Claire Giangravé, Author at Religion News Service https://religionnews.com Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 21:11:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png Claire Giangravé, Author at Religion News Service https://religionnews.com 32 32 Ukrainian ambassador to the Vatican believes a visit by Pope Francis would promote peace https://religionnews.com/2024/08/13/ukrainian-ambassador-to-the-vatican-believes-a-visit-by-pope-francis-would-promote-peace/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/13/ukrainian-ambassador-to-the-vatican-believes-a-visit-by-pope-francis-would-promote-peace/#respond Tue, 13 Aug 2024 21:10:52 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4161898 (RNS) — Pope Francis is waiting for ‘the appropriate time’ to visit Ukraine, according to that country’s ambassador to the Holy See, Andrii Yurash.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/13/ukrainian-ambassador-to-the-vatican-believes-a-visit-by-pope-francis-would-promote-peace/feed/ 0 Tim Busch and Jim Martin bring left and right Catholics together over dinner and wine https://religionnews.com/2024/08/02/liberal-and-conservative-catholics-try-to-overcome-polarization-with-dinner-and-wine/ https://religionnews.com/2024/08/02/liberal-and-conservative-catholics-try-to-overcome-polarization-with-dinner-and-wine/#respond Fri, 02 Aug 2024 21:30:27 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4160539 VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The unlikely duo of conservative businessman and Jesuit priest hope to bridge the divide in the church.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/08/02/liberal-and-conservative-catholics-try-to-overcome-polarization-with-dinner-and-wine/feed/ 0 Vatican reports financial gains as it prepares for new profit strategy https://religionnews.com/2024/07/30/vatican-reports-financial-gains-as-it-prepares-for-new-profit-strategy/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/30/vatican-reports-financial-gains-as-it-prepares-for-new-profit-strategy/#respond Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:16:07 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4159932 VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Despite financial reforms and cutting costs, the Vatican continues to struggle to generate enough revenues.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/30/vatican-reports-financial-gains-as-it-prepares-for-new-profit-strategy/feed/ 0 Catholics, Vatican officials react to controversial Olympic ceremony https://religionnews.com/2024/07/29/catholics-and-vatican-officials-react-to-controversial-olympic-ceremony/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/29/catholics-and-vatican-officials-react-to-controversial-olympic-ceremony/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:04:40 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4159648 VATICAN CITY (RNS) — LGBTQ+ performers posed for what some Christians believe was a mock representation of the Last Supper.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/29/catholics-and-vatican-officials-react-to-controversial-olympic-ceremony/feed/ 0 In Hiroshima, the Vatican joined religious leaders to change the narrative on AI https://religionnews.com/2024/07/18/in-hiroshima-the-vatican-joined-religious-leaders-to-change-the-narrative-on-ai/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/18/in-hiroshima-the-vatican-joined-religious-leaders-to-change-the-narrative-on-ai/#respond Thu, 18 Jul 2024 19:54:32 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4158059 (RNS) — Muslims, Jews, Catholics and religious leaders from Eastern traditions gathered to call for an ethical use of artificial intelligence.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/18/in-hiroshima-the-vatican-joined-religious-leaders-to-change-the-narrative-on-ai/feed/ 0 How Pope Francis has threaded dissent from right and left to avoid schism https://religionnews.com/2024/07/15/how-pope-francis-has-threaded-dissent-from-right-and-left-to-avoid-schism/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/15/how-pope-francis-has-threaded-dissent-from-right-and-left-to-avoid-schism/#respond Mon, 15 Jul 2024 19:51:53 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4157480 (RNS) — Despite Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò’s recent excommunication for schism, experts believe that an actual split in the church is highly unlikely.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/15/how-pope-francis-has-threaded-dissent-from-right-and-left-to-avoid-schism/feed/ 0 Toned-down synod document backs female leadership, but not as deacons https://religionnews.com/2024/07/09/toned-down-synod-document-backs-female-leadership-but-not-as-deacons/ https://religionnews.com/2024/07/09/toned-down-synod-document-backs-female-leadership-but-not-as-deacons/#respond Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:49:28 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4156661 (RNS) — The new ‘Instrumentum Laboris’ will guide the discussions of the next Synod on Synodality summit in October.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/07/09/toned-down-synod-document-backs-female-leadership-but-not-as-deacons/feed/ 0 Vatican conference ponders who really holds the power of AI https://religionnews.com/2024/06/27/vatican-conference-ponders-who-really-holds-the-power-of-ai/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/27/vatican-conference-ponders-who-really-holds-the-power-of-ai/#respond Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:20:46 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155295 VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis has made artificial intelligence one of the main issues of his pontificate.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/27/vatican-conference-ponders-who-really-holds-the-power-of-ai/feed/ 0 Conservative prelate warns that excommunicating Viganò will lead to further division https://religionnews.com/2024/06/24/conservative-prelate-warns-that-excommunicating-vigano-will-lead-to-further-division/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/24/conservative-prelate-warns-that-excommunicating-vigano-will-lead-to-further-division/#respond Mon, 24 Jun 2024 19:47:32 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4154750 VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Even so, Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider said claims of Pope Francis’ illegitimacy are unfounded.

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]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/24/conservative-prelate-warns-that-excommunicating-vigano-will-lead-to-further-division/feed/ 0 International conference sheds light on the clerical abuse of disabled individuals https://religionnews.com/2024/06/21/international-conference-sheds-light-on-the-clerical-abuse-of-disabled-individuals/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/21/international-conference-sheds-light-on-the-clerical-abuse-of-disabled-individuals/#respond Fri, 21 Jun 2024 18:34:14 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4154464 VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Children with psychological or intellectual disabilities and people who are deaf, blind or autistic are up to five times more likely to suffer abuse.

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