Pope meets Pelosi; both speak at legislators’ pre-COP26 meeting October 9, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis met privately at the Vatican Oct. 9 with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who was in Rome to speak at a meeting of legislators from around the world in preparation for the U.N. climate summit.
Indiana Catholic, a former U.S. senator, is Vatican ambassador nominee October 9, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News President Joe Biden will nominate Catholic lawyer Joseph Donnelly of Indiana, a former member of the U.S. House and Senate, to be the next U.S. ambassador to the Vatican.
Pope, religious leaders plead for peace, compassion, care for the earth October 8, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Standing in front of Rome’s Colosseum, Pope Francis called on members of all the world’s religions to be courageous enough to set aside self-centeredness and instead live with true and active compassion for the victims of war and poverty and for the earth.
Jesus, the source of truth, sets people free, pope says at audience October 6, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News By remaining in Jesus, Christians are free because his truth transforms their lives and guides them away from the slavery of sin toward what is good, Pope Francis said.
Vatican court orders prosecution to hand over video deposition October 6, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A Vatican court ruled that prosecutors must hand over video of the deposition of their main witness to lawyers representing 10 defendants, including Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who are all on trial on charges related to financial malfeasance and corruption.
Leaders in religion, science unite to urge action at COP26 October 5, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The two nations co-chairing the U.N. Climate Change Conference are counting on the persuasive power and moral pull of religious leaders to help convince the world’s governments to set high standards in their commitment to mitigate climate change.
Pope to begin synodal process with Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica October 1, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News The Vatican announced that Pope Francis will formally launch the process of the Synod of Bishops with a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Living the faith in the world: Book explores Pope Francis’ social teaching October 1, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News The Christian mission of proclaiming the Gospel of salvation and defending the God-given dignity of every human person has led popes over the past 130 years to build a body of theological reflection known as Catholic social teaching or social doctrine.
Preparations underway for global celebrations of World Meeting of Families September 30, 2021By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life, said diocesan celebrations coinciding with the World Meeting of Families 2022 will allow Catholic families to be in “spiritual communion” with Pope Francis and delegates in Rome.
Washington cardinal ordains deacons from North American College in Rome September 30, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington ordained 21 men from the Pontifical North American College to the diaconate Sept. 30 in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Papal academy gives U.S. death row chaplain ‘Guardian of Life’ award September 29, 2021By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News Death row inmates in Florida’s prisons refer to their 6-foot-by-9-foot cell as their “house,” with some having lived in their “house” for 40 years — longer than one Catholic lay chaplain said he has lived in his family home in Tallahassee.
Pope says Vatican II shaped his theology, including in social teaching September 28, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Pope Francis said the Second Vatican Council so shaped his theological and pastoral vision that perhaps he has not been as explicit as he should have been in highlighting those ties, especially when it comes to his contributions to Catholic social teaching.
