God’s love also comes through people being kind to each other, Pope says November 8, 2024By Carol Glatz Filed Under: Social Justice, Vatican, Works of Mercy VATICAN CITY (CNS) — There is no such thing as people who only take and never give, Pope Francis told a group of visitors experiencing homelessness and volunteers who assist them. “We are all givers and receivers, we all need each other and are called to enrich each other,” he said during a private audience […]
Pope’s point man on travel inspired by the boss’s love for the poor November 7, 2024By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal-designate Koovakad, 51, is the second youngest of the new cardinals the pope will create.
Top Vatican official hopes Trump will promote peace, national unity November 7, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican secretary of state said his prayer for Donald J. Trump is that God would grant him wisdom “because that is the main virtue of those who govern according to the Bible.”
Be on the lookout for hope; keep moving forward in faith, pope writes November 7, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Books, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News In preparation for the Holy Year 2025, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, the Vatican publishing house, prepared collections of Pope Francis’ writing and preaching about Christian virtues with new introductions from the pope.
Holy Spirit is God’s gift to help faithful pray, persevere, pope says November 6, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The Holy Spirit helps the faithful understand that praying to God is praying to a loving and merciful father, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Rome’s Jesuit-run university must be rooted in Gospel, voice of poor November 5, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Colleges, News, Vatican, World News Fewer lecterns and more round tables are needed in higher education for students and staff to come together to dialogue, seek the truth and truly fulfill the mandate of a Jesuit-run institution, Pope Francis said.
Pope asks church organizers to bridge inequality, foster solidarity November 5, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Christians must actively seek ways to bridge the gap between rich and poor created by growing inequality and foster pathways of solidarity, Pope Francis said.
Pope names another new cardinal for December consistory November 4, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has decided to include Archbishop Domenico Battaglia of Naples among the prelates he will make cardinals Dec. 7, the Vatican press office said.
Pope praises courageous, resilient faith of Catholics persecuted in past November 4, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, World News The “small yet vibrant church” in Estonia has been a source of compassion and spiritual sustenance for countless people in the Baltic nation, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Love is the most important commandment November 4, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The guiding principle of love extolled by Jesus cuts through confusion around how to uphold God’s commandments to humanity, Pope Francis said.
Pope offers Mass for cardinals and bishops who died in past year November 4, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Bishops, News, Vatican, World News Remembering the cardinals and bishops who died in the past year, Pope Francis prayed that after their loving service to the Catholic Church “they may exult in eternal communion with the saints.”
On All Souls, pope prays at graves of children, miscarried infants November 2, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis prayed at the graves of children and of miscarried babies on the feast of All Souls before concelebrating Mass with several hundred mourners.
