Faith on the frontlines: How the pope’s support is manifested in Ukraine March 2, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Along with the Our Father sung at the end of his weekly general audience or his Sunday Angelus in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis has added to these public events for the last year his own heartfelt prayers for the martyred people of Ukraine.
Pope remembers late L.A. bishop’s ‘profound concern for the poor’ March 2, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis praised the late Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell of Los Angeles for his “profound concern for the poor, immigrants and those in need” in a telegram following his murder.
Pope Francis will travel to Hungary at end of April February 27, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis will travel to Hungary April 28-30 where he will meet with government officials, refugees, academic scholars and young people in Budapest, the Vatican announced Feb. 27.
Dialogue, not revenge, must prevail in the Holy Land, pope says February 27, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News After praying the Angelus with an estimated 20,000 visitors in St. Peter’s Square Feb. 26, the pope prayed in a special way for those in the Holy Land to “find the way of brotherhood and peace with the aid of the international community.”
A priesthood for all: Synodal church requires new look at ministry February 26, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, Vocations, World News If the goal of a “synodal” church is to have all the baptized recognize their responsibility for the life and mission of the Catholic community, Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet said that necessarily means taking a new look at priesthood.
Sanctions against Syria ‘benefit no one,’ says papal envoy February 24, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Isolating Syria from the international community through sanctions “benefits no one” and complicates relief efforts to the millions left homeless after earthquakes devastated the country, said a top Vatican official who visited Turkey and Syria.
Six sainthood candidates, including two lay women, closer to canonization February 23, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News In a meeting with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, the pope signed decrees Feb. 23 recognizing a miracle attributed to the intercession of an Italian religious sister and the heroic virtues of five others: two laywomen, two priests and a religious woman.
Vatican: Putin suspending nuclear treaty is ‘move in the wrong direction’ February 22, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Russia’s suspension of a nuclear arms treaty with the United States weakens structures promoting global security in the nuclear age, a senior Vatican official said.
Beyond money and success, build community, pope tells businesspeople February 17, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Meeting Feb. 17 with a group of Mexican entrepreneurs, the pope urged them to pay special attention to their relationship with God so they may be signs of God’s presence in the world of finance.
Pope says he’s close to Turkish people in time of ‘so much pain’ February 16, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News “I am close to you, and I pray for you,” Pope Francis told the Turkish people reeling from earthquakes that killed nearly 42,000 people in Turkey and neighboring Syria, according to figures updated Feb. 16.
Para evangelizar, los cristianos no están llamados a argumentar sino a ser mansos como ovejas February 15, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: En Español Los cristianos no están llamados a “argumentar, contraatacar y defendernos” al evangelizar, sino a ser mansos y humildes, dijo el Papa Francisco.
Pope sends winter clothing to earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria February 15, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis sent 10,000 thermal shirts to earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria, where millions are sleeping outdoors in below-freezing temperatures.
