News Tagged in Vatican

Synod on Synodality

USCCB president talks about his synod experience

Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has been participating in the assembly of the Synod of Bishops and shared with CNS...
Migrants, Refugees & Travelers

At synod prayer service, pope calls for immigration reform with a heart

Pope Francis and members of the Synod of Bishops gathered around a sculpture in St. Peter's Square to pray for migrants and refugees, especially those who have died...
Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs

Vatican, Lutheran officials call for joint study of Augsburg Confession

A basic statement of faith for Lutherans was drafted almost 500 years ago in an attempt to maintain the unity of the church, and now Catholic and Lutheran officials are...
Pope Francis

Pope meets U.S. leaders patiently building 'culture of solidarity'

Pope Francis invited a group of community organizers from the United States back to his residence for a follow-up discussion about their efforts to listen to gather...
Vatican

Secrets, lies and patience: Study explores how leaders snubbed sanctions

A new study analyzing the abuses perpetrated by the co-founders of L'Arche looks at questions often asked in other cases, such as: how do individuals who have been...
Vocations

Faith is a call to service and mission, pope tells U.S. seminarians

Pope Francis met Jan. 14 with seminarians and staff from the Pontifical North American College, the U.S. seminary in Rome.
Popes

Pope Benedict's theological 'sparring partner' remembers 'enriching' debate

In a tribute in the Vatican newspaper, Cardinal Walter Kasper, a well-known German theologian, bishop and Vatican official, recalled his very public debates with Cardinal...
Vatican

North Star: Technology needs an ethical guiding light, speakers say

Representatives of the Muslim, Catholic and Jewish faiths came together at the Vatican to sign a document calling for a code of ethics for the use of artificial...
Popes

At funeral, pope remembers Benedict's 'wisdom, tenderness, devotion'

Pope Francis presided this morning over the funeral Mass for Pope Benedict XVI, who died Dec. 31 at the age of 95. After the Mass, Pope Francis blessed the casket and...
Popes

Benedict XVI 'did theology on his knees,' Pope Francis says

Pope Francis has written the introduction to a new collection of the late Pope Benedict XVI's writings on "principal themes of the Christian faith."