis said.
Church needs theologians who grapple with modern world, pope says May 10, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Because faith in God is not abstract but impacts the way people live and interact with others, theologians must engage with experts in other fields of knowledge as they investigate and explain the Christian faith, Pope Francis wrote.
Jubilee countdown: Preparations for 2025 Holy Year move into high gear May 10, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News For more than 700 years, the Catholic Church has celebrated “jubilee” or “holy” years as special times to renew people’s faith and experience God’s forgiveness, particularly by going on pilgrimage.
Holy Year 2025 holds ecumenical promise, pope says May 10, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis’ document proclaiming the Holy Year 2025 draws special attention to the ecumenical possibilities of the celebration, especially since the jubilee coincides with celebrations of the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea.
Proclaiming Holy Year, pope says it is time to strengthen and share hope May 9, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The document, called a “bull of indiction,” specifies that the holy year will open at the Vatican Dec. 24 this year and close Jan. 6, 2026, the feast of Epiphany. Pope Francis also asked bishops around the world to inaugurate the Holy Year in their dioceses Dec. 29 this year and celebrate the conclusion of the Jubilee locally Dec. 28, 2025.
Vatican to publish updated norms for investigating alleged apparitions May 7, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith will publish its new norms for the discernment of apparitions and other supernatural phenomena May 17, the Vatican press office said.
Pope asks Catholic groups to help young people learn a trade, get a job May 6, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News As young people across the globe feel increasingly adrift and overlooked, Catholic religious orders and agencies must redouble their efforts to help young people stay in school, learn a trade and find a decent job, Pope Francis said.
