West Virginia bishop, pro-life leaders applaud lawmakers for abortion ban September 16, 2022By Colleen Rowan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Bishop Mark E. Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston and pro-life leaders of West Virginia lauded the state Legislature for passing an abortion ban Sept. 13.
Pope: Under right conditions, nations may buy weapons for self-defense September 16, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News Under the right moral conditions, a country has the right to purchase weapons to defend itself from those who attack it, Pope Francis said.
Pope urges world leaders to ‘work for peace, not weapons’ September 15, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Speaking on behalf of dozens of religious leaders, Pope Francis called on world leaders to put an end to violence and bloodshed and instead strive for peace.
Pope: Religions must be purified of extremism, self-righteousness September 14, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News As war, violence and extremism in countries around the world threaten the lives of countless men, women and children, religions must rise above differences and be examples of peace and harmony, Pope Francis said.
Memories of past hurts renew hope for peaceful future, pope says September 14, 2022By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The painful memories of the persecution of Christians in Kazakhstan serve as a reminder that peace “must be achieved anew each day,” Pope Francis said.
Study: Christianity may lose majority, plurality status in U.S. by 2070 September 14, 2022By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, World News If trends of the past 30 years continue for the next 50, Christianity will lose its majority status in the United States by 2070, according to a new demographic study by the Pew Research Center.
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.
