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In this month of April, Pope Francis invites us to pray for the use of new technologies, that they will not replace human relationships, will respect the dignity of the person, and will help us face the crises of our times.  ...read more
We join the Holy Father in praying that the use of the new technologies will not replace human relationships, will respect the dignity of the person, and will help us face the crises of our times. ...read more
Pope Francis continued the second section of his cycle of catechesis on "Jesus Christ our Hope," as part of the Jubilee 2025, on encounters with Christ in the Gospels. This week, he reflected on Zacchaeus' practical efforts to encounter Jesus, writing that "When you have a strong desire, you do not lose heart. You find a solution. Zacchaeus, just like a child, climbs a tree." ...read more
Pope Francis continued the second section of his cycle of catechesis on "Jesus Christ our Hope," as part of the Jubilee 2025, on encounters with Christ in the Gospels. This week, he reflected on Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well, saying that "Jesus waits for us and lets Himself be found precisely when we think that there is no hope left for us." ...read more
Pope Francis began the second section of his cycle of catechesis on "Jesus Christ our Hope," as part of the Jubilee 2025, on encounters with Christ in the Gospels. This week, he reflected on Jesus' nighttime encounter with Nicodemus in John 3. He wrote that "Nicodemus is a man who...shows that it is possible to emerge from darkness and find the courage to follow Christ." ...read more
In this month of March, Pope Francis invites us to pray for families who find themselves in crisis: That broken families might discover the cure for their wounds through forgiveness, rediscovering each other’s gifts, even in their differences.  ...read more
We join the Holy Father in praying that broken families might discover the cure for their wounds through forgiveness, rediscovering each other's gifts, even in their differences. ...read more
Pope Francis continued his cycle of catechesis on "Jesus Christ our Hope," as part of the Jubilee 2025. This week, he reflected on Mary's experience of searching for and finding the 12-year-old Jesus in the Temple, saying that  "Throughout this journey, the Virgin is a pilgrim of hope, in the strong sense that she becomes the 'daughter of her Son,' the first of His disciples." ...read more
Pope Francis continued his cycle of catechesis on "Jesus Christ our Hope," as part of the Jubilee 2025. This week, he reflected on the mystery of the Presentation of the Lord and how Mary and Joseph obeyed "the Law of the Lord and [...] all its prescriptions." ...read more
We begin our annual pilgrimage of Lent in faith and hope with the penitential rite of the imposition of ashes. ...read more