Faith
On 9/11, Pope Francis greets Vatican, Muslim leaders promoting world peace
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- On a day remembered for the terrorist attacks against the United States, Pope Francis met with members of a committee of Muslim leaders and Vatican officials promoting a new era of dialogue and world peace.
Vatican representative calls for electoral reform in Nicaragua
By Catholic News ServiceGENEVA -- With increasing concerns worldwide about human rights violations in Nicaragua, a Vatican representative has called for an immediate return to negotiations and a rollout of reforms necessary to hold "free and transparent elections" there.
Pope Francis appoints three cardinals to lead Amazon synod
By Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis appointed three delegate presidents for the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon.
Burke and Brandmüller: Amazon synod challenges deposit of faith
By CNA/EWTN NewsVATICAN CITY (CNA) - Two cardinals have sent letters to fellow members of the College of Cardinals, raising concerns about the working document for an upcoming synod of bishops on the pan-Amazonian region.
Paglia responds to controversy at JPII Institute
By CNA/EWTN NewsWASHINGTON D.C. (CNA) -- Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, grand chancellor of RomeöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Pontifical Institute John Paul II and president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, has responded to controversy over a plan to restructure the schoolöÏÓãÊÓƵapp faculty and curriculum.
Pope Francis: Synods are not for 'deal-making'
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- Before a synod, bishops must learn what their people want and think and need, not so they can change church teaching, but so they can preach the Gospel more effectively, Pope Francis told the bishops of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.
Choices for new cardinals stress dialogue, care for poor
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- After the consistory to create new cardinals in early October, Pope Francis will have chosen more than half of the men who will enter the Sistine Chapel to elect his successor.
Healed aneurysm investigated as possible miracle for Creole nun's beatification
By CNA/EWTN NewsLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (CNA) -- In December 2017, 19 year-old Arkansas college student Christine McGee was rushed to the hospital by her mother.
Pope Francis prepares to bring his message to southern Africa
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- Rejecting violence, promoting interreligious harmony, caring for the environment and stamping out government corruption are expected to be high on the agenda Sept. 4-10 when Pope Francis visits Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius.
Tensions amid new appointment in Syro-Malabar archdiocese
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- In a step designed to quell ongoing controversies, the Vatican announced the appointment of a vicar for the head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, and Pope Francis conferred on him the personal title of archbishop.
Vatican pharmacy employs robot
By Carol Glatz, Catholic News ServiceVATICAN CITY -- The 145-year-old Vatican pharmacy has a new hire: a state-of-the-art robot working behind the scenes to manage the stockroom, retrieve medications and deliver the drugs quickly to the sales floor.