Do not seek honor, but serve, pope tells new bishops
A bishop becomes a true shepherd not by seeking power over his flock but in serving the souls entrusted to his care, Pope Francis said just before ordaining two new bishops.
Catholic social teaching gives Gospel concrete form, pope says
Pope Francis said he knows "it often annoys people" when he promotes Catholic teaching on social issues like poverty, migration and ecology, but he is going to keep doing so because the Gospel demands it.
Jesus wants disciples who serve, not dominate others, pope says
Jesus showed that greatness comes from serving others, Pope Francis said.
Christ’s mission ‘is our mission,’ Memphis bishop tells congress attendees
In his welcoming remarks to open the diocesan eucharistic congress, Memphis Bishop David P. Talley told attendees that "we are all the living body of Christ, in that we are what we receive" -- the Eucharist.
Debate, vote on proposed eucharistic document will top U.S. bishops’ agenda
When the U.S. bishops gather for their fall assembly in Baltimore Nov. 15-18, it will be the first in-person meeting of the full body of bishops since November 2019.
U.N. nuncio denounces nuclear weapons, other weapons of mass destruction
The world's leaders "cannot allow" themselves to be "spectators to violence and war, to brothers killing brothers, as if we were watching games from a safe distance," Archbishop Gabriele Caccia told a U.N. committee session discussing nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction Oct. 13.
COVID-19’s wrath among factors spurring migrants to U.S.-Mexico border
A recent surge of Haitian migrants near the U.S. border with Mexico may be a harbinger of the changing face of migration to the U.S.
Nearly 12,200 praying for Pelosi to have ‘change of heart’ on abortion
Close to 12,200 people in the Archdiocese of San Francisco have joined the "Rose and Rosary for Nancy" campaign launched by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone to urge prayers for a "change of heart" for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on abortion.
Pope plans day of listening, prayer with the poor in Assisi
Pope Francis will prepare for his celebration of the World Day of the Poor by spending time listening to and praying with 500 poor people from across Europe, who will be gathered in Assisi in November, the Vatican said.
Vatican publishes regulations for official promoters of sainthood causes
To avoid any appearance of impropriety or undue influence, a cardinal or bishop who is a member of the Congregation for Saints' Causes and anyone officially appointed as a consultant to the congregation cannot serve as the postulator or official promoter of a candidate's cause for sainthood.
