Beyond legal status, refugees need recognition of dignity, pope says December 15, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News In addition to a legal status that allows them to flee unsafe situations, refugees also need the opportunity to integrate into the societies that host them and build a dignified life, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Pilgrimages are ‘balm on the wounds’ of people with disabilities December 14, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Disabilities Ministry, News, Vatican, World News Sharing the pilgrimage experience with people with disabilities is a testament to the Catholic Church’s ability to accompany all of its members and to proclaim the Gospel by caring for others, Pope Francis said.
Pope says he’ll be buried outside the Vatican, is simplifying funeral December 13, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis said he has decided to be buried in Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major instead of in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican and that he has simplified the rites for a papal funeral.
Message of Guadalupe based in simplicity, not ideology, pope says December 12, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The iconic image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, which has become a cultural and spiritual symbol for Latin America, cannot be used to promote any kind of ideology, but must maintain its message of simple love, Pope Francis said.
Disconnecting from social media ‘essential’ to Christian life, pope says December 11, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News To connect with God, Christians must disconnect from the “pollution of vain words and chatter” that reach them through social media and instead seek silence in the desert, Pope Francis said.
Pope asks Mary to watch over Ukrainians, Palestinians, Israelis December 8, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Crisis in Israel, Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Mary’s conception, free from original sin, shows that the destiny of humanity lies in life, brotherhood, harmony and peace rather than death, hate, conflict and war, Pope Francis said on the feast of the Immaculate Conception.
World’s desire for unity persists since World War II, pope says December 7, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Religious movements within the Catholic Church must advocate for peace and unity in the world at large and within their communities, Pope Francis said.
Wearing a rosary can make a Latino a target for police, historian says December 3, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Religious Freedom, World News Many law enforcement officers associate Catholic imagery and symbols with criminality in the U.S. Latino community, a historian researching the American Southwest said.
Holy ink: Tattoo culture shows faith is not skin deep, sociologist says December 3, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News The Catholic Church cannot measure people’s engagement with religion only by looking at church attendance, but also must observe how they express religious sentiments outside of church — even on their own bodies, a Jesuit priest said.
Conference puts pope’s call for ‘outgoing theology’ into action November 29, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News Theologians, social scientists, historians and artists, including an Indigenous Mexican rapper, met in Bogotá to discuss how religion is represented in popular culture today.
Las guerras en Gaza, Ucrania, ‘matan’ el futuro de los niños, dice el Papa November 6, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: En Español Las guerras que se libran en Gaza, Ucrania y otras partes del mundo están destruyendo el futuro de los niños que viven en esas naciones, dijo el Papa Francisco.
Pope Francis asks Mary to ‘convert those who fuel and foment conflict’ October 27, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Crisis in Israel, Crisis in Ukraine, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis asked Mary to look mercifully upon the human family, “which has strayed from the path of peace,” and entrusted to her protection the world’s regions and nations at war.