Catholic News
- Schedule announced for February papal visit to Bari (Vatican Press Office)Pope Francis will visit the southern Italian city on February 23 to meet with Mediterranean bishops.
- 'Provide basic services to migrants,' Caritas urges nations at migration forum (Caritas Internationalis)Caritas Internationalis is the Church’s federation of relief and development agencies; the Global Forum on Migration and Development is taking place in Ecuador.
- Serve mothers in need, USCCB committee chairman says in Roe anniversary statement (USCCB)“As the Church and growing numbers of pro-life Americans continue to advocate for women and children in courthouses and legislatures, the Church’s pastoral response is focused on the needs of women facing pregnancies in challenging circumstances,” said Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City (KS), chairman of the US bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities. “While this […]
- Pope, in general audience, reflects on hospitality and Christian unity (Vatican News)“They showed us unusual kindness“ (cf. Acts 28:2) is the theme of the 2020 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. “Hospitality is an important ecumenical virtue, which is open to listening to the experience that other Christians have of God,” in the words of the Vatican summary of the Pope’s January 22 remarks. “When we […]