Franciscans elect Italian as 121st successor to St. Francis of Assisi July 13, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Members of the general chapter of the Order of Friars Minor elected Rome-born Father Massimo Fusarelli as the new minister general of the worldwide Franciscan order.
Pope will lead Angelus from hospital, Vatican says July 9, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Although still hospitalized, Pope Francis has resumed working and celebrated Mass for his caregivers in the small chapel that is part of the suite of rooms reserved for the popes at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, the Vatican press office said July 9.
Vatican thanks seafarers, appeals for respect for their rights July 7, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, News, Vatican, World News Seafarers kept products moving globally during the coronavirus pandemic, but too many of them have no access to vaccines, have been stranded on ships and often face the danger of piracy, the Vatican said.
Vatican has no automatic transfer of powers with pope in hospital July 7, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The organization of the universal Catholic Church has a precise hierarchy, but there is no such thing as a “vice pope,” who steps in when the reigning pontiff is traveling abroad, ill or under anesthesia.
Pope out of bed, walking after surgery at Rome hospital July 6, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The second morning after undergoing colon surgery, Pope Francis was continuing to recover well and, after a restful night, he had breakfast, read the newspapers and got out of bed to walk, the Vatican press office said July 6. His post-operative recovery is proceeding normally, the press office said, and his “routine follow-up exams are good.”
Pope undergoes surgery at Rome’s Gemelli hospital July 4, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis was hospitalized July 4 and underwent surgery on his sigmoid colon, the lowest part of the large intestine, the Vatican press office said.
Vatican suppresses Italy-based lay movement founded by alleged visionary June 30, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News With the approval of Pope Francis, the Vatican has ordered the dissolution of an Italy-based lay movement, citing problems with the group’s origins, catechesis, governance, respect for members’ consciences, handling of donations and with the divisions it allegedly has created among clergy of the Archdiocese of Catanzaro-Squillace, where it is based.
Healing Christian divisions can give hope to the world, pope says June 28, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Even as the formal Catholic-Orthodox dialogue continues to deal with divisive theological issues, members of both churches should work together more closely on issues where they share a common point of view, Pope Francis said.
World Day for Grandparents and Elderly: A time for small acts of kindness June 24, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Seniors, Vatican, World News Try a little tenderness. That’s basically how Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, 73, summarized Pope Francis’ vision for what older people, their grandchildren and friends should do to change the world after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Self-righteous continue to disturb Christian community, pope says June 23, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Those who proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ are humble and trust in God, they do not heap conditions upon others or promote themselves as the only “keepers of the truth,” Pope Francis said.
Vatican expresses concern about proposed Italian law on homophobia June 23, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, World News The Vatican has informed Italy that a draft law to fight homophobia and discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity could violate the freedom of Catholics to teach and practice their faith.
Vatican orders term limits for leaders of lay movements June 14, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News In an ongoing effort to promote Catholic lay movements and associations and protect their members from possible abuse by the groups’ leaders, the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life has imposed term limits on leadership and ordered the groups to ensure all members have a voice in choosing their leaders.
