vatican news FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Gunmen in South Sudan wound bishop-designate weeks before his installation Carol GlatzApril 26, 20212 min read Unidentified gunmen broke into the home of the bishop-designate of Rumbek, South Sudan, shot him in both legs and fled, according to church news reports. CoronavirusFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope celebrates name day at Vatican vaccination clinic Cindy WoodenApril 23, 20212 min read Celebrating his name day, the feast of St. George, Pope Francis was serenaded by hundreds of Rome’s most vulnerable residents and the people who assist them. EnvironmentFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News People must care for creation or face self-destruction, pope says Carol GlatzApril 22, 20214 min read When it comes to safeguarding creation, there is no time to waste — humanity either must live up to its responsibility or continue on a path of self-destruction, Pope Francis said, commemorating Earth Day with a video message. FeatureNewsSaintsVaticanWorld News Pope prays newly beatified martyrs inspire greater fidelity to God Catholic News ServiceApril 19, 20212 min read The Catholic Church’s newest blesseds are six “meek disciples of Christ,” who showed heroic courage defending the Eucharist from profanation when French troops sacked their Italian monastery in 1799 and scattered the Blessed Sacrament on the floor while searching for any valuables they could carry away, Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope accepts resignation of bishop who heads Minnesota’s Crookston Diocese Maria WieringApril 13, 20217 min read Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Michael J. Hoeppner, 71, who has headed the Diocese of Crookston, Minnesota, since 2007. FeatureNewsVaticanVocationsWorld News Cardinal unveils major Vatican conference on priesthood slated for 2022 Cindy WoodenApril 13, 20213 min read Increasing vocations to the priesthood, improving the way laypeople and priests work together and ensuring that service, not power, motivates the request for ordination are all possible outcomes of a major symposium being planned by the Vatican in February 2022. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Italy issues arrest warrant for broker in Vatican property deal Junno Arocho EstevesApril 13, 20213 min read Italian authorities issued an arrest warrant for Gianluigi Torzi, an Italian broker who served as the middleman in the Vatican’s majority stake purchase of a property in London’s posh Chelsea district. FeatureMissionary DisciplesNewsVaticanWorld News Pope calls all Catholics to be missionaries of God’s mercy Cindy WoodenApril 11, 20214 min read Like the disciples, who experienced Jesus’ divine mercy after the resurrection, all Christians are called to become missionaries, sharing the Gospel of God’s love and mercy with others, Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsObituariesVaticanWorld News Cardinal Cassidy, Vatican’s former top ecumenist, dies at 96 Cindy WoodenApril 11, 20216 min read Australian Cardinal Edward I. Cassidy, a longtime Vatican diplomat and former president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, died April 10 at the age of 96 in Newcastle, Australia. EucharistFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope ‘moved’ by registry of nighttime adoration he attended Junno Arocho EstevesApril 8, 20213 min read Pope Francis said he was “moved” by a photo of an old registry that showed his participation as a young man at sessions of overnight eucharistic adoration at a basilica in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Previous 1 … 191 192 193 … 216 Next