Pope: May Our Lady of Lourdes open our hearts to encounter
February 11 is the anniversary of the first apparition of the Virgin Mary to Bernadette Soubirous. 30 years ago, Saint John Paul II instituted the World Day of the Sick ...
Pope: ‘Family love is a vocation and path to holiness’
Pope Francis reminds the faithful that The Tenth World Meeting of Families is scheduled to take place in Rome this week.
Leo XIV reminds women religious that ‘being rooted in Christ’ makes unimaginable possible
During an audience on Monday of religious sisters belonging to several orders, Pope Leo XIV told the group that rootedness in Christ allows...
Online event to mark 5 years of “Amoris laetitia” and start of Family Year
An online event is taking place on 19 March in Rome, to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the publication of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation "Amoris laetitia", a document on the beauty and joy of love in the family.
#IamChurch: “We” not “they” – disability in the life of the Church
Promoted by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, the #IamChurch initiative consists of five videos demonstrating the daily struggles of persons with disabilities....
At Mass for Migrants and Refugees, Pope Francis says world is increasingly elitist
“As Christians, we cannot be indifferent to the tragedy of old and new forms of poverty, to the bleak isolation, contempt and discrimination experienced by those who do not belong to ‘our’ group,” Pope Francis said.