In Washington, with new president, cardinal-designate hopes for dialogue November 24, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Election, Feature, News, Video, World News As Washington’s new cardinal and with a Catholic soon to be living in the White House, Cardinal-designate Wilton D. Gregory said he hopes to collaborate where possible while respectfully pointing out where President-elect Joe Biden’s policies diverge from Catholic teaching.
Pope, in new book, talks about personal ‘lockdowns’ that changed his life November 23, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Books, Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News While the coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions have interrupted people’s lives and brought suffering on a global scale, every individual — including the pope — has or will experience traumatic interruptions in their lives, Pope Francis said in a new book.
Cardinal-designate entrusts his new ministries to newly beatified teen November 17, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Consistory, Feature, News, Vatican, World News When he was bishop of the Diocese of Gozo, Malta, Cardinal-designate Mario Grech “was a shepherd with a listening ear” and “a powerful and prophetic word” on behalf of the poor and disadvantaged, said an editorial in the Times of Malta.
‘Small things count,’ says cardinal-designate from Maltese island November 16, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Consistory, Feature, News, Vatican, World News When he was bishop of the Diocese of Gozo, Malta, Cardinal-designate Mario Grech “was a shepherd with a listening ear” and “a powerful and prophetic word” on behalf of the poor and disadvantaged, said an editorial in the Times of Malta.
Pope Francis, retired Pope Benedict questioned for McCarrick report November 10, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, McCarrick Report, News, Vatican, World News In an unusual move, both Pope Francis and retired Pope Benedict XVI subjected themselves to questioning by Vatican investigators charged with compiling a report on how church decisions were made regarding the career and ultimate expulsion of Theodore E. McCarrick.
McCarrick report summary cites lack of serious investigations of rumors November 10, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Feature, McCarrick Report, News, Vatican, World News Although dogged for years by rumors of sexual impropriety, Theodore E. McCarrick was able to rise up the Catholic hierarchical structure based on personal contacts, protestations of his innocence and a lack of church officials reporting and investigating accusations, according to the Vatican summary of its report on the matter.
Prayers for the dead help the living, too, pope says November 5, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Praying for the dead and asking God to welcome them into his presence forever helps Christians remember what life and death are really about, Pope Francis said.
Vatican approval necessary for diocesan religious orders, pope says November 4, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Bishops who want to establish a religious order in their dioceses must first obtain the written permission of the Holy See, Pope Francis said.
Pope not changing church teaching on gay unions, Secretariat of State says November 2, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News The Vatican Secretariat of State has sent an explanatory note to nuncios around the world insisting that when Pope Francis spoke about civil unions, he was not changing or challenging “the doctrine of the church, which he has reaffirmed numerous times over the years.”
Transcript shows pope’s distinction between gay marriage, civil unions October 26, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News When Pope Francis said gay people have a right to be in a family and that gay couples needed some form of civil law to protect their rights, he was not saying that gay couples should have a right to adopt children.
Former spiritual adviser to Medjugorje visionaries excommunicated October 26, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News A former priest who had been an early spiritual adviser to the alleged visionaries of Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, has been excommunicated, according to an announcement by the Diocese of Brescia, Italy, where he lives.
Pope announces new cardinals, including U.S. Archbishop Gregory October 25, 2020By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2020 Consistory, Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis announced he will create 13 new cardinals Nov. 28, including Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Washington.
