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- A host of sacramental statistics: Vatican tracks practice...by PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE on June 2, 2023 at 8:30 am
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As first Communion season winds down and wedding fever rises, Catholic counters are busy. The Central Office of Church Statistics, a department of the Vatican Secretariat of State, keeps track of baptisms, first Communions, confirmations and Catholic marriages reported by […]
- St. Peter's Basilica opens exhibit on Marian coronationsby PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE on June 1, 2023 at 8:30 am
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Of the more than 1,300 Marian images crowned around the world, one of the first to receive this honor does not have a crown today. For over 350 years, Michelangelo's Pietà, instantly recognizable by Catholics and non-Catholics alike, was one of several "crowned Madonnas" in […]
- Evangelizer's strength comes from practicing what one...by PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE on May 31, 2023 at 8:30 am
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The most powerful and effective method of evangelization is to live according to what one teaches and preaches, Pope Francis said. "I can recite the Creed by heart, I can talk about everything we believe in, but if your life is not consistent with that, it will get you […]
- Pope Francis Creates Ecclesiastical Province of Las Vegas...by PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE on May 30, 2023 at 8:30 am
WASHINGTON - Pope Francis has created the Ecclesiastical Province of Las Vegas, comprised of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Las Vegas, and the suffragan dioceses of Reno and Salt Lake City. At the same time, he named Most Reverend George Leo Thomas, as the first Metropolitan Archbishop of Las […]
- Vatican launches compact for families with pope's supportby PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE on May 30, 2023 at 8:30 am
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Asserting that "it is in the family that many of God's dreams for the human community are realized," Pope Francis asked Catholic universities and Catholic couples around the world to support the "Family Global Compact." "We cannot resign ourselves to the decline of the family […]
- Promote Christian values, not divisions, on social media,...by PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE on May 29, 2023 at 8:30 am
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Catholics should make an "examination of conscience" about how they use social media, how they allow it to influence them and about the opportunities it provides them to share the Gospel, build community and care for others, said the Vatican Dicastery for Communication. […]
- Pope on Pentecost: Synod is journey in the Spirit, not 'a...by PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE on May 28, 2023 at 8:30 am
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Catholic Church's current Synod of Bishops should not be a "parliament for demanding rights," but a "journey in accordance with the Spirit," Pope Francis said. The synod, which seeks to gather input from all baptized Catholics on building a listening church, is not "an […]
- Pope Francis says situation at U.S.-Mexico border is...by PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE on May 26, 2023 at 8:30 am
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis called the migration crisis between Mexico and the United States a "serious problem" and praised a U.S. bishop working along the border during an interview with Telemundo journalist Julio Vaqueiro. In the interview, broadcast May 25, the pope was shown photos of […]
- A church of the many: Pope addresses some synod questions,...by PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE on May 25, 2023 at 8:30 am
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While the release of the working document for the Synod of Bishops on synodality is expected sometime in early June, Pope Francis tried to respond to some of the questions and concerns about the synod process that already have been raised. Meeting at the Vatican May 25 with […]
- Pray at Pentecost for courage to evangelize, pope saysby PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE on May 24, 2023 at 8:30 am
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Christians should pray on Pentecost that the Holy Spirit would give them the courage and strength to share the Gospel, Pope Francis said. "No matter how difficult the situation may be -- and indeed, at times it may seem there is no room for the Gospel message -- we must not […]