Pope calls artists to be ‘custodians of the beatitudes’ during Jubilee February 17, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Jubilee 2025, News, Vatican, World News Artists and cultural figures must be “custodians of the beatitudes,” embracing their vocation to create beauty, reveal truth and inspire hope in a troubled world, Pope Francis wrote to people participating in the Jubilee for Artists and the World of Culture.
At Vatican, museum directors look at conveying art’s religious meaning February 17, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church and cultural institutions must work together to overcome the “crisis of transmission” that prevents people from recognizing the artistic and religious value of art in museums, said the Vatican’s key liaison with the world of culture.
Pope appoints religious sister to run Vatican City State February 17, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Vatican, Vocations, World News Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist Raffaella Petrini, secretary-general of the office governing Vatican City State, will become president of the office March 1, the Vatican confirmed.
Engagement with culture must be central to Catholic life, cardinal says February 15, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Vatican, World News Catholics cannot confine their faith to the liturgy but must fully engage and dialogue with the culture that surrounds them, said the cardinal responsible for the church’s engagement with the world of culture.
Pope hospitalized with respiratory infection; condition ‘fair,’ Vatican says February 14, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News After suffering from bronchitis for more than a week and having obvious difficulty breathing, the 88-year-old Pope Francis was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital Feb. 14.
Cardinal Parolin: Palestinians must not be deported from Gaza February 14, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Conflict in the Middle East, News, Vatican, World News The same week U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his idea of emptying Gaza of more than 2 million Palestinians so it could become a “Riviera of the Middle East,” a top Vatican official said there must be no deportations.
Taxes should fund solidarity at home and abroad, Cardinal Parolin says February 13, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Social Justice, Vatican, World News Individuals and corporations have a moral obligation to pay their fair share of taxes, and wealthy nations have an obligation to use that money to help their poorer citizens and provide aid to developing nations, the Vatican secretary of state said.
U.S. bishops thank Pope Francis for support amid ‘struggle’ on migration issues February 13, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Vatican, World News The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Feb. 11 thanked Pope Francis for his support for the U.S. bishops’ work with migrants and refugees amid the current “struggle” on immigration policies in the U.S.
Vatican publishes partial list of papal liturgical events during Lent February 12, 2025By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Lent, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican released a partial schedule of Pope Francis’ liturgical celebrations in March and early April, including a group Lenten retreat for the pope and top members of the Curia for the first time in five years.
Pray, do penance, everything possible for peace, pope says at audience February 12, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Reflecting on the many countries at war, such as Ukraine, Palestine, Israel, Myanmar, North Kivu in Congo and South Sudan, the pope said, “Let’s pray for peace, let’s do our all for peace. Don’t forget that war is always a defeat.”
Nicaragua calls Vatican ‘depraved’ for keeping Bishop Álvarez as head of two dioceses from afar February 12, 2025By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News Nicaragua’s government issued a statement attacking the Vatican as “depraved” following interviews in which exiled Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa reaffirmed the pope’s desire for him to continue leading a pair of Nicaraguan dioceses from afar.
Pope: Without human control, AI could show its ‘fearsome’ side February 12, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: AI, News, Vatican, World News Ways must be found to ensure artificial intelligence benefits everyone and protects the environment, given the high amounts of energy consumed by data centers, Pope Francis told leaders at a global meeting on AI.
