Tag: Catholic News
Pope Francis to priests: Don’t ‘remain barricaded in the sacristy’
“Please, let us not remain barricaded in the sacristy and cultivate small closed groups where we can snuggle up and be comfortable.”
Vatican acknowledges challenges in global synodal process
A Vatican statement there is "a certain mistrust among the laity who doubt that their contribution will really be taken into consideration”
Pope Francis tells secular institutes to reveal God’s love by their...
The pope cautioned against “a certain self-referential and closed religious mentality, disembodied and indifferent”
Never lose amazement at God’s wonders, Pope Francis tells consecrated religious
He encouraged consecrated religious to scrutinize themselves for worldliness, bitterness, and empty rigidity
Pope Francis tells religious sisters to fight back when mistreated by...
“I invite them to fight when, in some cases, they are treated unfairly, even within the Church ... at times, by men of the Church.”
23 new priests ordained in South Korea’s Archdiocese of Seoul
The ordination of missionaries is a sign that the Church in Korea has become a "giving Church” from being a “receiving Church”
Pope Francis: ‘The Lord always surprises us’
Pope Francis said it is foolish for someone to think that just by taking catechesis classes one can “know everything about Jesus”
Philippine Catholic bishops reject donations from mining, other ‘destructive’ industries
The bishops said policies to address the impacts of the climate crisis “should always place social and ecological justice at the forefront”
Pope Francis: Being ‘properly informed’ on COVID-19 vaccines is a ‘human...
“Fake news has to be refuted, but individual persons must always be respected, for they believe it often without full awareness"
The Myanmar nun who faced down a junta
"I believe God gave me the courage… I myself wouldn't be courageous enough to do that."
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