Mission is common goal of synod and ecumenism, pope says October 11, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Halfway through the Synod of Bishops, Pope Francis and synod participants prayed that God would “remove the divisions between Christians” so that they could proclaim the Gospel together.
Togolese priest killed in Cameroon in front of gate at religious congregation’s residence October 11, 2024By Ngala Killian Chimton OSV News Filed Under: News, World News Father Christophe Komla Badjougou, a priest of the Diocese of Yagoua in northern Cameroon, was in Yaoundé to get his visa to Italy, when he was killed Oct. 7, waiting for the gate to be opened at the residence of a religious congregation where he was staying.
In Argentina, Opus Dei ‘categorically’ denies allegations it’s involved in human trafficking October 11, 2024By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Books, Child & Youth Protection, News, World News Argentine prosecutors issued a request that a formal inquiry be opened into allegations of human trafficking and exploitation made against Opus Dei — accusations the organization has “categorically” denied.
Assisted dying bill in the UK is a ‘slippery slope,’ cardinal says October 11, 2024By Andy Drozdziak OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster has joined leading Catholic politicians and pro-life groups in calling on U.K. Catholics to take immediate and urgent action to oppose an assisted suicide bill that he says will strike “fear and trepidation” in vulnerable people.
U.S. cardinals meet privately with pope to discuss synodality October 11, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Three U.S. cardinals attending the synod on synodality met privately with Pope Francis to speak more in-depth about synodality and the process of discernment, said Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey.
Cordileone: San Francisco ballot measure on ‘reproductive freedom’ targets pro-life clinics October 11, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco is urging all “faithful Catholics” to vote no on a November ballot proposition that he and other Catholic leaders say targets two pro-life clinics in the city.
Pope and Zelenskyy discuss repatriation of Ukrainian captives October 11, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met for the third time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, focusing their discussion on the repatriation of Ukrainian nationals held in Russian captivity.
Archbishop Mésidor: Massacre, ongoing gang violence leave Haitian people ‘exhausted’ October 11, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, World News The metropolitan archbishop of Haiti is speaking out following an Oct. 3 massacre by armed gang members in that nation’s central western region, an attack that killed at least 115 and displaced some 6,000.
Family announces death of Ethel Kennedy at 96; she was devoted to family, slain husband’s legacy October 11, 2024By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Obituaries, World News Ethel Kennedy, the widow of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, a human rights activist and mother of 11, died Oct. 10, her family said. She was 96.
Synod participants look at how all Catholics can serve church’s mission October 10, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Synodality, Vatican, World News The pope, bishops and priests cannot fully awaken the missionary spirit of the Catholic Church alone, so all Catholics must play a more central role in spreading the Gospel, according to participants in the Synod of Bishops on synodality.
Doctrine dicastery overturns Vatican ruling in priest laicization case October 10, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican’s doctrine office has mandated the laicization of an Argentine priest accused of sexually abusing minors, overturning a surprise ruling from the Vatican Secretariat of State that imposed limitations on the priest’s activities.
At midway point, synod to discuss accountability, walking the talk October 10, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Synodality, Vatican, World News Members of the Synod of Bishops must ask, listen to and prayerfully reflect on difficult questions, not dismiss or avoid them, the spiritual adviser to the synod on synodality told them.
