Vatican News

Pope Francis: Put forgiveness and mercy at the heart of your life

Vatican City, Sep 13, 2020 / 05:45 am (CNA).- We cannot demand God’s forgiveness for ourselves unless we are prepared to forgive our neighbors, Pope Francis said in his Angelus address Sunday.

Speaking from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square Sept. 13, the pope said: “If we do not strive to forgive and to love, we will not be forgiven and loved either.”

Cardinal Sarah: ‘We must return to the Eucharist’

CNA Staff, Sep 12, 2020 / 11:35 am (CNA).- In a letter to the leaders of the world’s episcopal conferences, the head of the Vatican’s office for worship and sacraments said that Catholic communities should return to Mass as soon as it can be done safely, and that the Christian life cannot be sustained without the Sacrifice of the Mass and the Christian community of the Church.

Pope Francis comforts relatives of loved ones killed in nightclub stampede

Vatican City, Sep 12, 2020 / 07:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis comforted relatives of loved ones killed in a nightclub stampede in 2018 during an audience at the Vatican Saturday.

Speaking to family members and friends of those who died in the stampede in the Italian town of Corinaldo, the pope recalled Sept. 12 that he was shaken when he first heard the news.

Pope Francis: Don’t let financial concerns dominate healthcare

Vatican City, Sep 11, 2020 / 08:45 am (CNA).- Economic considerations must not be allowed to encroach on the relationship between medical staff and patients, Pope Francis said Friday.

Speaking to members of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS) Sept. 11, the pope said that humane care of the sick should not depend on the individual doctor but rather be an integral part of health systems.

Franciscan Friars of the Renewal co-founder among Chicago’s new auxiliary bishops

Vatican City, Sep 11, 2020 / 06:30 am (CNA).- Pope Francis Friday appointed three auxiliary bishops to the Archdiocese of Chicago, including one of the founders of the religious community Franciscan Friars of the Renewal.

Fr. Robert J. Lombardo, CFR, is the director of Our Lady of the Angels Mission Center in Chicago. He is the first Franciscan Friar of the Renewal to be named a bishop.

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