Category: Vatican
Indigenous Catholics welcome condemnation of ‘Doctrine of discovery’
Indigenous Catholics, along with U.S. and Canadian bishops, are welcoming the Vatican’s repudiation of a…
Synod vigil to be expression of ‘ecumenism of solidarity,’ pastor says
VATICAN (CNS): Planning an ecumenical prayer vigil for the Catholic Church’s Synod of Bishops and…
Those who wage war forget humanity, cardinal says
ROME (CNS): Conflicts cannot be resolved “by dividing,” said Pietro Cardinal Parolin, Vatican secretary of…
Liturgical elements must foster prayer and communion, pope says
VATICAN (CNS): “The space, light, acoustics, colours, images, symbols [and] liturgical furnishings constitute fundamental elements…
Vatican returns Parthenon marbles to Greece
VATICAN (CNS): The Vatican officially signed the papers transferring to the Orthodox Church of Greece…
Women play decisive role in Vatican diplomacy, says senior official
VATICAN (CNS): Women play an increasingly “decisive” role in Vatican diplomacy and promoting peace worldwide,…
Asteroids named for pope who led calendar reform and Jesuit astronomers
VATICAN (CNS): Three Jesuit astronomers and the 16th-century pope who commissioned the Gregorian calendar were…
