VATICAN CITY (CNS) – With more than 450 people gathering at the Vatican from around the world for a monthlong meeting, the General Secretariat of the Synod said it is taking action to reduce the environmental impact of the synod assembly. Making the event plastic free, eliminating waste, using only recycled paper and only when … Read More about Synod office announces plan to reduce assembly’s carbon footprint
International
Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldo is baptised in Catholic church
SAO PAOLO (CNA) – September 12 was a special day ... Read More about Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldo is baptised in Catholic church
Pope hails beatified family as ‘ray of light in the darkness’
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Cardinal Burke sees ‘grave harm’ coming from synod process
ROME (CNS) - The synod process underway around the ... Read More about Cardinal Burke sees ‘grave harm’ coming from synod process
HONOLULU (OSV News) – “For us, it’s like a miracle,” Msgr Terrence Watanabe, the Honolulu Diocese’s vicar of Maui and Lanai, said about Maria Lanakila Catholic Church in the town of Lahaina being seemingly untouched by the fierce Maui wildfires which burned from August 8-9. The blaze burned Lahaina to the … Read More about ‘Miraculous’ survival of Maui Catholic church seen as sign of hope amid wildfire destruction
CATHNEWS (Australia) – Married Indigenous men should be allowed to be ordained as Catholic priests and the centuries-old rule of compulsory celibacy will “very likely” ultimately be changed by the Vatican, says Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge. According to an article in The Australian, Archbishop Coleridge has warned that the Church … Read More about Brisbane Archbishop backs married Australian Indigenous men to be allowed pathway to priesthood
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM PORTUGAL (CNS) – After a five-day trip to Portugal, which recently came to terms with its own clerical sex abuse crisis, Pope Francis said the Catholic Church must abandon its practice of covering up abuse, and instead be “very open” about how it is confronting … Read More about On flight to Rome, Pope responds to questions about abuse, homilies
FÁTIMA, Portugal (CNS) – Before 200,000 pilgrims at Fátima, many of them with tears in their eyes, Pope Francis called for a new Marian devotional title – “Our Lady in a Hurry” – to describe how Mary hastens to care for all her children. “There are many Marian invocations,” he … Read More about Pope calls for new Marian devotion at Fátima: ‘Our Lady in a Hurry’
LISBON, Portugal (CNS) – Meeting in a makeshift “Sistine Chapel” painted floor-to ceiling by students, Pope Francis, paintbrush in hand, left a mark on the hearts of young people by telling them not to shy away from the personal crises that come with a life of faith. “A life without … Read More about Pope meets abuse victims, Ukraine pilgrims and Portuguese students in Lisbon
LISBON, Portugal (CNS) – Arriving at the edge of the European continent for World Youth Day, Pope Francis urged Portuguese officials to return to their maritime roots by setting sail toward new horizons of hope and helping build a Europe “capable of recovering its youthful heart”. “It is my hope … Read More about In Portugal for WYD, Pope urges Europe to recover its ‘youthful heart’
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