Vatican says it was ‘saddened’ by Olympics’ opening ceremony August 5, 2024By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Olympics, Vatican, World News More than a week after the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, the Vatican joined people who complained that a segment of the show featuring drag performers offended Christians.
Pope pleads for restraint in Middle East after killing of Hamas leader August 5, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News As fears of a widening war in the Middle East grew again in early August, Pope Francis pleaded with the region’s leaders to exercise restraint and engage in dialogue.
Ready to serve: Altar servers reinforce ministry during Rome pilgrimage August 3, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Youth Ministry During a week of extreme high temperature warnings, altar servers on a pilgrimage to Rome found many ways to cool off and strengthen their faith by visiting the city’s underground catacombs, cavernous basilicas and a temporary pilgrimage center near St. Peter’s Square.
Diocesan Holy Doors will not be feature of Jubilee 2025, Vatican says August 2, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News While bishops around the world are asked to designate their cathedrals or other significant churches as special places of pilgrimage and prayer for the Holy Year 2025, the Vatican is not asking them to dedicate and open a “Holy Door” at those churches.
Pope visits amusement park near Rome August 1, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis visited an amusement park an hour outside of Rome to greet workers, their families and the two nuns providing pastoral care there.
Blessing people in ‘irregular’ relationships is not doctrinal error, theologian says August 1, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News There have been “various signs” in modern times that have prompted a new awareness of the Gospel and how great God’s love for humanity is, a theologian and consultor for the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith said.
Pope: Jesus’ presence in Eucharist helps faithful be truly present for others July 30, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Thanks to Jesus’ promise to be with his disciples always, the faithful can be fully present for others, especially those in need, Pope Francis told thousands of altar servers from around the world.
Pope urges political leaders to be at service of the people, not power July 30, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has called on political leaders to be at the service of the poor, the unemployed and the common good.
Vatican investment office reports $49.6 million profit for 2023 July 30, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican investment office made 45.9 million euros (about $49.6 million) in profit in 2023, contributing 37.9 million euros (about $41 million) to the Vatican’s operating budget and 7.9 million euros (about $8.5 million) to increasing its assets, the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See said in its annual […]
Buenos Aires no longer Argentina’s primatial see as pope switches see to Santiago del Estero July 29, 2024By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has designated the provincial city of Santiago del Estero as Argentina’s primatial see in a move described by Catholic leaders as a historic “reparation” and a reflection of his preference for putting the peripheries at the center of church attention. The Archdiocese of Buenos Aires — the national capital, with roughly one-third of […]
Two officials at the Vatican’s doctrinal office will be ordained bishops July 29, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The Vatican announced July 29 that Pope Francis has decided Msgr. John Kennedy, 56, the secretary of the dicastery’s disciplinary section, will be an archbishop and have the “titular see” of Ossero, an ancient diocese in Croatia that ceased functioning in the 19th century.
Pope appeals for end to weapons’ production, for solidarity with the elderly July 29, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Seniors, Vatican, World News Many elderly people risk feeling an increasingly unbearable sense of loneliness, especially during summer, Pope Francis said.
