Pope expresses concern about religious freedom in Ukraine August 26, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News “Please, let no Christian church be abolished directly or indirectly: the churches are not to be touched,” Pope Francis said about a Ukrainian law banning the Russian Orthodox Church, which President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed Aug. 24, Ukrainian independence day.
Adoring, receiving Eucharist makes Christians into missionaries, pope says August 24, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, News, Vatican, World News When Christians spend time with Jesus in adoration or receive him in the Eucharist, they cannot help but spread his love with others, Pope Francis said.
Vatican approves devotion at site of Marian apparition in Spain August 23, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Devotions at a Marian shrine in Spain that communicate Mary’s “close and affectionate presence” can and should continue, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said.
On the road again: Pope to visit Asia, Oceania in September August 23, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis’ trip to Asia and Oceania in September will be a trip of religious, economic and social contrasts.
Vatican stamp celebrates U.S.-Holy See diplomatic relations August 22, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News A new Vatican postage stamp celebrates the 40th anniversary of full diplomatic relations between the United States and the Holy See.
Waiting to be discovered: Rome cloister’s frescoes celebrate the rosary August 22, 2024By Cindy Wooden OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The cloister of the Dominican friars at the Basilica of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva was built in the mid-1500s, and the frescoes are believed to be from the early 1600s, but it is the church next door that draws the visitors.
Jerusalem cardinal: Interreligious dialogue currently in ‘crisis’ August 21, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News Three hundred days after the outbreak of war in Gaza, the cardinal at the heart of the Holy Land said interreligious relations have reached a low point.
Christians are called to spread ‘fragrance of Christ,’ pope says August 21, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Cleansed from original sin by baptism, Christians are called to spread the “good fragrance of Christ” throughout the world by their kind actions and joyful attitudes, Pope Francis said.
Pope discusses climate change with Jeff Bezos August 20, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis met with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, vice chair of the Bezos Earth Fund, at the Vatican to discuss climate change.
Eucharist satisfies hunger for hope, truth, salvation, pope says August 19, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Vatican, World News When receiving the Eucharist, Catholics should respond with gratitude and awe that Jesus offers himself as nourishment and salvation, Pope Francis said.
Death penalty fuels ‘poison’ of revenge in society, pope says August 19, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News Capital punishment promotes a deadly attitude of revenge and denies the possibility of change in the lives of incarcerated people, Pope Francis said.
On Assumption, pope entrusts war-torn countries to Mary’s care August 15, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Mary is not a “motionless wax statue,” but a disciple who wants to share the good news of Jesus with everyone and reaches out to help and comfort them, Pope Francis said.
