world news FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsWorld News Catholic sisters make Advent plea to Biden: End ‘immoral’ immigration rule Rhina GuidosDecember 7, 20217 min read They sang Advent hymns in front of the White House Dec. 3, hoping to get the ear of the president so he could consider lifting what they see as a health rule that hurts people trying to find refuge at the southern border. FeatureImmigration and MigrationNewsVaticanWorld News Pope tells reporters Paris archbishop was hounded out by gossip Cindy WoodenDecember 6, 20215 min read Pope Francis told reporters he accepted the resignation of Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris because the archbishop’s reputation had been destroyed, making it impossible for him to continue leading the French archdiocese. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News God’s power is revealed in love, pope says at Mass in Athens Cindy WoodenDecember 6, 20213 min read God the Almighty almost always chooses the least mighty people and the most desolate places to reveal the power of his love, Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Attack causes of migration, not those forced to flee, pope says on Lesbos Cindy WoodenDecember 6, 20215 min read Standing in a tent on the shore, Pope Francis said the Mediterranean Sea, “the cradle of so many civilizations, now looks like a mirror of death.” Ecumenism and Interfaith RelationsFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope asks pardon for sins that drove Catholic, Orthodox apart Cindy WoodenDecember 5, 20214 min read Like St. John Paul II before him, Pope Francis apologized to members of the Orthodox Church of Greece for the ways Catholics over the centuries had offended them, and he told Catholic leaders that they must embrace their minority status with humility. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News In Greece, Pope expresses concern for democracy’s decline in Europe Cindy WoodenDecember 5, 20214 min read “Here democracy was born,” he told the representatives. “Yet we cannot avoid noting with concern how today — and not only in Europe — we are witnessing a retreat from democracy.” NewsVaticanWorld News Vatican announces pope will bring migrants from Cyprus to Italy Cindy WoodenDecember 3, 20213 min read After Pope Francis denounced putting up “barbed wire” to keep out migrants and the practice of pushing boats back to countries where they face conditions similar to a “lager,” the Vatican announced he would help move a dozen migrants from Cyprus to Italy before Christmas. Ecumenism and Interfaith RelationsFeatureNewsVaticanWorld News God dreams of a world where all are welcomed as family, pope says Cindy WoodenDecember 3, 20215 min read Pope Francis told migrants that, like them, God dreams of a world where everyone recognizes each other as brothers and sisters. ChristmasFeatureNewsWorld News New Orleans billboard campaign reminds all to ‘Keep Christ in Christmas’ Peter Finney Jr.December 3, 20215 min read Eternal hope is the overarching message of Christmas: A child born in a barn changed the world. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope accepts resignation of Paris archbishop, who denies accusations Carol GlatzDecember 2, 20213 min read Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Michel Aupetit of Paris, who had offered to step down to avoid “becoming a source of divisions,” after an article in the Le Point weekly claimed he mismanaged his archdiocese and had an affair with a woman while he was vicar general. Previous 1 … 364 365 366 … 489 Next