vatican news EnvironmentFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Water is a precious, finite resource to be protected, shared, pope says Carol GlatzOctober 17, 20233 min read Water must be safeguarded and managed in a “wise, careful and sustainable way, so that everyone can enjoy it,” Pope Francis said. Crisis in IsraelFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope calls Gaza parish staff as bombing continues Cindy WoodenOctober 17, 20232 min read Huddled in a stairwell at the Catholic parish and school in Gaza, Rosary Sister Nabila Saleh, another sister and Father Youssef Asaad filmed themselves speaking to Pope Francis on the phone and begging for his continued prayers. FeatureNewsSynodalityVaticanWorld News Synod discussions include addressing pain church has caused people Carol GlatzOctober 16, 20235 min read The synodal way is not an invention of Pope Francis, but it is based on Jesus’ way of inclusivity and listening, and on divine revelation itself, said Redemptorist Father Vimal Tirimanna, a leading moral theologian from Sri Lanka. FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsVaticanWorld News Church embraces, cares for those seeking ‘home,’ safety, pope says Carol GlatzOctober 16, 20232 min read The Catholic Church is open and maternal to everyone, especially migrants, seeking a home and safe harbor, Pope Francis said. Crisis in IsraelFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Jerusalem cardinal offers himself in exchange for Israeli hostages Justin McLellanOctober 16, 20232 min read The Catholic Church’s highest ranking prelate in the Holy Land offered his “absolute availability” to be exchanged for Israeli children taken hostage by Hamas. FeatureNewsSaintsVaticanWorld News St. Thérèse teaches simplicity, love, trust, pope says in document Cindy WoodenOctober 16, 20235 min read St. Thérèse of Lisieux, long one of Pope Francis’ favorite saints, teaches Christians “the little way” of love, self-giving, concern for others and complete trust in the mercy of God, the pope said in a new document. FeatureNewsSynodalityVaticanWorld News Synod focus on ‘inclusion’ key for people with disabilities, member says Cindy WoodenOctober 16, 20233 min read In many places in the world, including in Rome, people with disabilities cannot enter Catholic churches because of the architectural barriers, but even when they do, “we are not asked anything and we are not asked to participate either,” said Enrique Alarcón García. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Despite prejudices, many Catholics helped rescue Jews in Nazi-occupied Italy Carol GlatzOctober 15, 20236 min read Generosity and compassion for those fleeing persecution prevailed over racial laws and centuries-old anti-Semitic prejudices in Nazi-occupied Italy, some Jewish and Catholic historians said at an international conference. Ecumenism and Interfaith RelationsFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Study, not blame or shame, needed with pope’s wartime record, scholar says Carol GlatzOctober 14, 20236 min read The era of divisive debate about Pope Pius XII has been left behind, and now Catholics and Jews, historians and theologians must take up serious and collaborative study, said the co-organizer of a major conference looking at the early results of new research into the wartime pontificate. FeatureNewsSynodalityVaticanWorld News Synod looks at Catholics’ shared mission, but also exclusion of women Cindy WoodenOctober 13, 20236 min read The life of women in the Catholic Church “is full of scars” and alternating experiences of being encouraged or rejected, the president of Latin America’s religious superiors told members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops. Previous 1 … 35 36 37 … 170 Next