Claire Giangravé
Claire Giangravé is an author at Religion News Service.
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Vatican releases Pope Benedict XVI’s spiritual will: ‘Stand firm in faith!’
By Claire Giangravé — December 31, 2022
RNS — The pope, known for his efforts to reconcile faith and reason, urged Catholics to hold on to their faith.
Benedict, the ‘other pope,’ dies at 95, leaving behind a unique and complex legacy
By Claire Giangravé — December 31, 2022
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Benedict XVI, the first pope to resign in 600 years, paved the way into the new millennium, but struggled to reconcile his traditional Catholic views with a world that he considered to be ‘under the dictatorship of relativism.’
The top 5 Vatican news stories of 2022
By Claire Giangravé — December 29, 2022
(RNS) — Amid wars and polarization, an aging Pope Francis continued to push forward his vision for the church.
Retired Pope Benedict XVI is ‘very sick,’ Pope Francis says, and asks for prayers
By Claire Giangravé — December 28, 2022
(RNS) - The 95-year-old pope emeritus' health declined in the early hours of Wednesday, the Vatican said.
Pope Francis calls Vatican prelates to conversion to fend off ‘masked evil’
By Claire Giangravé — December 22, 2022
(RNS) — The devil, even when cast away, always returns, the pope told cardinals at the Vatican.
Portraitist to the popes wishes to promote peace through her art
By Claire Giangravé — December 21, 2022
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Known as the painter of the popes, Russian-born Natalia Tsarkova also hopes to be ‘a bridge between Russia and the Vatican.’
Pope Francis reflects on his pontificate and legacy in latest interviews
By Claire Giangravé — December 19, 2022
(RNS) — Pope Francis said he has already signed his renunciation if he were unable to act as pope due to health issues or an accident.
Synod’s main themes come into focus as it enters its continental stage
By Claire Giangravé — December 16, 2022
(RNS) — From the participation of lay faithful to the role of bishops’ conferences, the synod on synodality reconsiders ecclesial structures for the new millennium.
‘Silence is golden’: Vatican archivist defends Pope Pius XII’s response to the Holocaust
By Claire Giangravé — December 8, 2022
(RNS) — Vatican archivist Johan Ickx claims that Pius instructed clergy to save the Jews from the Nazis, while failing to provide proof.
Pope unveils Vatican Christmas tree, urging Christians to ‘stay rooted’ in Jesus
By Claire Giangravé — December 5, 2022
(RNS) — With its humility, the nativity scene is a reminder to step away from a 'consumeristic and commercial' Christmas, the pope said.
Cardinal leading Catholics’ churchwide consultation wrestles with tradition and change
By Claire Giangravé — December 2, 2022
(RNS) — The synod will be inspired by the Holy Spirit and rooted in truth, said Cardinal Mario Grech. The truth, he added, 'can be presented by a minority, a group or even an individual.'
Credibility of key prosecution witness questioned in Vatican financial trial
By Claire Giangravé — December 1, 2022
(RNS) — Prosecutors said they will investigate Monsignor Alberto Perlasca after evidence emerged that his testimony was influenced by a source well known to Vatican insiders.
Vatican opens new investigation, alleging disgraced cardinal secretly recorded Pope Francis
By Claire Giangravé — November 28, 2022
(RNS) — Cardinal Angelo Becciu, prosecutors say, secretly recorded a call with Pope Francis in which he seeks to avoid a trial on corruption charges.
Pope Francis fires leadership of Catholic charity network Caritas
By Claire Giangravé — November 22, 2022
(RNS) — According to a Vatican statement, “real deficiencies were noted in management and procedures” within the charitable organizations’ leadership.
German bishops at stalemate with Vatican over women, homosexuality
By Claire Giangravé — November 21, 2022
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The president of the German Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Georg Bätzing, said he will not deny blessings for same-sex couples.
