Women are exploited in political disputes, cultural ideologies, pope says May 15, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Peace is urgently needed in today’s world, and women should be more greatly appreciated, Pope Francis told hundreds of Catholic women.
Tyler bishop tweets that he ‘reject(s)’ Pope Francis’ ‘program of undermining the Deposit of Faith’ May 15, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of Tyler, Texas, posted a controversial tweet May 12 in which he said he believes “Pope Francis is the Pope” but added that “it is time for me to say that I reject his program of undermining the Deposit of Faith.”
Holy Year 2025 website to go live; registration opens in the fall May 15, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican office in charge of coordinating plans for the Holy Year 2025 announced they are launching a new website and releasing an app to help people register and to guide them along their pilgrimage in Rome.
Pope, Ukrainian leader talk about humanitarian situation provoked by war May 14, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News After literally hundreds of public prayers for peace in Ukraine and 443 days after Russia launched an all-out war on the Eastern European country, Pope Francis welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the Vatican.
Mission is oxygen for Christian life, pope tells missionary institutes May 14, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Missions, News, Vatican, World News The proclamation of the Gospel is not an optional or secondary part of the church’s life, Pope Francis said.
United in prayer: Pope adds Coptic Orthodox martyrs to Catholic calendar May 13, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has continued his predecessors’ serious commitment to ecumenical dialogue, but he also makes ecumenical gestures that underline that seriousness.
It’s unfair, humiliating if only the rich can build a family, pope says May 12, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Marriage & Family Life, News, Vatican, World News Starting a family and having children has become a kind of herculean task when instead it should be valued and supported by everyone, Pope Francis said at a meeting in Rome on Italy’s severe decline in population growth.
Charity must be backed by faith, pope tells Caritas delegates May 12, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Meeting with delegates to the general assembly of Caritas Internationalis May 11, the pope underscored the dual nature of the church’s charitable arm as a service of charity and a Catholic institution dedicated to pastoral care.
People should be free to choose, not forced, to migrate, pope says in message May 11, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News Eliminating the root causes of forced migration means ensuring everyone has an equal share in the common good, their fundamental rights are respected and their lives can flourish through integral human development, Pope Francis said.
‘Adoration is like sunbathing — you let the sun shine on you, as you truly are,’ says cardinal May 10, 2023By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments Monthly adoration has become a new normal for pilgrims visiting St. Peter’s Square. For Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, papal almoner, who led a monthly Vatican outdoor Holy Hour May 9, adoration is a crucial hour of any day.
Pope to pope: Let our churches be united by Christ’s love May 10, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II, patriarch of Alexandria, Egypt, was at the Vatican to mark the 50th anniversary of a joint declaration signed by St. Paul VI and Pope Shenouda III in 1973 outlining the beliefs shared by their churches.
Jesus shows what path to take, especially in times of trouble, pope says May 8, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Christians have no need to be afraid or hopeless because Jesus always tells the faithful where they are going and how to get there, Pope Francis said.
