Mary Magdalene, Apostle of the Apostles
Vatican City, 10 June 2016 – As expressly wished by the Holy Father, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has published a new... Read more.
Pope Francis and Lent
(I realize many of us have some difficulty with Pope Francis – and the Church seems to be in a perpetual penitential mode of late – but his homilies... Read more.
Pope Francis, and Beginning Lent Back in 2020
HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS Basilica of Santa Sabina Ash Wednesday, 26 February 2020 (This homily is from last year, 2020, at the beginning of a Lent that... Read more.
Pope Francis’ First Homily on the Assumption
Dear Brothers and Sisters! At the end of its Constitution on the Church, the Second Vatican Council left us a very beautiful meditation on Mary Most Holy. Let me... Read more.
Ash Wednesday Audience of Pope Francis
(Here are words from our current Pontiff, Pope Francis, to help begin our Lenten journey. His message continues the tradition of the Holy Father to exhort us to... Read more.
Mary, Mother of God
In the first reading we find the ancient prayer of blessing which God gave to Moses to hand on to Aaron and his sons: “The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord... Read more.
Ash Wednesday
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten journey of 40 days, which will lead us to the Easter Triduum, the memorial of the... Read more.
The Way of the Cross
Dear Brother and Sisters, Thank you for having taken part in these moments of deep prayer. I also thank those who have accompanied us through the media, especially... Read more.
Celebration of the World Day of Peace (1 January 2014)
Paul VI stated that not only individuals but nations too must encounter one another in a spirit of fraternity. As he says: “In this mutual understanding and friendship,... Read more.
Lumen Fidei
16. The clearest proof of the reliability of Christ’s love is to be found in his dying for our sake. If laying down one’s life for one’s friends is the greatest... Read more.