Our Head of Church, Pope Francis has an uncanny way of speaking in a direct, Christ-centered way. We feature his papal audiences, Angelus talks, homilies and interviews.
By Carol Glatz – Mary’s assumption into heaven calls people to put aside all those insignificant, mundane and petty concerns competing for their attention and instead be drawn to God and his greatness, Pope Francis...
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Like the apostles who brought spiritual and physical healing to those in need, Christians are called to tend to the wounds of the suffering and the downtrodden, Pope Francis said....
By Carol Glatz – With the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, the bishops of Japan are renewing calls and prayers to build peace by abolishing nuclear weapons worldwide...
By Rhina Guidos – Pope Francis joined Catholic Church leaders expressing sorrow after back-to-back mass shootings in the United States left at least 29 dead and dozens injured in Texas and Ohio. After the Angelus...
By Carol Glatz – Pope Francis hung a bright red sign on his home-office door two summers ago that reads, “No Complaining Allowed.” It was a succinct reminder to guests at his residence of one...
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Prostitution is a horrendous crime that reduces vulnerable women to tortured slaves who are at the mercy of their clients, Pope Francis said. All people of goodwill have a duty...
One lucky winner will travel to Mauritius in September to attend Mass with Pope Francis in Radio Veritas’ 2019 Pilgrimage Draw. The tour, from September 6-13, is hosted jointly by The Southern Cross, Radio...
Let families be ‘schools of growth’ Intention: That families, through their life of prayer and love, may become ever more clearly true “schools of true human growth”. The survival of family life surely points...
By Cindy Wooden – In what Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople described as a “brave and bold” gesture, Pope Francis gave the patriarch a famous reliquary containing bone fragments believed to belong to St....
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Men and women who are called to follow Christ must do so to help those in need and not to seek their own fame and glory, Pope Francis said. True...
Pope Francis welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Vatican and the two discussed the ongoing wars in Eastern Ukraine and in Syria, the Vatican said. Russia plays a major role in both conflicts....
Chatteris / Church / Pope Francis / Prayer
by Chris Chatteris · Published July 2, 2019 · Last modified July 1, 2019
General Intention: That those who administer justice may work with integrity, and that the injustice which prevails in the world may not have the last word. ‘The arc of the moral universe is long,...
