vatican news NewsVaticanWorld News Pope makes new appointments in Vatican offices Carol GlatzSeptember 14, 20232 min read Pope Francis has named Spanish-born Archbishop José Rodríguez Carballo, who has held the No. 2 post at the Vatican office that oversees the world’s religious orders, to be coadjutor archbishop of Mérida-Badajoz, Spain. Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Convincing people of pope’s support tough, head of Ukrainian church says Justin McLellanSeptember 14, 20234 min read Communicating Pope Francis’ efforts to promote dialogue and advance peace efforts in Ukraine is a “great problem” for Catholic clergy and faithful in the country, said the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. Ecumenism and Interfaith RelationsFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope says Christian unity advances with prayer, study, joint work Cindy WoodenSeptember 14, 20233 min read Scholars from different Christian churches who have studied together the New Testament letters of St. Paul are engaging in “courageous and prophetic work,” Pope Francis told them. Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Holy See urges more nations to sign on to convention banning cluster munitions Julie AsherSeptember 13, 20235 min read A Holy See delegation at a Sept. 11-14 meeting of nations that are parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions urged nations that have not yet done so to sign the treaty, which “prohibits under any circumstances the use, development, production, acquisition, stockpiling and transfer of cluster munitions.” Ecumenism and Interfaith RelationsFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Be ‘beggars for peace,’ pope says Cindy WoodenSeptember 13, 20233 min read In a message to religious and political leaders gathered at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, Pope Francis pleaded with ordinary citizens and governing officials to have the “audacity of peace.” Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Cardinal Zuppi visits China as envoy promoting peace in Ukraine Cindy WoodenSeptember 12, 20233 min read Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, who said Pope Francis tapped him not to mediate but to encourage dialogue that could end Russia’s war on Ukraine, flew to China Sept. 12, Italian media reported. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope sends prayers after flooding kills thousands in Libya Catholic News ServiceSeptember 12, 20232 min read After a severe storm set off flooding that breached dams in eastern Libya, leading to the deaths of thousands of people, Pope Francis sent his condolences and prayers. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope calls out corporate ‘carewashing,’ covering up violations with charity Carol GlatzSeptember 12, 20233 min read Workers are human beings, not machines or “spare parts” to be used to drive production and profit at all costs, Pope Francis told members of an organization that advocates for and protects the rights of those seriously injured or disabled on the job. Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Responding to Zelenskyy adviser, Vatican bank denies Russian investments Justin McLellanSeptember 11, 20233 min read After an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested that a financial relationship exists between the Vatican and Moscow, the Vatican bank said Sept. 9 that it “does not receive nor invest money from Russia.” FeatureNewsSaintsVaticanWorld News Pope prays Ulma family will inspire people to care for those in need Cindy WoodenSeptember 11, 20233 min read Risking and ultimately losing their lives to shelter Jews persecuted by the Nazis, “the martyrs Józef and Wiktoria Ulma and their seven children” were models of “evangelical love,” Pope Francis said. Previous 1 … 43 44 45 … 171 Next