vatican news FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Bishop near Rome decrees alleged Marian apparitions ‘not supernatural’ Justin McLellanMarch 6, 20243 min read Since 2016, Gisella Cardia has claimed to be seeing visions of the Virgin Mary in the central Italian town of Trevignano Romano, some 30 miles north of Rome, after bringing a statue of Mary with her from a trip to Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, which she said began to shed tears. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope, still recovering from illness, urges the prideful not to judge Justin McLellanMarch 6, 20243 min read Pope Francis urged prideful people to recall one of Jesus’ moral commandments to “never judge.” FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News ‘Why, Lord?’ is appropriate prayer for grieving parents, pope says Cindy WoodenMarch 5, 20242 min read Crying out to God and demanding answers when one’s child dies is anything but a sign of a lack of faith, Pope Francis told a group of grieving Italian parents. Crisis in IsraelFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope calls for cease-fire in Gaza; calls disarmament ‘moral duty’ Justin McLellanMarch 4, 20242 min read Pope Francis repeated his call for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and said the international community has a “moral duty” to pursue disarmament worldwide. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Relationship with God should be intimate, not transactional, pope says Justin McLellanMarch 4, 20243 min read Just as Jesus drove out merchants from the temple in Jerusalem, Christians should cleanse themselves from a transactional relationship with God by developing an intimacy with him like that of a family in their home, Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld NewsYouth Ministry Pope asks children to make the world better, one little step at a time Cindy WoodenMarch 4, 20244 min read Making the world a better place for everyone starts with prayer and little steps like saying hello, sorry or thank you, Pope Francis said in a letter to the world’s children. NewsVaticanWorld News Courage needed to seek truth, levy sanctions, pope tells Vatican judges Carol GlatzMarch 4, 20243 min read The Holy Spirit sparks the inner outrage and courage needed to confront injustice and unacceptable situations, and to try to change them, Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsSynodalityVaticanWorld News Prayerful listening combats clericalism, promotes synodality, speakers say Cindy WoodenMarch 3, 20245 min read The first assembly of the synod on synodality demonstrated that an effective way to break the chains of clericalism and highlight the voices and experience of women in the church is to begin by listening and praying together before discussing issues, said two synod participants. FeatureNewsVaticanVocationsWorld News Eliminating differences with gender ideology is terrible danger, pope says Carol GlatzMarch 1, 20244 min read The gifts of men and women are “fruitful” together, and to erase the difference between men and women “is to erase humanity,” Pope Francis said. Disabilities MinistryFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Jesus accepts a person’s fragility so they can accept others, pope says Cindy WoodenMarch 1, 20243 min read Jesus did not teach his disciples to organize agencies and structures to help vulnerable people, but gave the example of encountering them, listening to them and helping them as individuals and not “categories” of people in need, Pope Francis said. Previous 1 … 13 14 15 … 174 Next