Ukrainian human rights advocate calls for synod on just defense March 13, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News The Catholic Church should hold a Synod of Bishops devoted exclusively to defining just war, just defense and just peace, said the president of the Institute of Religion and Society at the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv.
Saints are not ‘exceptions,’ but examples of humanity’s virtue, pope says March 13, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News The saints are not unreachable “exceptions of humanity” but ordinary people who worked diligently to grow in virtue, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Church must stop protecting abusers ‘who hide behind their position’ March 12, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The work of protecting minors and other vulnerable people in the Catholic Church involves holding those in positions of power accountable for the abuse the commit, Pope Francis said.
Vatican’s top diplomat says Russia and Ukraine must negotiate March 12, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Francis was not asking Ukraine to consider surrendering to Russia when he called for negotiations to end the war, but he was calling for both Russia and Ukraine to cease hostilities and engage in peace talks, the Vatican’s top diplomat said.
Ukrainian Catholic bishops, ambassador say Ukraine has ‘no choice but to defend’ itself March 11, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Ukraine’s Greek Catholic bishops, led by Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, have said their nation will continue to fight Russian aggression, “notwithstanding the suggestions for need for negotiations coming from representatives of different countries, including the Holy Father himself.
Jesus wants all people to be saved, pope says at Angelus March 11, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Christians should pray for the grace to look at others with the same mercy and care with which Jesus looks at them, Pope Francis said.
Zelenskyy, Ukrainian church, respond to pope’s call for negotiations March 11, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Francis’ comment that Ukraine should have the “courage of the white flag” and engage in negotiation to end its war with Russia was dismissed by the Ukrainian government and church leaders.
Pope calls for the ‘courage of the white flag,’ negotiation, in Ukraine March 10, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News – Encouraging negotiations to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, Pope Francis called for the warring sides to have the “courage of the white flag,” a term usually associated with surrender.
Vatican Year of Prayer resource available free online March 10, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has asked Catholics to dedicate 2024 to intensifying their prayer lives in preparation for the celebration of the Holy Year 2025, and the Vatican has published a resource guide to help them.
Papal preacher: Christians are ‘wounded healers,’ meant to help others March 9, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, Vatican, World News Jesus frees Christians from all fear because not only is he the Good Shepherd who protects his flock, but also because he has “conquered the world” and death, the papal preacher said.
Pope tells priests: ‘Don’t ask too much’ during confession, forgive always March 8, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Lent, News, Vatican, World News Catholics should not be afraid to bear their sins before God whose mercy is a model for the church’s ministers, Pope Francis said.
Act of Contrition is affirmation of God’s loving mercy, pope says March 8, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments A Christian’s awareness of being sinful should be directly proportional to their “perception of the infinite love of God,” Pope Francis said.
