Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News
Not every Christian is called to be an apostle, prophet or evangelist, Pope Francis said, but all Christians can cultivate the fruits of the Holy Spirit by becoming “charitable, patient, humble, peacemakers.”
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News
The Catholic Church must respond to cultural challenges facing marriage and family life with unity and compassion, Pope Francis said, and he called for a deeper integration of the Gospel into contemporary culture.
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Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Vatican, World News
“We don’t have another theologian, it seems to me, that has been as engaged with modernity as Benedict,” said Cyril O’Regan, a co-winner of the 2024 Ratzinger Prize, often dubbed the “Nobel Prize of Theology.”
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Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, World News
Doubling down on the centrality of synodality in the Catholic Church, Pope Francis said that it is now up to local churches to accept and implement proposals from the final document approved the Synod of Bishops on synodality.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News
The “arrogance” of the invaders attacking Ukraine and Palestine blocks the dialogue necessary to build peace in those countries, Pope Francis said.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Schools, Social Justice, Vatican, World News
Culture and education must go hand-in-hand to form students into agents of social change driven by hope, Pope Francis said.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Vatican, World News
As the world faces the persistent threat of nuclear conflict, people of faith must unite in advocating for peace and fostering dialogue, Pope Francis said.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry
Pope Francis urged young people to embrace hope and play an active role in creating a brighter future while countering the pessimism so many of their peers seem to experience.
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Filed Under: News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News
The “silent acceptance” of famine in the world is a “scandalous injustice and a grave offense” that requires the unified attention of the international system, Pope Francis said.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Jubilee 2025, News, Saints, Vatican, World News
Starting in the Holy Year 2025, local churches worldwide will annually honor the saints, blesseds and other holy figures connected to their communities, Pope Francis announced.
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Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Saints, Vatican, World News
Christian martyrs from across denominations hold a place of honor in the church, Pope Francis said, highlighting their examples of faith and courage that continue to inspire Christians today.
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A Catholic institution of higher education is not merely a university with a “distinguished adjective in its name,” Pope Francis said, rather it bears a commitment to teaching and acting in service of others and in line with the Gospels.
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