Those who are meek are patient, gentle and merciful, drawing people together and salvaging relationships, Pope Francis said. Meekness entails tenaciously holding onto one's trust in and relationship with God and protectively guarding his ...
An artistic masterpiece conceived by the Renaissance master Raphael was on display for one week in the Sistine Chapel to help celebrate the 500th anniversary of the artist's death. "It's an important moment" and ...
Vatican police seized documents and computers at the home and office of a former official at the Vatican Secretariat of State in their continuing investigation into financial mismanagement. In a statement published Feb. 18, the ...
Pope Francis, adopting a suggestion made at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon, has decided that every priest preparing for service in the Vatican diplomatic corps must spend a year in ministry as a ...
Pope Francis and top officials of the Roman Curia will leave the Vatican March 1-6 for their annual Lenten retreat, the Vatican announced. And, as is customary when first publishing the pope's calendar for ...
In his latest column, Monsignor Owen Campion writes that while the new homeless shelter established by Pope Francis at the Vatican has made headlines recently, the Church has a long history of caring for those ...
Michael R. Heinlein, editor of OSV’s website Simply Catholic, writes that the question of loosening the discipline of priestly celibacy should be made with full consultation of the bishops of the Church, and it is ...
Talking about debates, differences and discernment, Pope Francis told a group of U.S. bishops that people focused on the possibility of ordaining some married men and women deacons for service in the Amazon will be ...
The Vatican donated thousands of protective masks to several Chinese provinces affected by the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. In an email to Catholic News Service Feb. 3, the Vatican press office confirmed a report ...
Old age "is not a disease, it's a privilege," and Catholic dioceses and parishes miss a huge and growing resource if they ignore their senior members, Pope Francis said. "We must change our pastoral routines ...
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