Dec. 3 (UPI) — During a mass Friday on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, Pope Francis urged reconciliation between the Catholic and Orthodox churches and separately met with the leader of Cyprus’ Greek Orthodox Church. The pontiff met with Archbishop … Read More
Dec. 18 (UPI) — Pope Francis on Saturday recommitted to his earlier restrictions on celebrating the traditional Latin Mass, which has become a fault line in the Catholic Church. The latest move to rein in Latin Mass came in a … Read More
Germany’s Cologne cathedral is pictured from the banks of the Rhine River Nov. 25, 2020. (Credit: Harald Oppitz/KNA via CNS.) BERLIN — Catholics around the world have their eyes on Germany as it works for change through its “Synodal Path,” … Read More
Pope Francis has officially called for “global governance” and held up the goal of “universal vaccines” in an April 4 letter—a letter in which God is mentioned only once, but vaccines mentioned three times. The letter was sent to the Spring 2021 virtual meeting … Read More
Pope Francis waves atop the stairs of the papal plane at Baghdad International Airport March 8, 2021, following his March 5-8 visit to Iraq. (CNS photo/Alaa Al-Marjani, Reuters) ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM IRAQ — The Catholic Church’s commitment to … Read More
“There is no remnant of the original abortion in the cell line,” said Barry Bloom, former dean of the Joan L. and Julius H. Jacobson professor of public health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health about the … Read More
Pope calls for greater cooperation to ensure the right of return of Middle Eastern refugees Pope Francis has launched an appeal to the international community to make “every possible effort” to facilitate the return of refugees from Syria and Iraq … Read More
Cardinal Raymond Burke applauds during a news conference at the Italian Senate on Sept. 6, 2018, on the first anniversary of the death of Cardinal Carlo Caffarra. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) (RNS) — It is normal and customary to identify Pope … Read More
The Holy See live-streamed Francis’ Mass amid coronavirus concerns ( Vatican ) Pope Francis has celebrated morning mass by himself in the chapel of the Vatican hotel where he lives amid concerns around the coronavirus outbreak. The Holy See live-streamed Francis’ Mass … Read More
Vatican City (dpa) – Pope Francis on Saturday called on the Vatican hierarchy to embrace change as he quoted a late progressive cardinal who warned that the Catholic Church was seriously behind the times. “Cardinal Martini, in his last interview a few days … Read More