WORLD YOUTH DAY Pope Francis urges youth to return home, build a joyful church open to all By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service LISBON, Portugal — Pope Francis asked the 1.5 million young people who attended World Youth Day to take “what God has sown into your hearts” back to their home countries and build […]
Pope to young people: To tackle life’s ups and downs, look to the elderly
By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Gospel calls Christians to bring the elderly to the center of their lives and away from the margins of families, politics and financial markets that banish them as “unprofitable waste” in society, Pope Francis said. “Let it not happen that by pursuing the myths […]
Vatican letter: Modern day Christians who died for the faith will be honored
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — When St. John Paul II initiated preparations for the Holy Year 2000, he believed “the church in every corner of the earth must remain anchored in the testimony of the martyrs and jealously guard their memory” in order to journey with faith, hope and confidence into […]
Pope names 21 cardinals, including U.S.-born Archbishop Prevost
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals, including U.S.-born Archbishop Robert F. Prevost, who took the helm at the Dicastery for Bishops in April, and French Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States. The pope announced the names after his recitation of the Angelus […]
Vatican offers indulgence for visiting elderly, celebrating grandparents day
By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Catholics who celebrate the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly July 23 can receive a plenary indulgence, which is a remission of the temporal punishment due for one’s sins, the Vatican said. In a decree issued July 5, Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, head of the Apostolic […]
Our churches must serve peace, Russian Orthodox leader tells cardinal
By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches should join efforts to promote peace before threats of a “major global armed conflict,” the head of the Russian Orthodox Church told Pope Francis’ envoy on a peace mission to Moscow. Meeting June 29 with Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, sent […]
Rome’s underground: Ancient hidden histories
By Emily Stimpson Chapman Catholic News Service In Rome, the churches are legion. Little parishes and great basilicas alike meet travelers on every block of the ancient city, their facades mingling with shops and restaurants, apartments and ancient ruins. Although unique visions of beauty and faith greet all those who cross the thresholds of these […]
Francis: Visit grandparents, elderly, bring joy to their hearts
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — God wants young people to bring joy to the hearts of the elderly and to learn from their experiences, Pope Francis said. “Yet, above all, the Lord wants us not to abandon the elderly or to push them to the margins of life, as tragically […]
Pope returns to Vatican, ‘better than before,’ doctor says
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service ROME — Pope Francis has returned to the Vatican after a nine-day hospital stay and intends to go ahead with his planned trips abroad in August and September, according to his chief surgeon. “The pope is fine. He’s better than before,” said Dr. Sergio Alfieri, the chief surgeon who […]
Behind the pope: An ‘explosion’ of spirituality in bronze
By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Through five pontificates, popes have instructed the faithful at their weekly general audiences, condemned war, called for peace and even celebrated birthdays in the Vatican audience hall under the gaze of a giant bronze sculpture of Jesus. The massive sculpture, nearly 66 feet wide and 23 […]
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