Wednesday, April 10, 20240371Participants in the National Eucharistic Congress and related National Eucharistic Pilgrimage now have opportunities to receive plenary indulgences, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, announced April 9.
Monday, April 8, 20240524People of faith are called to defend human life and dignity regardless of religious, economic, political or social differences, Pope Francis said.
Friday, April 5, 202401075Priests are called to be "a true icon of Jesus," drawing closer to God the Father by devoting their lives to the care of all God's children, Pope Francis wrote.
Thursday, April 4, 20240950Pope Francis expressed his condolences to the people of Taiwan after a powerful earthquake struck the island nation's eastern shore.
Wednesday, March 27, 20240178Contemplating Christ's passion should inspire Christians to be more patient in the face of their own suffering and trials, Pope Francis said.
Monday, March 25, 20240155Young people need to understand how much Christ loves them unconditionally and how much the church needs their voices and presence, Pope Francis said.
Sunday, March 24, 20240190Only Jesus can deliver humanity from hatred and violence, Pope Francis said on Palm Sunday. Dressed in red vestments, the color of the Passion, Pope Francis presided over the Mass, the solemn beginning of Holy Week, but he skipped the homily and did not have an aide read any prepared remarks. Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, prefect of the...
Wednesday, March 20, 20240413Early morning phone calls aren't unusual for Father Joseph Friend -- a busy pastoral administrator of three parishes in the Diocese of Little Rock, Arkansas -- but a recent ring at 7 a.m. left him "100% blown away." On the line was Bishop Anthony B. Taylor of Little Rock, who advised Father Friend to get ready to head to Rome at the...
Monday, March 11, 20240206Christians should pray for the grace to look at others with the same mercy and care with which Jesus looks at them, Pope Francis said. "No one is perfect. We are all sinners, we all make mistakes, and if the Lord were to use his knowledge of our weaknesses to condemn us, no one could be saved," the pope said March 10 before reciting the...
Friday, March 8, 20240183Pope Francis plans to launch a humanitarian project in Gaza or the West Bank with the possible help of the traditional Good Friday collection for the Holy Land, said the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches.
