vatican news FeatureNewsRespect LifeVaticanWorld News God is close, compassionate, not cold, distant, pope says Carol GlatzFebruary 5, 20243 min read Christians must let go of the God they think they know and convert every day to the God Jesus presents in the Gospel — the God who is the father of love and compassion, Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsSynodalityVaticanWorld News 300 parish priests to participate in Vatican synod meeting, meet with pope Justin McLellanFebruary 5, 20243 min read Three hundred parish priests from all over the world will come to Rome and make their contribution to the ongoing Synod of Bishops on synodality by sharing their experiences of parish life, the Vatican said. EucharistNewsVaticanVocationsWorld News Pope tells seminarians to put the Eucharist at the center of formation Justin McLellanFebruary 5, 20243 min read If seminarians want to advance in their discernment and practice of religious life they must place the Eucharist at the center of their formation, Pope Francis wrote. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope, cardinals continue discussion of role of women in the church Cindy WoodenFebruary 5, 20245 min read With the help of a woman Anglican bishop, a Salesian sister and a consecrated virgin, Pope Francis and his international Council of Cardinals devoted the first morning of their February meeting “to deepening their reflection, begun last December, on the role of women in the church,” the Vatican press office said. 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. Previous 1 … 16 17 18 … 173 Next