Only love will save humanity, pope says in encyclical on Sacred Heart October 24, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A world that has become “heartless” and indifferent to greed and war, and a Catholic Church in need of revitalizing its missionary joy need to open themselves up to Christ’s infinite love, Pope Francis wrote.
Synod deliberates on doctrinal authority of bishops’ conferences October 23, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Recognizing the doctrinal authority of bishops’ conferences does not mean allowing them to reject the teaching authority of the pope, but rather to apply church teaching to their unique context, said the head of the Vatican Dicastery for Bishops.
Indonesian bishop asks pope not to make him a cardinal October 23, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has accepted the request of Indonesian Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur of Bogor to dispense him from becoming a cardinal as planned in December.
Praying to the Holy Spirit can help couples stay united, pope says October 23, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News Because the Holy Spirit specializes in love and unity, Catholic couples should pray regularly for the Spirit to be present in their marriage, Pope Francis said.
U.S. church contributes to synod through its diversity, delegate says October 23, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News The U.S. delegates at the Synod of Bishops on synodality are contributing to discussions on the future of the Catholic Church by bringing the diversity of the U.S. church to the Vatican, a U.S. synod delegate said.
Pope Francis expels more Sodalitium members as calls increase for group’s suppression October 22, 2024By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has expelled two more members and upheld the expulsion of one member of the controversial lay movement Sodalitium Christianae Vitae due to allegations of sexual abuse, abuse of power and financial malfeasance.
Lima archbishop says movement with U.S. ties should be suppressed October 22, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News A Peru-based Catholic movement active across Latin America and the United States is more of a “political project” than a religious movement, said the archbishop of the Peruvian capital where the movement is based.
Vatican and China renew, extend agreement on naming bishops October 22, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The Vatican and the Chinese government are renewing their agreement on the appointment of bishops and extending it from a two-year to a four-year term, both sides announced.
Cardinal Fernández updates synod on study group focusing on women’s roles October 21, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Pope Francis decided the question of ordaining women deacons was not to be discussed at the 2024 Synod of Bishops, and he directed a synod-related study group on women’s ministries not to explore the matter, according to the Vatican’s doctrinal chief.
Vatican safeguarding body meets with doctrine dicastery during plenary October 21, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican’s safeguarding commission has “an opportunity and obligation to make the church a more Samaritan church,” Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, told commission members during its plenary assembly.
As synod nears end, preacher urges members to be at peace with results October 21, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Even if some members of the Synod of Bishops end up feeling disappointed by the results of the synod, “God’s providence is at work in this assembly, bringing us to the Kingdom in ways that God alone knows,” the spiritual adviser to the synod on synodality told them.
Cardinal calls for communion, continued action as synod nears end October 21, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Synodality, Vatican, World News As members of the Synod of Bishops entered the last week of their meeting in Rome, the synod’s secretary-general urged them to resist the temptation of “covetousness” — the desire “to keep everything for ourselves, to possess, to hoard, to define, to close.”
