vatican news 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.” FeatureNewsSynodalityVaticanWorld News Swiss cardinal apologizes for Nazi reference in critique of Synodal Path Catholic News ServiceOctober 5, 20225 min read In a meeting with the president of the German bishops’ conference, Swiss Cardinal Kurt Koch apologized for offending people and said he never intended to imply that supporters of the German church’s Synodal Path were doing something similar to what a group of Christian supporters of the Nazis did in the 1930s. EnvironmentFeatureNewsSaintsVaticanWorld News Vatican marks ecology saint’s feast day with film premiere, climate accords Carol GlatzOctober 4, 20223 min read The Vatican hosted the global premiere of a new documentary on the urgent need to address climate change on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the same day the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and the 2015 Paris Agreement entered into force for the Holy See. Previous 1 … 103 104 105 … 176 Next