As synod winds down, members urged to sow patience October 23, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News As members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops return home, share the results of their work and prepare for the final synod assembly in 2024, they must be on guard against people who will want to make them take sides as if the synod were a political debate, said Dominican Father Timothy Radcliffe.
Pope again calls for release of hostages in Gaza, discusses aid with Biden October 23, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis called for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza and spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss the humanitarian crisis and the need to de-escalate violence in the region.
Silent no more: Vatican archives give voice to wartime tragedy October 22, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Catholic and Jewish scholars came together for the landmark gathering at Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University Oct. 9-11 to discuss new research coming out of the recently opened Vatican archives of Pope Pius XII’s pontificate before, during and after World War II and the Holocaust.
St. John Paul II was greatest vocation recruiter in church’s history, says his biographer October 21, 2023By Paulina Guzik Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Papal biographer George Weigel said that people often remember the enthusiasm of the papacy of St. John Paul II, but forget about the state of the church when he was elected.
World Mission Sunday called ‘even more important’ amid wars in Holy Land, Ukraine October 20, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Missions, News, Vatican, World News Amid wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, this year’s World Mission Sunday is “even more important” than ever, said an executive from the U.S. offices of the Pontifical Mission Societies.
Synod assembly to issue ‘Letter to the People of God’ at session’s end October 20, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Members of the Synod of Bishops will issue a “Letter to the People of God” at the close of the first session of the synod assembly, which ends Oct. 29, the Vatican said.
Palestine ambassador says Vatican should play role in mediating end of ‘carnage’ October 19, 2023By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican, especially Pope Francis, must double its efforts and urge the international community to end the massacre of Palestinians killed in Gaza in the Israel-Hamas war, Palestine’s ambassador to Denmark said.
Church hierarchy has ‘nothing to fear’ from synodality, cardinal says October 19, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church’s synodal process, intended to actively solicit input from all its members, is not a threat to the hierarchy, a cardinal said.
Nicaragua expels a dozen priests, sends them to the Vatican, Ortega regime says October 19, 2023By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Nicaragua has expelled a dozen priests held as political prisoners as the increasingly tyrannical regime continues sending clergy into exile and cracking down on the Catholic Church.
Whoopi Goldberg delivers ‘Sister Act’ swag to Pope Francis October 19, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, Vatican Pope Francis praised actor and comedian Whoopi Goldberg for helping people laugh and feel joy, telling her, “You are very important.”
Pope calls for world day of prayer for peace as catastrophe looms in Gaza October 18, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Warning against a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and ongoing conflicts elsewhere, Pope Francis has called for a day of fasting, penance and prayer for peace in the world Oct. 27.
Eucharist has the power to draw hearts to Jesus, pope says October 18, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News St. Charles de Foucauld, a turn-of-the-19th-century hermit, demonstrates how a life of meekness, tenderness and eucharistic adoration evangelizes, Pope Francis said.
