vatican news CoronavirusDivine WorshipFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Cardinal Piacenza upholds ‘probable invalidity’ of confession by phone Carol GlatzDecember 8, 20204 min read Even though the world is facing a pandemic that may limit many people’s ability to celebrate the sacraments, particularly those people who are in isolation, quarantining or hospitalized with COVID-19, confession by phone is still most likely invalid, said Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, head of the Apostolic Penitentiary. FeatureNewsPope Francis in IraqVaticanWorld News Pope plans to visit Iraq in March Carol GlatzDecember 7, 20204 min read Barring any obstacles caused by the global pandemic, Pope Francis is set to begin international travel again in 2021 by visiting Iraq in March, which would make him the first pope to visit this nation. CoronavirusFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News U.S. gives grant to Catholic groups helping poor cope with pandemic Junno Arocho EstevesDecember 3, 20203 min read The U.S. government’s foreign aid agency awarded thousands of dollars in assistance to two Rome-based Catholic organizations assisting the poor in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Zairean rite offers example for developing an Amazonian rite, pope says Carol GlatzDecember 1, 20204 min read The approval decades ago of a Zairean rite of the Roman Missal demonstrated that it is possible also to develop a rite for the Amazon region, Pope Francis said in a preface to a new book. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope appoints Washington Auxiliary Bishop Fisher, Baltimore native, to head Buffalo Diocese Catholic News ServiceDecember 1, 20206 min read Born in Baltimore and raised across the street from Memorial Stadium, Bishop Fisher was baptized at St. Anthony of Padua, Baltimore, and later attended the Church of the Annunciation, Rosedale. 2020 ConsistoryAdventChristmasFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News At Mass with new cardinals, pope warns against worldliness Carol GlatzNovember 30, 20205 min read Concelebrating Mass with newly created cardinals, Pope Francis said Advent is a time to be vigilant, hopeful and helpful. 2020 ConsistoryFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope creates 13 new cardinals, including Washington archbishop Cindy WoodenNovember 28, 20207 min read One by one 11 senior churchmen, including two U.S. citizens — Cardinals Wilton D. Gregory of Washington and Silvano M. Tomasi, a former Vatican diplomat — knelt before Pope Francis to receive their red hats, a cardinal’s ring and a scroll formally declaring their new status and assigning them a “titular” church in Rome. 2020 ConsistoryFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Italian cardinal-designate says he’s simply a pastor Cindy WoodenNovember 28, 20203 min read “I am a pastor,” Cardinal-designate Enrico Feroci, 80, said after Pope Francis announced he would make him a cardinal. “I hope to continue being a pastor.” 2020 ConsistoryFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Cardinal-designate sees appointment as testament to God’s word Junno Arocho EstevesNovember 27, 20204 min read Cardinal-designate Tomasi, a Scalabrinian, said Pope Francis has not explained why he chose him, but he thinks one reason is that he belongs “to a small religious family that for over a century has been working with migrants and refugees and displaced people and people on the margins of society 2020 ConsistoryFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope picks Italian-American diplomat, migrant minister, as new cardinal Cindy WoodenNovember 26, 20205 min read Cardinal-designate Tomasi, a Scalabrinian, said Pope Francis has not explained why he chose him, but he thinks one reason is that he belongs “to a small religious family that for over a century has been working with migrants and refugees and displaced people and people on the margins of society Previous 1 … 176 177 178 … 192 Next