vatican news FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope names Dominican sister to lead Academy of Social Sciences Cindy WoodenApril 3, 20232 min read Pope Francis has named Dominican Sister Helen Alford, dean of the faculty of social sciences at the Angelicum University in Rome, to be president of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope: Politicians must save, not squander, assets for future generations Carol GlatzApril 3, 20233 min read A nation’s welfare and social service systems are a reminder that everything is connected, and everyone is interdependent on each other, especially the younger and older generations, Pope Francis said. FeatureImmigration and MigrationLentNewsRespect LifeVaticanWorld News Pope says be close to those ‘abandoned’ like Christ: unborn, migrants Justin McLellanApril 3, 20233 min read The unborn, migrants, the elderly and the disabled are “living icons” of Jesus that call Christians to draw close to those who feel abandoned just as Christ did on the cross, Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsRespect LifeVaticanWorld News Fraternity as a pro-life issue: Academy publishes theological reflections Cindy WoodenApril 2, 20234 min read If “liberty, equality and fraternity” are essential for human thriving, as has been generally accepted in the West since the Enlightenment, then the last element needs as much attention as the first two, including in Catholic theology, said leaders of the Pontifical Academy for Life. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News As pope leaves hospital, he comforts couple, jokes with reporters Cindy WoodenApril 1, 20233 min read The 86-year-old pope, who had been hospitalized since March 29 for treatment of bronchitis, stopped his car and got out to greet well-wishers and reporters waiting outside the hospital. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Doctors say pope can be discharged from hospital Carol GlatzMarch 31, 20234 min read Pope Francis enjoyed a pizza “party” with staff on his second night at Rome’s Gemelli hospital and was expected to be released from the hospital April 1, the Vatican press office said. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope visits pediatric oncology ward, baptizes infant Carol GlatzMarch 31, 20234 min read Pope Francis used his third day at Rome’s Gemelli hospital to visit children hospitalized in the oncology ward and to confer the sacrament of baptism on a tiny infant named Miguel Angel. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Additional charges filed in Vatican finance trial Cindy WoodenMarch 31, 20232 min read The Vatican’s prosecuting attorney has leveled additional charges against four of the defendants who have been on trial since July 2021 for their alleged roles in the Vatican’s failed investment in a property in London. FeatureGun ViolenceNewsVaticanWorld News Lasting peace can exist only without weapons, pope says Carol GlatzMarch 31, 20232 min read A culture of nonviolence will become more widespread when countries and citizens resort less and less to the use of weapons, Pope Francis said. BishopsFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News U.S. Catholic bishops call on faithful to pray for Pope Francis’ recovery during hospitalization Kate ScanlonMarch 30, 20234 min read After the Vatican said Pope Francis was hospitalized for a pulmonary infection March 29, Catholic bishops in the United States called on the faithful to pray for the Holy Father’s recovery. Previous 1 … 71 72 73 … 176 Next