vatican news FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News The pope’s 2023: A year of health challenges, travel and the synod Cindy WoodenDecember 29, 20237 min read Pope Francis’ 2023 was a year of important trips made or postponed, a predecessor’s funeral and his own 10th anniversary as pope, a call to the world to act on climate change and a call to the Catholic Church to strengthen its mission by learning “synodality.” FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News ‘Listening is act of love,’ says papal message to European youths Cindy WoodenDecember 28, 20232 min read The Christian community and society need young people to live out their dreams of a world where people listen to one another, accept each other and build bridges with members of different cultures and religions, Pope Francis told young Europeans meeting to “pray in” the new year. FeatureMarriage & Family LifeNewsVaticanWorld News Cardinal says Vatican is not moving toward accepting gay marriage Cindy WoodenDecember 28, 20233 min read The Vatican’s affirmation that a priest can give an informal blessing to a gay couple who asks for one is not a first step toward the Catholic Church recognizing same-sex marriages, said Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope encourages persecuted Christians to stay strong in their witness Cindy WoodenDecember 27, 20232 min read On the feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr, Pope Francis prayed for people persecuted for their faith or denigrated for living a life marked by Gospel values. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News ‘The devil is a seducer,’ pope says as he begins new series of talks Cindy WoodenDecember 27, 20232 min read The devil is sly and sneaky like a serpent and subtly entices people to sin, Pope Francis said at his weekly general audience Dec. 27. ChristmasFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope’s Christmas message: Say ‘yes’ to the Prince of Peace, ‘no’ to war Cindy WoodenDecember 27, 20235 min read Celebrating the birth of Jesus, the prince of peace, should mean making a commitment to opposing all war, to cherishing human life, feeding the hungry and speaking up for those who have no voice, Pope Francis said. ChristmasFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News At Christmas, God shows love through ‘littleness,’ not power, pope says Justin McLellanDecember 27, 20234 min read More than two millennia after the Holy Family was denied a room at the inn and Jesus was born in a manger, war once again renders his birthplace in the Holy Land inhospitable, Pope Francis said. ChristmasFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News At Christmas, God shows love through ‘littleness,’ not power, pope says Justin McLellanDecember 24, 20234 min read More than two millennia after the Holy Family was denied a room at the inn and Jesus was born in a manger, war once again renders his birthplace in the Holy Land inhospitable, Pope Francis said. ChristmasFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Welcome Jesus into the manger of your heart, papal preacher says Cindy WoodenDecember 22, 20232 min read The first step toward keeping Christ in Christmas is for Christians to make room for him in their hearts, the preacher of the papal household told Pope Francis and top Vatican officials. Conflict in the Middle EastNewsVaticanWorld News Papal almoner will spend Christmas in the Holy Land in a ‘journey of closeness’ Paulina GuzikDecember 22, 20234 min read Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, prefect of Vatican Dicastery for the Service of Charity, landed in Israel on Dec. 22, starting a “journey of closeness” as papal envoy to the Holy Land during a difficult wartime Christmas season. Previous 1 … 170 171 172 … 319 Next