In an effort to better serve young people, NET Ministries is collaborating with the Juan Diego Network through its founder, José Manuel De Urquidi, to adapt the YDisciple project to the Spanish language and the needs of Latino culture. Based in Minnesota and with a national...
The Vatican has informed German bishops in writing that the ordination of women and changes in the Church’s teaching on homosexuality cannot be subjects of discussion in the upcoming meetings with delegates of the German Synodal Way in Rome. The letter, dated Oct. 23, also reminded...
“Rejoicing in Hope” was the theme for the 2023 Diocesan World Youth Day. Held on Sunday, 26 November, the Feast of Christ the King, the event was celebrated locally in dioceses around the world. In an interview with Vatican News, Agatha Lydia Natania, a member of the...
VATICAN — Pope Francis on Friday met with pilgrims from the southern Philippine archdiocese of Ozamis, encouraging them to spend their lives in the service of others. Led by Archbishop Martin Jomuad, the pilgrims composed of priests and laypeople are on a Marian pilgrimage in Europe...
Pope Francis has invited young people to be a light of hope in a world suffering from war, violence, suffering, and despair. “When we think of human tragedies, especially the suffering of the innocent, we too can echo some of the Psalms and ask the Lord,...
VATICAN— The recently concluded 2023 Synod of Bishops is proposing major changes in Church decision-making processes and the way dioceses and parishes are governed. The word “co-responsibility” is mentioned 16 times in the synthesis report of the first session of the “Synod on Synodality,” convoked by...
Bishop Robert Barron said he regrets the Catholic Church’s “hand-wringing” in recent decades over how to share the Christian message with a secular culture. In an exclusive interview with EWTN News this week, the 63-year-old bishop of Winona-Rochester said he wants to see the Church today...
Pope Francis is constantly following what is happening in Gaza, reaching out to the small Christian community in the Strip by telephone. Parish priest Father Gabriel Romanelli told Vatican News about two phone calls he has received from the Pope since Saturday. Fr. Romanelli is currently in...
“Let us pray for peace, in the tormented Ukraine and in all lands wounded by war,” Pope Francis said to pilgrims and believers following the Sunday Angelus prayer as he recalled the fact that October that “begins today” is the month of the Rosary and...
During a press conference on Tuesday, the Director of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, outlined Pope Francis’ pilgrimage to Mongolia, from 31 August to 4 September. This will be the Holy Father’s 43rd Apostolic Journey and the 61st country he will have visited...