Synodal spirituality is at ‘heart of church’s renewal,’ cardinal says October 9, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Synodality, World News The Divine Liturgy, presided over by Melkite Catholic Patriarch Joseph Absi, was celebrated in the Byzantine rite at the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica, as synod participants were about to begin the assembly’s second module, focusing on the theme of communion and the question, “How can we be more fully a sign and instrument of union with God and of the unity of all humanity?”
Synod participants discuss formation, building a welcoming church October 6, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News The formation of seminarians, the Catholic Church as a welcoming home for all, migration and ecumenism arose as common themes of discussion among participants of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops Oct. 6, the Vatican said.
Motherhood is not a liability but a gift to women, Vatican says at U.N. October 5, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Through a “narrow focus on pregnancy prevention” and the promotion of abortion, many international organizations too often view motherhood as a liability to the advancement of women, the Vatican said.
Pope addresses fears around synod: ‘Not a political gathering’ October 4, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops are not gathered in Rome to implement a “plan of reformation” but to walk together as a church that discerns God’s will for the present moment, Pope Francis said at the assembly’s opening Mass.
Pope responds to cardinals on blessings for homosexuals, female priests October 2, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church, in pursuit of “pastoral prudence,” should discern if there are ways of giving blessings to homosexual persons that do not alter the church’s teaching on marriage, Pope Francis said.
Be sincere with God even when saying ‘no,’ pope says October 2, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Rather than hide behind a façade of faithfulness, Christians should be sincere with God even when telling him “no,” Pope Francis said.
18 U.S. seminarians ordained deacons in St. Peter’s Basilica September 28, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vocations, World News Near the tomb of St. Peter, 18 seminarians from across the United States promised to dedicate their lives to Christ and were ordained to the diaconate.
Vatican at U.N.: Risk of nuclear war is ‘at its highest in generations’ September 27, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, World News Speaking Sept. 26 during a high-level meeting on the elimination of nuclear weapons at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, the Vatican foreign minister, called eliminating nuclear weapons a “moral imperative.”
Pope condemns child pornography: ‘Criminality available to everyone’ September 26, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Child pornography is “criminality available to everyone through their phones,” Pope Francis said.
Papal commission incorporates global feedback in safeguarding guidelines September 25, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Four months after soliciting public input on the development of safeguarding guidelines, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said it had reviewed 300 responses and 700 suggestions that “largely confirmed the approach adopted” for establishing rules and procedures to handle abuse in the Catholic Church.
Vatican asks U.N. Security Council to join efforts for peace in Ukraine September 21, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News The Vatican urged members of the U.N. Security Council to be “creative and courageous artisans of peace and weavers of constructive dialogue” to find a peaceful solution to the war in Ukraine.
Pope: Christians are called to fight ‘every form of slavery’ September 20, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Inspired by the dignity of each human being as revealed by Jesus, Christians are called to fight “every form of slavery,” whether physical, social or spiritual, Pope Francis said.
