By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church must continue to work to understand the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council and why they were made, rather than rethinking them, Pope Francis said. “After this magisterium, after this long journey, we can affirm with certainty and magisterial authority that […]
Pope leads prayers for victims of trafficking
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Human trafficking is “brutal, savage and criminal,” Pope Francis said, but often it seems like people see it as a sad, but normal fact of life. “I want to call everyone to make a commitment to seeing that this perverse plague, a modern form of slavery, […]
Pope Francis wants to hear from you
The opinions and concerns of youth and young adults are sought in preparation for a universal synod next year Pope Francis is convening a synod of Bishops in October 2018 about young people and needs your input. The Vatican has released an online questionnaire to better understand the lives, attitudes and concerns of 16- to […]
Pope prays for parents of Charlie Gard as they end legal struggle
By Simon Caldwell Catholic News Service MANCHESTER, England — Pope Francis is praying for the parents of Charlie Gard after a U.S. doctor told them nothing could be done to help their son. Chris Gard and Connie Yates announced in London’s High Court July 24 that they had ended their legal struggle to take their […]
Pope approves new path to sainthood: heroic act of loving service
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has approved a fourth pathway to possible sainthood — giving one’s life in a heroic act of loving service to others. In a new apostolic letter, the pope approved new norms allowing for candidates to be considered for sainthood because of the heroic way […]
Art as you’ve never seen it: Film highlights pope’s vision
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — What do the Sistine Chapel, a used car with 186,000 miles on the odometer and a statue of Our Lady of Lujan made out of metal from an abandoned factory have in common? Besides being found in the Vatican Museums’ collections, the 1984 Renault, the Renaissance […]
Pope: Don’t be ‘armchair Catholics,’ be willing to risk, bear crosses
TO NEW ARCHBISHOPS By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church’s new cardinals and new archbishops must be willing to risk everything, patiently endure evil and bear crosses like Jesus did, Pope Francis said. “The Lord answers our prayers. He is faithful to the love we have professed for him, and […]
Pope: Cardinals should be ‘grandfathers’
25TH ANNIVERSARY By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN LETTER — The Catholic Church is not a “gerontocracy” ruled by old men, 80-year-old Pope Francis said; “we aren’t old men, we are grandfathers.” “We are grandfathers called to dream and to give our dreams to the young people of today. They need it so that […]
Pope: Hunger caused by ‘indifference of many, selfishness of a few’
MESSAGE TO THE U.N. By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The international community must not remain resigned to the plight of those suffering hunger and malnutrition, which is often caused by indifference and selfishness, Pope Francis said. In a message to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization conference July 3, the […]
Pope Francis: Eucharist is reminder of God’s love
CORPUS-CHRISTI By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ROME — The Eucharist is a tangible reminder of God’s love, and receiving Communion is a call to work to build the body of Christ by loving others and shunning all that sows division within a community, Pope Francis said. The Eucharist should “heal our ambition to lord […]
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