Pope: Contemplate Greatness of God’s Love in Simplicity of a Crèche
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – Whether simple or elaborate, the same every year or constantly changing, a Nativity scene echoes “the beauty of our faith,” Pope Francis...
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Destination Dubai: Pope heads to climate conference to press for action
By Carol Glatz, CNS – When Pope Francis visits Dubai in the United Arab Emirates Dec. 1-3 to address the opening of the U.N. Climate Change Conference,...
Pope sees threat of Church in Germany moving away from Rome
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Pope Francis expressed his concern about concrete initiatives individual dioceses and the Catholic Church in Germany as a whole are taking, including...
Pope welcomes migrant he’s been praying for since July
By Cindy Wooden, CNS – When Mbengue Nyimbilo Crepin told Pope Francis of his harrowing journey to Italy and about the deaths of his wife and 6-year-old...
‘Poverty is a scandal,’ pope says; Christians must use gifts for charity
By CNS – The material, cultural and spiritual poverties that exist in the world are a “scandal” that Christians are called to address by putting their God-given...
Pope: God’s call to each person to be holy benefits everyone
By Carol Glatz, CNS – The holiness of individuals and families gives life to the entire Catholic community, Pope Francis said. The call to holiness “is not...
Pope: On World Day of Poor, be poor like those you serve
By Justin McLellan, CNS – To recognise and address the poverty of others, Christians must become poor like the figure of Tobit from the Hebrew Bible, Pope...
Vatican aims to have a net-zero-emissions vehicle fleet by 2030
By Carol Glatz, CNS – As part of a plan to reduce its CO2 footprint, Vatican City State has launched a programme to replace its existing vehicle...
Catholics must not join Masonic groups, membership remains serious sin
By Carol Glatz, CNS – Catholics are still forbidden from joining Masonic organisations and, with an increasing number of Catholics joining Masonic lodges in the Philippines, the...
Honouring the dead: Vatican Museums expand access to necropolis
By Cindy Wooden, CNS — In the month Catholics traditionally honour the dead, the Vatican Museums opened a new entrance to an ancient necropolis where carved marble...
