Did Pope Francis call himself ‘the devil?’ Brian Schoonover September 22, 2018 Vatican News Vilnius, Lithuania, Sep 22, 2018 / 02:36 pm (CNA).- Traveling Saturday to Lithuania, Pope Francis joked that, in the eyes of some, Pope St. John Paul II is considered a saint while he himself is considered...
Pope recognizes illicitly ordained Chinese bishops Brian Schoonover September 22, 2018 Vatican News Vatican City, Sep 22, 2018 / 06:22 am (CNA/EWTN News).- After the signing Saturday of a provisional Vatican-China deal on the nomination of bishops, the Vatican announced Pope Francis’ recognition of...
Vatican signs deal with China on bishop appointments Brian Schoonover September 22, 2018 Vatican News Beijing, China, Sep 22, 2018 / 04:39 am (CNA/EWTN News).- An expected agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China on the appointment of bishops was signed Saturday in Beijing, the...
Pope Francis in Vilnius, the ‘city of mercy’ Brian Schoonover September 21, 2018 Vatican News Vilnius, Lithuania, Sep 21, 2018 / 02:00 pm (CNA).- Pope Francis will arrive in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Sept. 22. During his first day in the city, the pope will take a walk in the streets of the Old City, and...
Cardinal Tobin will not attend Oct. Vatican synod Brian Schoonover September 21, 2018 Vatican News Newark, N.J., Sep 21, 2018 / 09:21 am (CNA).- The Archbishop of Newark has announced that he will not attend an October gathering of bishops slated to discuss young adults and vocational discernment. The...
It’s our duty to fight racism, Pope tells international conference Brian Schoonover September 20, 2018 Vatican News Vatican City, Sep 20, 2018 / 05:21 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- All people have a responsibility to fight new forms of racism in the modern world, Pope Francis told more than 200 participants at a Rome-based...
Dolan ‘impatient’ waiting for apostolic visitation in response to McCarrick Brian Schoonover September 20, 2018 Vatican News New York City, N.Y., Sep 20, 2018 / 05:00 pm (CNA).- The Archbishop of New York said Thursday that while he has confidence in the way Pope Francis is handling the Church’s ongoing sexual abuse crisis, he...
Youth synod deserves in-depth Catholicism, not LGBT lobbying, critics say Brian Schoonover September 20, 2018 Vatican News Vatican City, Sep 20, 2018 / 12:01 pm (CNA).- A coalition of secular and dissenting Catholic LGBT groups aims to influence the Church’s upcoming Synod on Young People by rallying the like-minded to write...
Benedict XVI defends resignation and title ‘pope emeritus’ in private letters Brian Schoonover September 20, 2018 Vatican News Vatican City, Sep 20, 2018 / 09:35 am (ACI Prensa).- In newly-surfaced letters from Benedict XVI, the pope emeritus has defended his abdication, and warned that continued anger at his decision risked...
Never again, again: Bishops promise action, but will it make a difference? Brian Schoonover September 19, 2018 Vatican News Washington D.C., Sep 19, 2018 / 01:10 pm (CNA).- The moral credibility of the U.S. Catholic hierarchy is under serious scrutiny, both by the faithful and the wider world. Something must be done - this is the...
