vatican news FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News ‘Patriarch of the West’ reappears as papal title in Vatican yearbook Cindy WoodenApril 11, 20245 min read The 2024 edition of the Vatican yearbook has inserted “Patriarch of the West” as one of the historical titles of the pope. Disabilities MinistryNewsVaticanWorld News Pope asks Bible scholars to highlight Jesus’ care for those who suffer Cindy WoodenApril 11, 20243 min read In the Bible, Jesus never explains suffering, but he reaches out to those who are hurting, heals them and ultimately, on the cross, shares and redeems the suffering of all humanity, Pope Francis said. Disabilities MinistryFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope condemns culture that views people with disabilities as ‘burdens’ Justin McLellanApril 11, 20243 min read Today’s “throwaway culture,” driven by “profit, efficiency and success,” marginalizes people with disabilities and threatens their God-given dignity, Pope Francis said. EucharistFeatureNewsVaticanWorld NewsWorship & Sacraments Explainer: What are indulgences? David WerningApril 10, 202413 min read Indulgences, however, are a way that the church “as minister of the Redemption” intervenes on behalf of a penitent by using its God-given authority to dispense all the temporal punishments of sin (a plenary indulgence), or a portion of them (a partial indulgence), by the application of the satisfaction won by Christ and the saints. Crisis in IsraelCrisis in UkraineNewsVaticanWorld News Take evil seriously, pope says at general audience Cindy WoodenApril 10, 20242 min read While intense feelings or drive — passions — are natural, Christians know they must be tamed and channeled toward what is good, Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Old truth, new insight: Cardinal says human dignity text is result of growth Cindy WoodenApril 9, 20246 min read The 116 footnotes in the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s declaration on human dignity reflect the fact that most of the content of the 12,700-word text is not new Catholic teaching. FeatureNewsRespect LifeVaticanWorld News Everyone has the same human dignity no matter what, cardinal says Carol GlatzApril 9, 20245 min read The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s document on human dignity highlights Pope Francis’ decade-long insistence that every human being — independent of their circumstances, stage of development or state of sin — possesses infinite and inalienable dignity that must be respected and protected, said the dicastery’s prefect. FeatureNewsRespect LifeVaticanWorld News U.S. Catholic pastoral leaders welcome Vatican document on human dignity Gina ChristianApril 8, 20249 min read A number of Catholic pastoral leaders in the U.S. are applauding a new Vatican declaration on human dignity for its specific treatment of several key — and contentious — issues. Crisis in IsraelFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope meets with family members of Hamas hostages Justin McLellanApril 8, 20242 min read Eight people united in their anguish carried into the papal library posters bearing the faces of their loved ones who are held in captivity by Hamas. NewsRespect LifeVaticanWorld News Vatican calls for proactive defense of human dignity in digital realm Justin McLellanApril 8, 20243 min read The protection and preservation of human dignity must extend into the digital realm, the Vatican said in a new document on human dignity. Previous 1 … 2 3 4 … 171 Next