vatican news FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope hopes Lunar New Year celebrations will foster friendship, peace Carol GlatzFebruary 5, 20243 min read – Pope Francis expressed his hopes that Lunar New Year celebrations would offer opportunities for people to experience warm friendships and to show care. Crisis in IsraelEcumenism and Interfaith RelationsFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope, in letter to Jews in Israel, condemns antisemitism as a sin Cindy WoodenFebruary 5, 20243 min read In a letter addressed to “my Jewish brothers and sisters in Israel,” Pope Francis expressed his heartbreak at the violence unleashed by the Hamas attack on Israel in October and he repeated the Catholic Church’s condemnation of all forms of antisemitism and anti-Judaism. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld NewsWorship & Sacraments Changing words in sacraments can make them invalid, dicastery warns Cindy WoodenFebruary 5, 20244 min read When a priest or other minister changes the words, gestures or material prescribed for the celebration of the sacraments, he can “rob” the faithful of what they deserve and make the sacrament invalid, the dicastery said in a note published Feb. 3. NewsVaticanVocationsWorld News Waiting, not worldliness, leads to the Lord, pope tells religious Justin McLellanFebruary 2, 20245 min read After candlelight filled a darkened St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis asked consecrated men and women not to let their spirits “doze off” while waiting to encounter the Lord but to keep their hearts awake in anticipation “like an eternal flame.” Ecumenism and Interfaith RelationsFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Catholic, Anglican bishops vow to support one another, work together Cindy WoodenFebruary 2, 20244 min read As Catholics and Anglicans pray and work for the day when they can celebrate the Eucharist together, they are called to support one another in situations of suffering, apologize together for times when they have sinned and work together to share the good news of God’s love, said bishops from both communities. NewsVaticanWorld News Vatican opens registration for May celebration of World Children’s Day Cindy WoodenFebruary 2, 20243 min read Although the Vatican knows most of the children who will come to Rome May 25-26 for the first World Children’s Day will be Italians, Pope Francis hopes local celebrations also will take place so that the whole Catholic Church can experience their joy and will show them the beauty of gathering with other believers, a cardinal said. FeatureMissionsNewsVaticanWorld News God calls everyone to the happiness of his kingdom, pope says Carol GlatzFebruary 2, 20244 min read Mission is tirelessly going out to all men and women to invite them with respect, joy and kindness, to encounter God and enter into communion with him, Pope Francis wrote in his message for World Mission Sunday. NewsVaticanWorld News Pope treated to ceremony at Vatican to usher in the Chinese New Year Carol GlatzFebruary 2, 20242 min read Pope Francis “dotted the eyes” of performers dressed as a dragon and lion in a traditional ceremony to symbolically awaken them and welcome in the Chinese New Year. CollegesFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope to Notre Dame: Religion ‘essential’ in forming minds and hearts Justin McLellanFebruary 1, 20244 min read Catholic universities are called to contribute to the growth of the intellectual tradition of the church as well as the hearts of their students, forming them into agents of good, Pope Francis told the University of Notre Dame’s board of trustees. FeatureLentNewsVaticanWorld News Pope: Christians must rekindle hope in fighting today’s forms of slavery Carol GlatzFebruary 1, 20246 min read Lent is a time to free oneself from slavery and take action to free others suffering from the multiple forms of slavery that afflict the world, Pope Francis said. Previous 1 … 15 16 17 … 171 Next