While nuclear risks grow, so do threats from new technologies, pope says
byBy Justin McLellan VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As the threat of nuclear war grows due to the war in Ukraine, so does the need…
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Inside, outside: Synod to focus on the church and its role in the world
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When Pope Francis was introduced to the world from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, he…
Pope tells Korean Catholics to be ‘apostles of peace’
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Gospel does not divide, but unites, by urging people to be close to others in a…
Pope says Christian unity advances with prayer, study, joint work
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Scholars from different Christian churches who have studied together the New Testament letters of St. Paul are…
Pope makes new appointments in Vatican offices
byBy Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has named Spanish-born Archbishop José Rodríguez Carballo, who has held the No. 2 post at…
Cardinal Zuppi visits China as envoy promoting peace in Ukraine
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Italian Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, who said Pope Francis tapped him not to mediate but to encourage dialogue…
Pope prays Ulma family will inspire people to care for those in need
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Risking and ultimately losing their lives to shelter Jews persecuted by the Nazis, “the martyrs Józef and…
New York cardinal: Let us remember 9/11 but not forget the day after
byBy Kate Scanlon (OSV News) — Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York told OSV News the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, which will be…
Relic of St. Jude, apostle and patron of desperate causes, begins US tour
byBy Kurt Jensen (OSV News) — St. Jude may be best known in the United States for being the patron saint of St. Jude Children’s…
Pope calls for literacy in peacemaking, care for the environment
byBy Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — If people can learn how to inflict suffering on others with ever more deadly weapons, they also…