Tag: Pope Francis
Pope Francis disappointed Italian bishops slow on implementing marriage annulment reforms
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis told the bishops of Italy that he was disappointed that so many of their dioceses had yet to implement...
Pope Francis: Throwing away food is like throwing away people
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis condemned food waste, saying throwing away food is like throwing away people.
"Waste reveals an indifference toward things and toward...
Fight fake news with humble search for truth, pope tells journalists
VATICAN CITY -- The task of journalism is to seek the truth, which requires humility and freedom of the press, Pope Francis told foreign...
Pope’s Romania visit could heal Catholic-Orthodox relations, expert says
VATICAN CITY — When Pope Francis makes his 30th international trip, visiting Romania in late May, he is likely to receive a different, more...
Martyred Romanian bishops symbolize church’s ‘resurrection from darkness’
WARSAW, Poland — A Romanian cardinal incarcerated for 18 years after refusing to abandon his church and a bishop thrown in an unmarked grave...
Pope saddened by church attack in Burkina Faso
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis expressed his closeness to and prayers for the victims of a shooting at a Catholic Church in Burkina Faso,...
Pope Francis to new priests: Be merciful ministers of Christ
VATICAN CITY — The priesthood is not a "cultural association or a union," but a ministry of mercy anchored on Christ's mission to bring...
Pope Francis allows pilgrimages to Medjugorje; apparitions still not authenticated
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Parishes and dioceses are now allowed to organize official pilgrimages to Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, but it must be clear that the...
Without Holy Spirit, dioceses can become worldly businesses, says Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY — A diocese that cares more about being an organized workplace rather than announcing the good news can fall prey to clericalism...
Cardinal DiNardo, USCCB welcome new rule from Pope Francis on reporting...
WASHINGTON -- New papal norms on preventing clergy sexual abuse are "a blessing that will empower the church everywhere to bring predators to justice,...