The International Union of Superiors General (UISG) launched a campaign to highlight the commitment of Catholic Sisters to tackle global development challenges. Over centuries of supporting the world’s most marginalised and vulnerable, Sisters have consolidated an outstanding model of community engagement based on three pillars – presence, encounter and service.
Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for June 2022, and urges Catholics to pray for all families during the month in which Rome hosts the 10th World Meeting of Families. “The family is the place where we learn to live with one another, to live with young people and with those who are…
Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for the month of May, and urges everyone to pray for young Catholics to be courageous in their response to God’s call. https://youtu.be/zsrd_rGYQF4 “When I think of a model with whom young people can identify, our Mother, Mary, always comes to mind: her courage, the way she knew how…
Today’s annual Earth Day Doodle addresses one of the most pressing topics of our time: climate change. Using real time-lapse imagery from Google Earth Timelapse and other sources, the Doodle shows the impact of climate change across four different locales around our planet. Stay tuned throughout the day to view these scenes, each remaining…
Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for the month of April, asking Christians to pray for health care workers and urging governments to prioritize making good healthcare accessible to all.
We are walking the path of the cross following the suffering of the people in Ukraine. It is a prayer for peace and for their rescue. The Stations of the Cross are taken from interviews with Ukrainians.Their stories are real stories. Stations of the Cross for Ukraine: God of Peace, rescue your children. Unite our…
Here below is an unofficial translation of the Pope’s prayer: Forgive us for war, O Lord. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us sinners! Lord Jesus, born in the shadows of bombs falling on Kyiv, have mercy on us! Lord Jesus, who died in a mother’s arms in a bunker in Kharkiv,…
Pope’s March prayer intention:For a Christian response to bioethical challenges https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6s_i3-qNqY Let us pray that we may give a Christian response to bioethical challenges. It is evident that science has progressed, and today the field of bioethics presents us with a series of problems to which we must respond, not hiding our head like an…
On Ash Wednesday, we received a cross of ashes on our forehead (made from the ashes of burnt palms from the previous year’s Palm Sunday). The Observance of Lent The life of a monk ought to be a continuous Lent. Since few, however, have the strength for this, we urge the entire community during these…
Pope Francis appeals for peace in Ukraine (AFP or licensors) Pope Francis says his heart aches over the situation in Ukraine and announces a “Day of Fasting for Peace” on Ash Wednesday. By Vatican News staff reporter During the General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis made a heartfelt appeal for peace in Ukraine, saying that…
