Kerry hopes pope will build momentum before U.N. climate summit June 20, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News – President Joe Biden’s special envoy for climate issues is counting on Pope Francis’ support to get nations attending the next U.N. climate summit to adopt bold measures to mitigate climate change.
Pope sends predecessor’s longtime secretary home without assignment June 15, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has directed Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the longtime personal secretary of the late Pope Benedict XVI, to leave the Vatican and return to his home diocese in Germany without a new assignment.
On World Day of Poor, be poor like those you serve, pope says June 13, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News To recognize and address the poverty of others, Christians must become poor like the figure of Tobit from the Hebrew Bible, Pope Francis said.
Popes should retire only in ‘extreme cases,’ says ex-Vatican doctrine chief June 12, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A papal resignation should occur only in “truly extreme cases” and must not “become the norm,” said the former head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office.
Pope to undergo surgery for hernia, expected to remain in hospital June 7, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis was scheduled to undergo surgery at Rome’s Gemelli hospital June 7 to treat a hernia that had developed at an incision of a previous operation, the Vatican said.
Pope returns to hospital for medical checkup, promptly dismissed June 6, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis returned to the hospital for a brief medical checkup June 6, the Vatican said.
Pope: Quick change of course necessary to beat climate change June 5, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, News, Vatican, World News A faster change of course away from today’s throwaway culture and toward greater care for the common good is necessary to ensure the planet’s livability for future generations, Pope Francis said on World Environment Day.
Pope on Pentecost: Synod is journey in the Spirit, not ‘a parliament’ May 30, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church’s current Synod of Bishops should not be a “parliament for demanding rights,” but a “journey in accordance with the Spirit,” Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis says situation at U.S.-Mexico border is ‘serious problem’ May 26, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis called the migration crisis between Mexico and the United States a “serious problem” and praised a U.S. bishop working along the border during an interview with Telemundo journalist Julio Vaqueiro.
To overcome U.S. division, violence, pope tells young to ‘be authentic’ May 25, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry The pope responded to questions from young people May 25 during a meeting with participants in the Scholas Occurrentes movement.
Vatican reportedly pulls ‘controversial’ World Youth Day stamp May 18, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The Vatican has pulled from circulation a World Youth Day stamp of Pope Francis with young people in an image that resembles propaganda from Portugal’s former dictatorship.
Caritas elects new president, stressing local connections in aid May 15, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Caritas Internationalis, the global Catholic charity network, elected Archbishop Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo to be its new president following a Vatican-mandated overhaul of its leadership.
