Pope to travel to Congo, make ecumenical peace pilgrimage to South Sudan December 1, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News After postponing his trip last July, Pope Francis has rescheduled for Jan. 31-Feb. 5 his trip to Congo and his ecumenical visit to South Sudan, the Vatican announced.
Overcoming Christian divisions would give world hope, pope tells patriarch November 30, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News While formal dialogue about the theological and historical causes of the splits in Christianity are essential, so, too, is a recognition that “sinful actions and attitudes” have contributed and continue to contribute to divisions in the body of Christ, Pope Francis said.
Even a two-minute examination of conscience is helpful, pope says November 30, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A daily examination of conscience is an important tool for recognizing where God is at work in one’s life and where “the evil spirit” tries to lead one astray, Pope Francis said.
Ghana’s newest cardinal dies in Rome at 63 November 29, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, Vatican, World News Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr of Wa, Ghana, died in Rome Nov. 27 at the age of 63.
With America magazine pope talks about church division, women, abortion November 29, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, Journalism, News, Vatican, World News In a wide-ranging interview with top staff of America magazine, Pope Francis decried increased polarization within the Catholic Church, affirmed the need to involve more women in church administration but ruled out women priests and emphasized the importance of the ministry of individual bishops over the role of a bishops’ conference.
Cardinal Becciu secretly recorded call with pope, Vatican prosecutor says November 28, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News After learning that Cardinal Angelo Becciu and a relative of his secretly recorded a phone call with Pope Francis, the Vatican’s chief prosecutor said his office is considering a new charge — one of criminal conspiracy — against the cardinal, who has been on trial since July 2021 for financial malfeasance.
Violence against women is a ‘scourge,’ pope says November 28, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Violence against women is “a social scourge that is also linked to cultural attitudes, ingrained mentalities and prejudices,” so education, prevention and swifter justice are needed to end it, Pope Francis said.
Advent watching includes noticing God at work in daily life, pope says November 28, 2022By Robert Duncan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Christmas, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Being so distracted that one does not notice God’s presence in daily life is a warning sign that one is not being vigilant enough, Pope Francis cautioned.
Nine months after Russia began war, pope writes to Ukrainians November 28, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Nine months after Russia launched its war on Ukraine, Pope Francis wrote to the Ukrainian people expressing his admiration for their courage and commitment to their country in the face of so much death and destruction.
Pope remembers victims of Soviet-made famine in Ukraine, prays for peace November 23, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Praying for peace in Ukraine, Pope Francis remembered both the victims of Russia’s current aggression and the millions of victims of a Soviet-engineered famine 90 years ago.
Pope: Spiritual consolation is deep joy that motivates one to ‘do good’ November 23, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The spiritual practice of discernment, of seeing where God is at work in one’s life and what God is calling one to do, includes examining what brings a sense of consolation and spurs one to do good, Pope Francis said.
Pope suspends Caritas Internationalis officers, appoints administrator November 22, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has suspended the secretary-general and other top officers of Caritas Internationalis, appointing a temporary administrator to oversee improved management policies and to prepare for the election of new officers in May.
