Christians must radiate the Gospel, not point fingers, pope says September 15, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Christians should not use the Gospel to accuse others or speak ill of their brothers and sisters, but draw people to its message by exemplifying it in their lives, Pope Francis said.
Vatican real estate office opens palace to media in show of transparency September 15, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Transparency means more than just releasing annual financial reports and balance sheets, Bishop Nunzio Galantino, president of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See, told Vatican-accredited reporters.
Pope meets award-winning actor, director of film on migrants September 15, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, Vatican Pope Francis met with the Italian film director, Senegalese actors and other crew members of a new film based on a true story of two young men’s treacherous journey from Dakar to Italy.
Doctrine is ‘treasure’ that must be defended, cardinal-designate says September 15, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News When Pope Francis said he wanted the focus of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith to be “something very different” from the dicastery’s reputation as a stringent watchdog, he was not saying anything goes, Cardinal-designate Víctor Fernández, the dicastery’s new prefect, said in an interview.
Pope makes new appointments in Vatican offices September 14, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has named Spanish-born Archbishop José Rodríguez Carballo, who has held the No. 2 post at the Vatican office that oversees the world’s religious orders, to be coadjutor archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain.
Convincing people of pope’s support tough, head of Ukrainian church says September 14, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Communicating Pope Francis’ efforts to promote dialogue and advance peace efforts in Ukraine is a “great problem” for Catholic clergy and faithful in the country, said the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.
Pope says Christian unity advances with prayer, study, joint work September 14, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Scholars from different Christian churches who have studied together the New Testament letters of St. Paul are engaging in “courageous and prophetic work,” Pope Francis told them.
Holy See urges more nations to sign on to convention banning cluster munitions September 13, 2023By Julie Asher OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News A Holy See delegation at a Sept. 11-14 meeting of nations that are parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions urged nations that have not yet done so to sign the treaty, which “prohibits under any circumstances the use, development, production, acquisition, stockpiling and transfer of cluster munitions.”
Be ‘beggars for peace,’ pope says September 13, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News In a message to religious and political leaders gathered at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, Pope Francis pleaded with ordinary citizens and governing officials to have the “audacity of peace.”
Cardinal Zuppi visits China as envoy promoting peace in Ukraine September 12, 2023By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, who said Pope Francis tapped him not to mediate but to encourage dialogue that could end Russia’s war on Ukraine, flew to China Sept. 12, Italian media reported.
Pope sends prayers after flooding kills thousands in Libya September 12, 2023By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News After a severe storm set off flooding that breached dams in eastern Libya, leading to the deaths of thousands of people, Pope Francis sent his condolences and prayers.
Pope calls out corporate ‘carewashing,’ covering up violations with charity September 12, 2023By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Workers are human beings, not machines or “spare parts” to be used to drive production and profit at all costs, Pope Francis told members of an organization that advocates for and protects the rights of those seriously injured or disabled on the job.
