world news Ecumenism and Interfaith RelationsFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Peace requires ‘gentle power of dialogue,’ pope says at audience Carol GlatzNovember 9, 20224 min read For there to be peace, people need to expand their horizons, engage in dialogue and work with each other in a way that sets aside selfishness and ambition, Pope Francis said. EnvironmentFeatureNewsWorld News Cardinal tells leaders at COP27 they have duty to act on climate change Catholic News ServiceNovember 9, 20223 min read Leaders gathered in Egypt for the U.N. climate summit have “a moral obligation” to act seriously and together to safeguard the planet and to offer concrete aid to people suffering the “more frequent and more serious humanitarian impacts caused by climate change,” said Cardinal Pietro Parolin. Crisis in UkraineFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Russian ambassador confirms pope helped facilitate prisoner exchanges Catholic News ServiceNovember 9, 20222 min read Russia’s ambassador to the Vatican confirmed Pope Francis helped facilitate recent prisoner exchanges with Ukraine and said the Vatican is ready to act as a mediator between Ukraine and Russia. CommentaryNewsWit & WisdomWorld News Answer to evil Father Joseph BreighnerNovember 9, 20222 min read As the old saying goes: “There is no sinner without a future, and no saint without a past.” FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsVaticanWorld News Pope avoids confrontation with Italy on migration but says lives must be saved Cindy WoodenNovember 8, 20225 min read Pope Francis avoided a direct confrontation with Italy’s new government over immigration policies, but he still insisted “lives must be saved.” Ecumenism and Interfaith RelationsNewsVaticanWorld News In Bahrain, pope sees joy of Catholic minority, deepens ties with Muslims Carol GlatzNovember 8, 20225 min read Traveling as a “sower of peace” to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Pope Francis further strengthened ties with the Muslim world and witnessed the joy and vitality of its minority and predominately expatriate Christian population. BishopsFeatureNewsU.S. Bishops Meeting – Fall 2022World NewsYouth Ministry U.S. bishops launch new approach to teaching the faith Carol ZimmermannNovember 8, 20225 min read A new outreach to teaching the faith, called the Institute on the Catechism, will be a springboard for faith formation developed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee on the Catechism. Consecrated LifeFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Despair over declining numbers shows lack of faith, pope tells religious Catholic News ServiceNovember 7, 20222 min read Numbers are a real challenge, but “those who get caught up in pessimism put faith aside,” the pope told students and staff of the Claretian Institute of the Theology of Consecrated Life in Rome and its affiliated programs in the Philippines, India, Colombia and Nigeria. Crisis in UkraineNewsVaticanWorld News Ukrainian archbishop tells pope Russia wants to destroy, not negotiate Cindy WoodenNovember 7, 20223 min read Pope Francis has continued to call on Russian and Ukrainian leaders to negotiate an end to the war, but the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church told him Russia wants only the destruction of Ukraine. FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsWorld News At border Mass above the Rio Grande, migrants who died are remembered Rhina GuidosNovember 7, 20226 min read – From an altar set on a platform just above the waters that straddle the U.S. and Mexico, Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, celebrated a Mass Nov. 5 to remember migrants who’ve died trying to cross the waters below or along the border in 2022. Previous 1 … 238 239 240 … 441 Next