Pope condemns child pornography: ‘Criminality available to everyone’ September 26, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Child pornography is “criminality available to everyone through their phones,” Pope Francis said.
Message in Marseille: Welcoming the ‘stranger’ is a global mandate September 26, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News In a visit of under 30 hours to Marseille, France, Pope Francis highlighted his key appeals and positions concerning migration and the mandate for people of faith to care for the “stranger” in one’s land.
Papal commission incorporates global feedback in safeguarding guidelines September 25, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Four months after soliciting public input on the development of safeguarding guidelines, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said it had reviewed 300 responses and 700 suggestions that “largely confirmed the approach adopted” for establishing rules and procedures to handle abuse in the Catholic Church.
God has the same love for all, pope says at Angelus September 25, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News People often are tempted to think their relationship with God is some kind of commercial transaction where they buy God’s grace with their hard work, Pope Francis said.
Take leap of faith and dare to love your family, those in need, pope says September 25, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The world and the Catholic Church today need to take a leap forward “in faith, charity and hope,” Pope Francis said in his homily at a late afternoon Mass in Marseille’s open-air stadium.
Inside, outside: Synod to focus on the church and its role in the world September 24, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Unlike earlier meetings of the Synod of Bishops, which focused on a specific issue or a specific region of the world, the “synod on synodality” is focused on the church itself: Who belongs? How are leadership and authority exercised? How does the church discern God’s call? How can it fulfill its mandate to share the Gospel with a changing world?
Vatican astronomer helps NASA in historic mission to study asteroid September 23, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Jesuit Brother Bob Macke, a Vatican astronomer and meteorite expert, has built a custom device for studying material from the first U.S. mission to collect a sample from an asteroid.
France’s reactions to pope’s upcoming visit are mixed; some see ‘Fratelli Tutti’ momentum September 23, 2023By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News In a rather unusual moment for secular France, the president of the country confirmed he will attend Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in Marseille Sept. 23.
People have a duty to save migrants in danger of drowning, pope says September 22, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News At a moving ceremony at the edge of a cliff overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, Pope Francis led a moment of silence for the countless lives lost in its blue but treacherous waters.
Arriving in Marseille, pope prepares to speak up for protecting migrants September 22, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis arrived in the ancient port city of Marseille Sept. 22 for a two-day visit that was to focus on the plight of migrants and other opportunities and threats facing the Mediterranean Sea and the nations along its shores.
Indiscriminate destruction in Ukraine is a ‘crime,’ pope says September 22, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News In a message to an ecumenical meeting at a historic Benedictine abbey in Hungary, Pope Francis said Russia’s war on Ukraine is a reminder of what the Second Vatican Council taught: “Any act of war aimed indiscriminately at the destruction of entire cities or of extensive areas along with their population is a crime against God and man himself.”
Synod office announces plan to reduce assembly’s carbon footprint September 22, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News With more than 450 people gathering at the Vatican from around the world for a monthlong meeting, the General Secretariat of the Synod said it is taking action to reduce the environmental impact of the synod assembly.
