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FAITH/STORIES

A portrait of Martin Luther at "Luther and the Shaping of the Catholic Tradition" conference held at the Catholic University of America in Washington May 30-June 1. Rev. Theodor Dieter, director of the Institute for Ecumenical Research in Germany, says Luther used two used two medieval traditions to form his position on justification.

Martin Luther used medieval traditions to form his stance on justification

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WASHINGTON – Martin Luther used two medieval traditions to form his position on justification – a stance that nearly 500 years later ultimately found acceptance among Catholics, according to a German Lutheran theologian and pastor.

Pope Francis speaks during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 31.
June 1, 2017

Pope's homily: Saint Paul was a model of preaching, persecution and prayer

The life of Saint Paul, characterized by preaching, persecutions and prayer, can be a model for all Christians today. That was the theme of Pope Francis’ homily at his Santa Marta Mass on Thursday morning.

Participants pray at the start of a seminar on safeguarding children at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome March 23. An upcoming international congress in Rome in October will focus on the problem of online sexual abuse of minors and how to better safeguard children on the internet.

Upcoming Rome conference to tackle safeguarding children online

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ROME, Italy – An international congress in Rome this autumn will bring together experts to focus on the problem of online sexual abuse of minors and how to better safeguard children on the internet.

Vatican spokesperson Greg Burke confirmed May 30 that Pope Francis will not be travelling to South Sudan in 2017. The Pope had previously indicated his hope to travel to the war-torn country to promote peace, after making a similar effort during his 2015 visit to the Central African Republic.

Vatican: Pope won't be visiting South Sudan in 2017

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VATICAN CITY – Vatican spokesman Greg Burke confirmed that while Pope Francis had voiced his desire to travel to South Sudan for an ecumenical visit alongside Anglican Archbishop Justin Welby, it won’t be happening this year.

Pope Francis sings during an encounter with more than 50,000 Catholic charismatics at the Olympic Stadium in Rome June 1, 2014.

One in the Spirit: Catholics, Pentecostals celebrate Pentecost with Pope

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis' very public friendship with and overtures to Pentecostal and evangelical leaders is a high-profile reflection of a relationship that already existed at the grass roots between Catholic charismatics and some of their Spirit-filled neighbours, leaders of the renewal said.

May 30, 2017
Pope Francis delivers the homily as he celebrates Mass May 27 during his pastoral visit in Genoa, Italy.

Pope's homily: Shepherds are not the centre of the Church

The true shepherd knows how to step down from his church, because he knows that he is not at the center of history, but is a free man who has served without compromises and without taking control of his flock. That was Pope Francis’ message during his homily at Mass celebrated on Tuesday in the Vatican’s Santa Marta residence.

May 29, 2017
Pope Francis arrives to lead his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 3.

Pope's homily: Learn the language of the Holy Spirit

Pope Francis has urged Christians to engage with the Holy Spirit, and to open their hearts to the Spirit before taking important decisions.

Pope Francis and Bishop Anders Arborelius of Stockholm ride in a golf cart as the pope greets the crowd before celebrating Mass in Malmo, Sweden, in this Nov. 1, 2016, file photo. Bishop Arborelius is among five new cardinals who will be created by the pope at a June 28 consistory.

Geography and geometry: New cardinals fit Pope's formula for faith

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VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis, who described himself as coming from "the ends of the earth," continues to go to the far reaches of the globe to seek those who will advise him and possibly elect the next Pope.

A long exposure at the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope in southeastern Arizona in 2014.

Vatican stargazers look for divine inspiration

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CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy – In a forgotten corner of the pope's sprawling summer estate at Castel Gandolfo in the hills outside Rome, an unusual group of astronomers and cosmologists looks to the heavens for divine inspiration.

Archbishop Juan Jose Omella of Barcelona, Spain, pictured in a 2016 photo, is one of five new cardinals Pope Francis will create at a June 28 consistory.

Appointment not about career, but service, Spain's cardinal-designate says

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VATICAN CITY – Cardinal-designate Juan Jose Omella of Barcelona, Spain, said his appointment isn't a job promotion but a call to be more like Jesus, who came to serve the poor and marginalized.

Bishop Anders Arborelius of Stockholm, pictured in a May 21 photo, is one of five new cardinals Pope Francis will create at a June 28 consistory.

Pope will elevate Sweden's sole bishop to College of Cardinals

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VATICAN CITY – Cardinal-designate Anders Arborelius of Stockholm is Sweden's only Catholic bishop and the first native Swede to hold the post since the Protestant Reformation in the 1500s.

Cardinal Rubén Salazar Gómez of Bogota said the Pope’s message will be relevant for all Latin American countries when he visits Colombia in September.

Pope's visit to Colombia will impact all of Latin America, says cardinal

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ROME, Italy – Pope Francis is headed to Colombia this summer, and one of the nation's leading bishops believes the visit will be a chance for progress for many countries in the region.

Bishop Angelo De Donatis is seen during his ordination Mass as an auxiliary bishop of Rome in 2015. Pope Francis appointed him his vicar of Rome May 26, which automatically makes him an archbishop.

Pope names Rome auxiliary bishop to be his vicar for the city

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VATICAN CITY – As his vicar for the Diocese of Rome, Pope Francis appointed Archbishop Angelo De Donatis, an auxiliary bishop and well-known spiritual director, who led Pope Francis' first Lenten retreat as pope.

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