vatican news FeatureNewsSynodalityVaticanWorld News Synod is called to understand authority, recognize truth, preacher says Cindy WoodenOctober 3, 20233 min read Competing notions of authority and giving certain Christian truths preeminence over others can not only derail the assembly of the Synod of Bishops but, worse, cripple the church’s ability to share Christ with the world, Dominican Father Timothy Radcliffe told synod members. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Be tender, close to the poor, pope asks religious Cindy WoodenOctober 3, 20233 min read Sharing the Gospel message requires closeness and tenderness, especially toward people most in need, Pope Francis said in separate meetings with a religious order of women and an order of men holding their general chapters in Rome. FeatureNewsSynodalityVaticanWorld News Participants in Synod on Synodality say they seek ‘new vision’ for church from assembly Jonathan LuxmooreOctober 3, 202312 min read As Catholic delegates arrived in Rome from across the globe for the Synod of Bishops on Synodality Oct. 4-29 and continued their retreat ahead of the assembly, hopes were high that the upcoming discussions will set the church on a secure path for the future, despite today’s multiple competing perspectives and priorities. NewsVaticanWorld News Pope responds to cardinals on blessings for homosexuals, female priests Justin McLellanOctober 2, 20235 min read The Catholic Church, in pursuit of “pastoral prudence,” should discern if there are ways of giving blessings to homosexual persons that do not alter the church’s teaching on marriage, Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Be sincere with God even when saying ‘no,’ pope says Justin McLellanOctober 2, 20233 min read Rather than hide behind a façade of faithfulness, Christians should be sincere with God even when telling him “no,” Pope Francis said. NewsVaticanWorld News Pope writes to children about mission, invites them to Vatican in November Cindy WoodenOctober 2, 20233 min read Peering just over the windowsill of Pope Francis’ studio above St. Peter’s Square, five children aged 7-10 joined the pope to announce a special gathering of children at the Vatican in November. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Bishops must promote communion, unity with pope, new U.S. cardinal says Carol GlatzOctober 2, 20235 min read Every bishop in the world has made a promise to live and work in communion with the pope, a promise that includes obedience, said new U.S. Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the first of 20 cardinals to receive his red hat from Pope Francis at a consistory Sept. 30. FeatureNewsSynodalityVaticanWorld News New cardinals have great hopes for synod on synodality Carol GlatzSeptember 30, 20234 min read – Many of the prelates Pope Francis will make cardinals Sept. 30 will be taking part in the synod on synodality or have been very active in its preparatory phases as leaders of their dioceses. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News New cardinals say building church unity is urgent need Cindy WoodenSeptember 29, 20233 min read Speaking to Catholic News Service Sept. 29, the eve of his induction into the College of Cardinals, the French prelate insisted the key to Catholic unity is “not to take refuge in ideologies.” FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News New cardinals bring experience of ‘peripheries’ to universal church Catholic News ServiceSeptember 29, 20237 min read Speaking to reporters a few days before receiving their red hats, many of the 21 new cardinals said their induction into the College of Cardinals was less about them and more about their local church and its contribution to the universal church. Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 132 Next