Pope praises courageous, resilient faith of Catholics persecuted in past November 4, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, World News The “small yet vibrant church” in Estonia has been a source of compassion and spiritual sustenance for countless people in the Baltic nation, Pope Francis said.
Pope: Love is the most important commandment November 4, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News The guiding principle of love extolled by Jesus cuts through confusion around how to uphold God’s commandments to humanity, Pope Francis said.
Pope offers Mass for cardinals and bishops who died in past year November 4, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Bishops, News, Vatican, World News Remembering the cardinals and bishops who died in the past year, Pope Francis prayed that after their loving service to the Catholic Church “they may exult in eternal communion with the saints.”
On All Souls, pope prays at graves of children, miscarried infants November 2, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis prayed at the graves of children and of miscarried babies on the feast of All Souls before concelebrating Mass with several hundred mourners.
Everyone can be a saint by following the Beatitudes, pope says November 1, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News God wants everyone to be a saint, and the clearest path to achieving that goal is loving service to others, Pope Francis said.
New students at Vatican’s school for artisans include an American November 1, 2024By Carol Glatz Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Vatican, World News A unique school at the Vatican dedicated to encouraging young people to practice traditional crafts and skills that risk dying out has accepted a student from the United States to attend its specialized courses.
Vatican Christmas stamps celebrate Holy Year opening November 1, 2024By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News With the Holy Year 2025 beginning on Christmas Eve, the Vatican’s 2024 Christmas stamps feature the Jubilee message of hope as well as a prayer for peace.
Vatican opens information point for pilgrims visiting St. Peter’s October 31, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Approximately 40,000 visitors enter St. Peter’s Basilica each day, and now they can gain deeper insights into what they are seeing inside the world’s largest church.
Pope to Catholic educators: Stay resilient despite secularization October 31, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Schools, Vatican, World News Young people need “big-hearted educators” to guide them through the complexities of modernity, Pope Francis told leaders in Catholic education.
Pope urges prayers for parents who have lost a child October 31, 2024By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News When a child dies, there is not much anyone can say to the mother or father, Pope Francis said, but Catholics must pray for them and be close to them.
Pope asks Vatican media to reduce spending as they share the Gospel October 31, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Journalism, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis told members and staff of the Dicastery for Communication that the Vatican and the Catholic Church need their expertise to share the Gospel, but he also asked them to find creative ways to do it while cutting their expenses.
Pope: Make sure confirmation is not last time parish sees young people October 30, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments, Youth Ministry The Catholic Church must put more effort into ensuring that the sacrament of confirmation is not the “sacrament of goodbye” for young people, who receive it and then do not come to church again until they want to get married, Pope Francis said.
