Claire Giangrave

Boston, Rome

Vatican Reporter at Religion News Service

Vatican Correspondent for Religion News Service.

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Articles

Jerusalem head of Catholic charity network reports worsening situation in Gaza, West Bank

4 days ago | episcopalnewsservice.org | Claire Giangrave

[Religion News Service–Vatican City] Before his death on April 21, Pope Francis made it a habit to call the 500 people taking shelter in the Holy Family Church, a Catholic parish in Gaza City, every evening to ask about how they and their supplies were holding up. In early June, the church was briefly left without means to contact the outside world, after Israeli airstrikes destroyed telecommunications structures in the area.
Head of Caritas in Jerusalem reports worsening situation in Gaza, West Bank

1 week ago | religionnews.com | Claire Giangrave

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Before his death on April 21, Pope Francis made it a habit to call the 500 people taking shelter in the Holy Family Church, a Catholic parish in Gaza City, every evening to ask about how they and their supplies were holding up. In early June, the church was briefly left without means to contact the outside world, after Israeli airstrikes destroyed telecommunications structures in the area.
Carlo Acutis, the unlikely first millennial saint, inspires a new generation of Catholics

2 weeks ago | religionnews.com | Claire Giangrave

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a low-definition video, sitting behind a desk in front of a blue, plain backdrop, the 15-year-old Carlo Acutis looks straight into the camera: “I am destined to die,” he says, followed by a smile, an enigmatic roll of his shoulders, and a clap. Two months later, on Oct. 12, 2006, he died of acute myeloid leukemia.
New Academy for Life head vows to advance Francis’ ‘Global Bioethics’ vision

2 weeks ago | religionnews.com | Claire Giangrave

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV has appointed a new president for the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life, a bioethics think tank that Catholic conservatives criticized under Pope Francis for departing from official church teaching on issues such as contraception and euthanasia. The pope tapped Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro, chancellor of the academy, to take over the role from Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, who at 80 had surpassed the retirement age of 75 for Vatican officials.
The conclave was easy, say Francis allies, who see Leo as natural successor

2 weeks ago | religionnews.com | Claire Giangrave

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — From the moment Pope Leo XIV emerged from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, church observers have sought comparisons between the new, U.S.-born pontiff and his predecessor Pope Francis. Vatican experts who worked closely with Pope Francis have underlined the close relationship between the two men, which they believe signals a shared vision for the church, despite different approaches.
'Convince people that peace is possible,' says Gaza Catholic parish priest

2 weeks ago | religionnews.com | Claire Giangrave

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a recorded message, the parish priest of the only Catholic Church in Gaza spoke about the struggles of the roughly 500 refugees sheltered there, including 50 children, as hope dwindles amid continued bombings by Israeli forces. “While the bombings continue, unfortunately the situation will continue to worsen,” said the Rev.
Pope Eusebius was exiled in the 4th century. Now you can visit his restored tomb near the Appian Way.

2 weeks ago | ncronline.org | Claire Giangrave |Kate Scanlon

Close to the start of the ancient Appian Way in Rome is the earliest known underground cemetery in the city, a network of catacombs containing remains of early Christian believers, popes and martyrs. On June 4, Vatican officials gathered with archaeologists and historians to celebrate the restoration of the tomb of St. Eusebius, a fourth-century pope who, after only four months as pontiff, was exiled to Sicily by Emperor Maxentius.
Vatican officials turn out for restored papal tomb of once-exiled St. Eusebius

3 weeks ago | religionnews.com | Claire Giangrave

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Close to the start of the ancient Appian Way in Rome is the earliest known underground cemetery in the city, a network of catacombs containing remains of early Christian believers, popes and martyrs. On Wednesday (June 4), Vatican officials gathered with archaeologists and historians to celebrate the restoration of the tomb of St. Eusebius, a fourth-century pope who, after only four months as pontiff, was exiled to Sicily by Emperor Maxentius.
Pope Leo XIV and Putin discuss the war in Ukraine over the phone

3 weeks ago | religionnews.com | Claire Giangrave

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for the first time in a phone call Wednesday (June 4), according to Vatican and Russian officials, and agreed to extend Pope Francis’ efforts to build ties between the two countries. The Kremlin said in a statement that Putin congratulated the pontiff on his election and acknowledged Francis’ “immense personal contribution” to furthering relations between the Holy See and Russia.
Pope Leo XIV will soon have to address the call for women deacons

1 month ago | religionnews.com | Claire Giangrave

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Like unpaid bills arriving for the inheritor of a house, reports will soon arrive on Pope Leo XIII’s desk offering possible steps to take on some of the most hot-button issues facing the Catholic Church — among them the question of ordaining women as deacons.