Pope: Religions must be purified of extremism, self-righteousness September 14, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News As war, violence and extremism in countries around the world threaten the lives of countless men, women and children, religions must rise above differences and be examples of peace and harmony, Pope Francis said.
Memories of past hurts renew hope for peaceful future, pope says September 14, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The painful memories of the persecution of Christians in Kazakhstan serve as a reminder that peace “must be achieved anew each day,” Pope Francis said.
Arriving in Kazakhstan, pope makes case for peace September 13, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Arriving in Kazakhstan, a country that borders Russia, Pope Francis said he came as a “pilgrim of peace” at a time when “our world urgently needs peace; it needs to recover harmony.”
Thank God for opportunity to go to school, pope tells Swiss students September 13, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Schools, Vatican, World News Being able to go to school and study is a gift that not every young person in the world has and is something to thank God for, Pope Francis told a group of Swiss students.
Sharing wealth, creating jobs help rich get into heaven, pope says September 13, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Jesus throwing money changers out of the temple and talking about how difficult it is for a rich person to get to heaven make it easy to assume that there is little hope for the salvation of a business owner, Pope Francis said, but that is not true.
Young must hasten to share God’s love, pope says in WYD message September 12, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, World Youth Day Portugal 2023 Like Mary, who after the Annunciation went in haste to visit her cousin Elizabeth, young Catholics are called to welcome Jesus into their lives and then to go out and share their joy with others, Pope Francis said.
Pope urges scientists to work for peace, protect the planet September 12, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church “embraces and encourages a passion for scientific research as an expression of love for the truth and for knowledge about the world,” Pope Francis told members of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.
Love for Christ leads to sharing faith in word and deed, pope says September 12, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The first task of a catechist is to love the Lord and to live the faith in a way that makes others want to live it, too, Pope Francis told more than 1,400 people attending the International Congress on Catechesis.
Pope asks for prayers before Kazakhstan visit September 12, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis asked Christians to pray for him before he embarks on a three-day visit to Kazakhstan.
After U.N. conference, nuclear disarmament advocates look to new strategies September 11, 2022By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News The 10th Review Conference for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) at the United Nations headquarters in New York led to widespread consensus on numerous issues related to nuclear safety, but could not satisfy the Russian delegation’s objection even though the document did not mention Russia by name.
Papal almoner to make fourth visit to Ukraine September 9, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Polish Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, papal almoner, will embark on his fourth visit to Ukraine on Pope Francis’ behalf, the Vatican announced.
Pope: International law has been violated, nuclear risks worsened with war September 8, 2022By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Europe and the entire world are being shaken by a war of great seriousness, Pope Francis told his papal nuncios who serve around the globe.
