vatican news FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsVaticanWorld News Message in Marseille: Welcoming the ‘stranger’ is a global mandate Carol GlatzSeptember 26, 20236 min read In a visit of under 30 hours to Marseille, France, Pope Francis highlighted his key appeals and positions concerning migration and the mandate for people of faith to care for the “stranger” in one’s land. Child & Youth ProtectionFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope condemns child pornography: ‘Criminality available to everyone’ Justin McLellanSeptember 26, 20232 min read Child pornography is “criminality available to everyone through their phones,” Pope Francis said. Child & Youth ProtectionFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Papal commission incorporates global feedback in safeguarding guidelines Justin McLellanSeptember 25, 20234 min read Four months after soliciting public input on the development of safeguarding guidelines, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said it had reviewed 300 responses and 700 suggestions that “largely confirmed the approach adopted” for establishing rules and procedures to handle abuse in the Catholic Church. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News God has the same love for all, pope says at Angelus Cindy WoodenSeptember 25, 20232 min read People often are tempted to think their relationship with God is some kind of commercial transaction where they buy God’s grace with their hard work, Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Take leap of faith and dare to love your family, those in need, pope says Carol GlatzSeptember 25, 20235 min read The world and the Catholic Church today need to take a leap forward “in faith, charity and hope,” Pope Francis said in his homily at a late afternoon Mass in Marseille’s open-air stadium. BishopsFeatureNewsSynodalityVaticanWorld News Inside, outside: Synod to focus on the church and its role in the world Cindy WoodenSeptember 24, 20235 min read Unlike earlier meetings of the Synod of Bishops, which focused on a specific issue or a specific region of the world, the “synod on synodality” is focused on the church itself: Who belongs? How are leadership and authority exercised? How does the church discern God’s call? How can it fulfill its mandate to share the Gospel with a changing world? FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News France’s reactions to pope’s upcoming visit are mixed; some see ‘Fratelli Tutti’ momentum Caroline de SurySeptember 23, 20236 min read In a rather unusual moment for secular France, the president of the country confirmed he will attend Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in Marseille Sept. 23. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Vatican astronomer helps NASA in historic mission to study asteroid Carol GlatzSeptember 23, 20233 min read Jesuit Brother Bob Macke, a Vatican astronomer and meteorite expert, has built a custom device for studying material from the first U.S. mission to collect a sample from an asteroid. FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsVaticanWorld News People have a duty to save migrants in danger of drowning, pope says Carol GlatzSeptember 22, 20234 min read At a moving ceremony at the edge of a cliff overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, Pope Francis led a moment of silence for the countless lives lost in its blue but treacherous waters. FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsVaticanWorld News Arriving in Marseille, pope prepares to speak up for protecting migrants Carol GlatzSeptember 22, 20233 min read Pope Francis arrived in the ancient port city of Marseille Sept. 22 for a two-day visit that was to focus on the plight of migrants and other opportunities and threats facing the Mediterranean Sea and the nations along its shores. Previous 1 … 45 46 47 … 176 Next