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.”
Pope prays at tomb of St. Monica on her feast day August 27, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Francis marked the feast of St. Monica by leaving the Vatican unannounced to pray at her tomb in the Rome basilica named after her son, St. Augustine.
Adoration anchors one’s life in Jesus, pope says August 26, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, News, Vatican, World News The best way to ensure evangelization is about Jesus and not about oneself is to spend time in prayer and especially in Eucharistic adoration, Pope Francis told members of the Oblates of St. Joseph.
Pope asks lawmakers to fight cynicism, be witnesses of hope August 26, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis asked Catholic legislators to be examples and witnesses of hope to young people who are bombarded with “messages of pessimism and cynicism.”
Pope expresses concern about religious freedom in Ukraine August 26, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News “Please, let no Christian church be abolished directly or indirectly: the churches are not to be touched,” Pope Francis said about a Ukrainian law banning the Russian Orthodox Church, which President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed Aug. 24, Ukrainian independence day.
On the road again: Pope to visit Asia, Oceania in September August 23, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis’ trip to Asia and Oceania in September will be a trip of religious, economic and social contrasts.
