vatican news FeatureNewsRespect LifeVaticanWorld News Pope: Euthanasia legislation in Europe is sign of ‘throwaway culture’ Junno Arocho EstevesSeptember 3, 20214 min read Increasing calls to legalize euthanasia in several European countries, as well as the disregard for vulnerable people and the unborn, are signs of a “throwaway culture” that is gaining ground across the continent, Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope addresses Vatican reforms aimed at curbing corruption, abuse Junno Arocho EstevesSeptember 1, 20215 min read While financial reforms in the Vatican are progressing steadily, cases involving corruption and malfeasance in the Eternal City are “a disease that we relapse into,” Pope Francis said. AfghanistanFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News After Afghanistan withdrawal, pope denounces attempts to impose democracy Junno Arocho EstevesSeptember 1, 20216 min read In his first interview since undergoing surgery in July, Pope Francis criticized the Western attempts to impose democracy on other countries in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal in Afghanistan. FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsVaticanWorld News Diaspora and disease: Pope will face pressing issues on next trip abroad Junno Arocho EstevesAugust 31, 20217 min read Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Hungary and Slovakia could prove to be among his most challenging visits at a time when distrust in government authorities and the looming threat of the delta variant are leading the headlines. CoronavirusNewsVaticanWorld News Improving from COVID-19, Cardinal Burke grateful for medical staff, prayers Catholic News ServiceAugust 30, 20213 min read Cardinal Raymond L. Burke thanked health care workers as well as people who have been praying for him as he continues his recovery from COVID-19. AfghanistanFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Afghanistan: Pope launches appeal for fasting, prayers for God’s mercy Carol GlatzAugust 30, 20212 min read With increased violence unfolding in Afghanistan, Pope Francis appealed to all Christians to fast and intensify their prayers. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope meets with genocide survivor who inspired his Iraq trip Carol GlatzAugust 28, 20213 min read Pope Francis held a private audience with Nadia Murad, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and survivor of the Islamic State-led genocide in Iraq, Aug. 26 at the Vatican. AfghanistanFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Make sure evacuated kids will be reunited with parents, Vatican paper says Carol GlatzAugust 25, 20213 min read Heartbreaking images of mothers and fathers handing their infants and toddlers to U.S. soldiers during the evacuation of Kabul were like seeing the desperation of Jochebed, Moses’ mother, as she put him in a basket in the Nile River to save him, said an editorial in the Vatican newspaper. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Hypocrisy in the church is ‘detestable,’ pope says at audience Carol GlatzAugust 25, 20214 min read Hypocrites are afraid of the truth, fearful of who they really are and incapable of truly loving, Pope Francis said during his weekly general audience. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Push to ban ‘killer robots’ gets a boost from the Vatican and the pope Dennis SadowskiAugust 24, 20218 min read Among the many threats to human life and dignity, the Vatican is making sure that the widening use of lethal autonomous weapons systems worldwide is not reduced to a natural progression of technology that people learn to accept and live with. Previous 1 … 183 184 185 … 216 Next