vatican news ChristmasFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope on Christmas: Share hope, promote peace, give vaccine to all Cindy WoodenDecember 25, 20205 min read On a Christmas like no other, Pope Francis prayed for people who could not be with their families because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but he urged everyone to recognize and help those who are suffering even more. ChristmasFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope at Christmas: Jesus’ birth brings hope in troubling times Junno Arocho EstevesDecember 24, 20204 min read The birth of Christ is a gift from God that brings people hope and courage in troubled times, Pope Francis said Christmas Eve. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Christmas ‘hijacked’ by consumerist mentality, pope says Junno Arocho EstevesDecember 23, 20203 min read While Christmas has become a universal holiday, even for many nonbelievers, its celebration always should focus on the reality that God sent his son into the world to save humanity, Pope Francis said. CoronavirusNewsVaticanWorld News Two Vatican cardinals test positive for COVID-19; one hospitalized Cindy WoodenDecember 22, 20203 min read Two top Vatican officials — Cardinal Konrad Krajewski and Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello — have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, Italian media reported, and a Vatican source confirmed. CoronavirusFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Vatican: Without alternatives, current COVID-19 vaccines are morally acceptable Carol GlatzDecember 21, 20205 min read The Vatican’s doctrinal office said that when alternative vaccines are not available, it is morally acceptable to receive COVID-19 vaccines developed or tested using cell lines originating from aborted fetuses. ChristmasFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Christmas is sign of God’s preferential love for the poor, cardinal says Cindy WoodenDecember 18, 20203 min read Reaching out to and helping the poor “is to imitate God; it is to make oneself small out of love in order to raise up the other,” the preacher of the papal household told Pope Francis, officials of the Roman Curia and Vatican employees. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Netflix to release series illustrating pope’s call for ‘alliance’ of young, old Catholic News ServiceDecember 17, 20202 min read Netflix has announced that in 2021 it will release a documentary series based on “Sharing the Wisdom of Time,” a book in which Pope Francis called for creating “an alliance between the young and old people” by sharing their stories. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News After shipwreck, bishops denounce treatment of Venezuelan refugees Junno Arocho EstevesDecember 15, 20204 min read After a boat carrying refugees was allegedly denied entry into Trinidad and Tobago and subsequently shipwrecked, Venezuelan bishops said the treatment of migrants fleeing the country constitutes a serious human rights violation. FeatureNewsSaintsVaticanWorld News Cause opens for Louisiana priests who sacrificed their lives in 1873 epidemic Catholic News ServiceDecember 10, 20205 min read The sacrifice of five Catholic priests who gave their lives ministering to people in Shreveport during the 1873 yellow fever epidemic is memorialized in stained glass at Holy Trinity Church in downtown. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld NewsYear of St. Joseph Pope proclaims year dedicated to St. Joseph Junno Arocho EstevesDecember 8, 20205 min read Marking the 150th anniversary of St. Joseph being declared patron of the universal church, Pope Francis proclaimed a yearlong celebration dedicated to the foster father of Jesus. Previous 1 … 175 176 177 … 192 Next