Pope names three women to office that helps him choose bishops July 13, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Ten days after saying he would name two women to the group that helps him choose bishops, Pope Francis appointed three women to the office.
Pope encourages Catholic-Pentecostal dialogue July 12, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The more Catholics and Pentecostals understand each other and bear witness to Jesus’ call for his disciples to be one, the more effective they can be in sharing the Gospel, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Young people called to look beyond ‘shortsighted’ ideologies July 11, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Young Europeans must be a sign of unity and inclusion to counter today’s culture that seeks to divide humanity through violence and indifference, Pope Francis said.
Pope calls for peace in Sri Lanka, Libya, Ukraine July 11, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Francis called on authorities in Sri Lanka to listen to the cries of their people after months of civil unrest culminated with protesters storming the residences of the country’s president and prime minister.
Following Christ means seeing, helping the suffering, pope says July 11, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Christians are called to follow the example of the good Samaritan and not just look with compassion at those who suffer, but also draw near to them, Pope Francis said.
European bishops’ group criticizes EU Parliament resolution on abortion July 8, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News – A resolution that passed the European Parliament criticizing the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion and calling for inclusion in the Charter of the European Union of a universal right to abortion is part of a “radical political” agenda that threatens basic human rights and the cohesion of the union, said the general secretary of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union.
Vatican, offering ‘moral support,’ joins U.N. treaty on climate change July 8, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Environment, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican is now a formal party to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and has declared it intends also to formally join the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Women’s voices: Pope says he’ll add women to Dicastery for Bishops July 6, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis said he plans to name two women to the committee that helps him choose bishops for the world’s Latin-rite dioceses.
In interview, pope condemns abortion, says he’s not resigning July 5, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News In a wide-ranging interview with the Reuters news agency, Pope Francis condemned abortion, dismissed the idea that he’s preparing to resign and said he still hopes to be able to visit Russia and Ukraine in the fall.
Pope couldn’t go to Congo, but Congolese in Rome pray with him for peace July 5, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Despite disappointment that Pope Francis was not in Congo July 3, some 2,000 people — most of them Congolese — joined the pope for Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, singing, swaying and ululating. “Let us pray for peace and reconciliation in your homeland, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, so wounded […]
Catholics need better understanding of the Mass, pope says June 29, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, News, Vatican, World News The “sense of mystery” and awe Catholics should experience at Mass is not one prompted by Latin or by “creative” elements added to the celebration, but by an awareness of sacrifice of Christ and his real presence in the Eucharist, Pope Francis said.
After court decision, it’s time for widespread pro-life work, Vatican says June 27, 2022By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Supreme Court, Vatican, World News A truly pro-life celebration of the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade would lead to cooperative efforts to pass legislation protecting life, women’s rights and motherhood, said an editorial in Vatican News and L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper.
