Catholic Review
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
The “sense of mystery” and awe Catholics should experience at Mass is not one prompted by Latin or by “creative” elements added to the celebration, but by an awareness of sacrifice of Christ and his real presence in the Eucharist, Pope Francis said.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, Vatican, World News
A truly pro-life celebration of the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade would lead to cooperative efforts to pass legislation protecting life, women’s rights and motherhood, said an editorial in Vatican News and L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News
Christians must have faith that God will bring peace to Ukraine, Ethiopia, Syria and other parts of the world suffering from violence even if, for now, “everything seems to be going in the opposite direction,” Pope Francis said.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News
On the eve of the World Meeting of Families and with a view toward the beatification Sept. 4 of Pope John Paul I, attention turned to his initial openness to softening Catholic teaching on contraception and his later support for the teaching of St. Paul VI.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News
Nuclear weapons do not increase a nation’s or region’s security, in fact, they are a “risk multiplier” that gives people a false sense of security, Pope Francis said in a message to an international conference.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News
While the world must pay attention to Russia’s war on Ukraine, it cannot forget Syria and its people, which have been under the threat of bombs and violence for a dozen years, Pope Francis said.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News
The Catholic Church needs theologians who know how to transmit the truths of faith in a way that will speak to people today, help them live the faith in their daily lives and inspire them to share the Gospel with others, Pope Francis wrote.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, Giving, News, Vatican, 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, held steady in 2021, but the total still was significantly lower than in 2018, the Vatican said.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News
Saying “superficial” marriage preparation programs leave many couples at risk of having invalid marriages or unprepared to cope with the struggles that arise in every marriage, Pope Francis endorsed suggestions for a yearlong “marriage catechumenate” drafted by the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News
Because of continuing problems with his knee, Pope Francis has postponed his planned trip to Congo and South Sudan July 2-7, said the Vatican press office.
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Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News
When the Vatican announced Pope Francis would travel to L’Aquila in central Italy Aug. 28 to open a seven-centuries-old celebration of forgiveness, people on social media began speculating that the pope would resign.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
Meeting 18 young priests and monks from six Oriental Orthodox churches, Pope Francis insisted divided Christians must work together to share the Gospel.
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