vatican news FeatureNewsSocial JusticeVaticanWorld News Nuncio urges more accountability by nations for ‘crimes against humanity’ Catholic News ServiceOctober 13, 20224 min read The Vatican’s permanent observer to the United Nations told a committee of the world body that “civilian populations continue to be victims of widespread and systematic attacks.” FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Complaints, coupled with inaction, are poison, pope says Carol GlatzOctober 12, 20223 min read Complaining can be “a poison to the soul, a poison to life” and “almost a sin” when it prevents people from building and strengthening “the desire to move forward,” he said during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square Oct. 12. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew recalls importance of Vatican II Carol GlatzOctober 12, 20222 min read The Second Vatican Council was of great interest to the Orthodox world, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople wrote in an article published in the Vatican newspaper. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope prays for unity of church as he celebrates anniversary of Vatican II Cindy WoodenOctober 11, 20225 min read The Second Vatican Council was the universal Catholic Church’s response to God’s love and to Jesus’ command to feed his sheep, Pope Francis said, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the council’s opening. FeatureNewsSynodalityVaticanWorld News Dream of ‘synodality’ is a fruit of Vatican II, cardinal writes Cindy WoodenOctober 11, 20223 min read While the term “synodality” is not found in any of the 16 documents of the Second Vatican Council, the council’s vision and definition of the church is at the heart of what synodality is, said Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops. FeatureNewsSocial JusticeVaticanWorld News Creating jobs is key to ‘inclusive’ development, pope says Cindy WoodenOctober 10, 20222 min read The best way to ensure that economic growth benefits everyone is to create jobs, especially for those who struggle most, Pope Francis said. FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsSaintsVaticanWorld News Refusal to help migrants is ‘sinful, criminal,’ pope says at canonization Cindy WoodenOctober 10, 20225 min read The refusal to help desperate migrants “is revolting, it’s sinful, it’s criminal,” Pope Francis said as he canonized a bishop dedicated to assisting migrants and a Salesian brother who had immigrated with his family to Argentina. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope appoints new cardinals as members of dicasteries Junno Arocho EstevesOctober 7, 20222 min read Pope Francis appointed several recently created cardinals to be members of the dicasteries of the Roman Curia, the Vatican announced. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Thailand day care massacre an act of ‘unspeakable violence,’ pope says Junno Arocho EstevesOctober 7, 20222 min read Pope Francis said he was “deeply saddened” after hearing the news of one of the world’s worst mass shootings at a day care center in northeast Thailand. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News True discernment requires knowing oneself, pope says Junno Arocho EstevesOctober 5, 20223 min read During his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square Oct. 5, the pope said that knowing oneself requires “patient soul-searching” and the awareness of one’s “way of acting, of the feelings that dwell within us.” Previous 1 … 100 101 102 … 173 Next