world news FeatureNewsSaintsWorld News Newly translated Padre Pio letters are coming to your email inbox Gina ChristianJanuary 5, 20246 min read The St. Pio Foundation has announced the release of “Epistolary,” a collection of 365 letters written by St. Pio of Pietrelcina, widely known as Padre Pio, to his spiritual directors and students. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Giving is not enough, people must also ‘touch poverty,’ pope says Justin McLellanJanuary 5, 20242 min read Giving to others in need is not enough; people must look those they help in the eyes and be willing to touch their poverty with their hands and hearts, Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsWorld News Nigeria’s sorrow is ‘overflowing,’ bishop says after Christians massacred over Christmas Ngala Killian ChimtonJanuary 5, 20245 min read Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Nigeria’s Plateau state declared a week of mourning Jan. 1-8 to honor the deaths of at least 200 Christians killed over Christmas by Fulani Muslim herders, targeting Christians in the country. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope sends condolences to victims of two suicide bombings in Iran Carol GlatzJanuary 5, 20241 min read Pope Francis expressed his condolences and prayers after two bombings in Kerman, Iran, claimed the lives of 84 people and wounded scores more at a memorial for an assassinated Iranian military officer. BishopsFeatureNewsSynodalityWorld News U.S. bishops asked to hold new rounds of Synod on Synodality listening sessions Gina ChristianJanuary 5, 20244 min read Dioceses across the U.S. are asked to hold additional listening sessions in the next few months, following a request from the Vatican’s Secretariat for the Synod of Bishops which is preparing for the second session of the global Synod on Synodality in October. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld NewsYoung Adult Ministry Pope tells young people to sow peace in the peripheries Justin McLellanJanuary 5, 20243 min read A person does not have to travel far from home to find people living on the margins of society and in need hearing the message of the Gospel, Pope Francis said. FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Dicastery doubles down: Bishops shouldn’t stop blessings for gay couples Justin McLellanJanuary 4, 20246 min read While bishops may take a cautious approach to the Vatican’s guidance on blessing same-sex or other unmarried couples, they should not deny their priests the possibility of discerning and imparting blessings on people who ask for them, the Vatican doctrinal office said. Crisis in IsraelFeatureNewsWorld News Analysis: Israel’s war on Hamas raises significant moral concerns as Gaza death toll soars Kimberly HeatheringtonJanuary 4, 20249 min read With more than 22,100 deaths and 57,000 injured as reported by Jan. 2 by Gaza’s Ministry of Health, the question is being asked: Can Israel’s conflict conduct be considered a “just war” under the Catholic understanding of the concept? FeatureNewsVaticanWorld News Pope: Catholics working in media can de-escalate today’s war of words Carol GlatzJanuary 4, 20243 min read Help “de-weaponize” the way language is used in the media by being respectful to others and fostering greater understanding and peace between people, Pope Francis told a group of Catholics journalists from Germany. FeatureNewsRespect LifeWorld News Appeals court rules emergency abortions not required in Texas under federal law Kate ScanlonJanuary 4, 20245 min read The Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency health care law to require hospitals in Texas to perform emergency abortions, a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled Jan. 2. Previous 1 … 71 72 73 … 458 Next