Vatican task force calls for an end to arms production
byBy Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Human health, peace, security and progress would be better served with a complete end to…
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Corrected history: Authors debunk myths tied to church controversies
byBy Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Inquisition, the Crusades, the trial of the Knights Templar, the condemnation of Galileo Galilei…
Creation is sacred gift deserving respect, care, pope says on Earth Day
byBy Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Humanity has failed to take care of the earth and its inhabitants, sinning against God and…
COVID-19 is not God’s judgment, but a call to live differently, pope says
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The worldwide coronavirus pandemic is not God’s judgment on humanity, but God’s call on people to…
Vatican releases pope’s pandemic-influenced plan for Holy Week, Easter
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — With public gatherings, including Masses, banned in Italy to prevent the spread of the coronavirus,…
Reports: Official living in same residence as pope is positive for COVID-19
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — A 58-year-old Italian monsignor, who works in the Vatican Secretariat of State and lives in…
Easter at home is an ‘opportunity for faith,’ Vatican official says
byBy Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — With the prospect of trying to celebrate Easter without a large parish or Vatican liturgies,…
Raphael’s tapestries briefly return to Sistine Chapel
byBy Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — An artistic masterpiece conceived by the Renaissance master Raphael was on display for one week…
Not by numbers: Women religious finding new ways to minister, collaborate
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Loreto Sister Patricia Murray has a perfect view of the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica…
Amid tensions in China, Vatican tells clergy to follow their conscience
byBy Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service The Vatican has told bishops and priests in China that they must follow their own consciences in deciding…