Archbishop invites U.N. reps to begin dialogue on nuclear disarmament September 14, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, brought his summons to begin meaningful conversations to achieve full nuclear disarmament to the annual United Nations prayer service.
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.
Michigan Supreme Court says voters should decide abortion law September 12, 2022By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News The Supreme Court in Michigan said voters will decide in the upcoming November elections if a woman’s right to an abortion can be part of the Michigan Constitution.
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.
Prison ministry volunteers find common language with those behind bars September 10, 2022By Tom Hoffarth Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Laymen and laywomen make up the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ Office of Restorative Justice’s volunteer network across Southern California. Some visit inmates in jails and prisons, while others dedicate their time to ministering to the relatives they’ve left behind.
CRS, others call for increased aid to prevent Somalia’s looming famine September 9, 2022By Frederick Nzwili Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, World News Amid a U.N. warning that a famine is looming in Somalia, Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services is calling for increased humanitarian support in the Horn of Africa country.
