Pope on Pentecost: Open your heart to the Holy Spirit
In his homily for the Pentecost Sunday Mass, Pope Francis reflected on the meaning of the mysterious word, difficult to translate, that Jesus used to describe the Holy Spirit: Paraclete.
Pope calls on Catholics to accompany Church in China with fervent prayer
“Tomorrow, the Catholic faithful in China celebrate the feast of Our Lady Help of Christians, the celestial patron of their great country,” Pope Francis noted in remarks following the Regina Coeli on Sunday.
Cardinal Tagle marks the conclusion of Laudato Si’ Week 2021
A liturgical celebration, held in Rome and Assisi, marks the conclusion of this year's Laudato Si' Week, promoted to sensitize Church members on the importance of caring for our common home.
Ordination postponement was time to discern God’s call
Fr Stephen Esguerra was born on March 28, 1982. Most of his childhood and adolescence was spent in Tawau in Kg Madai, Kunak.
Sandakan Diocese has another priest
Deacon Stephen Esguerra was raised to the order of the priesthood at St Mary’s Cathedral on May 13. This ordination was supposed to have been held in the Holy Trinity Church of Tawau.
A Pentecost Prayer: ‘Come Holy Spirit, renew the face of the earth’
Catholics all across the globe will complete their 9-Days Novena to the Holy Spirit today, in preparation for a powerful outpouring and infilling of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost Sunday.