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Holy Father’s prayer intention for April
Freedom from Addiction: We pray that those suffering from addiction may be helped and accompanied. Month Dedicated to Devotion to the Eucharist, Devotion to the Holy Spirit
Francis, alone: ‘Wake up, Lord!’
Pope Francis slowly made his way up the steps to the place in St. Peter's Square where he usually presides at the general audience. Alone, he listened to the Gospel reading. Alone, he prayed before the icon of the Virgin Mary, Salus Populi…
Extraordinary Urbi et Orbi blessing on March 27
Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic Pope Francis has announced that he will give an extraordinary blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) at 6 p.m. Rome time March 27. The formal blessing — usually given only immediately after…
Catholics have the answers to the COVID-19 pandemic
There are two ways to look at what is happening in the United States and across the world with the coronavirus pandemic. You can see it as a massive panic bordering on overreaction as people cut each other off out of fear. Or you can see it…
Prayers for the sick, and those suffering from COVID-19
Pope Francis, via Vatican News, offers this prayer during the COVID-19 crisis: O Mary, you shine continuously on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick. At the foot of the cross you…
Actor John Rhys-Davies on playing ‘one of the great giants of western civilization’
A docudrama about the patron saint of Ireland called I Am Patrick will be shown only March 17-18 in select theaters nationwide. The feature-length film features a re-enactment of St. Patrick's life using his writings, including his…
Pope Francis urges priests to tend to sick, prays for health care workers
Pope Francis prayed that priests would find the courage to visit those who are sick during the coronavirus epidemic, while also keeping themselves and others safe. During a live broadcast of his daily morning Mass, the pope again prayed for…
Holy Father’s prayer intention for March
March: Catholics in China: We pray that the Church in China may persevere in its faithfulness to the Gospel and grow in unity. Month dedicated to St. Joseph …
Lent enables us to see, touch with faith, the flesh of Christ in those who suffer
In his message for Lent this year, Pope Francis points to the paschal mystery — the mystery of Jesus' passion, death, and resurrection — as the basis of conversion. The message bears the subtitle: "We implore you on behalf of Christ: be…
Discovering a holy treasure
Catholic writer Tim Drake’s debut children’s book, The Attic Saint (Emmaus Road Publishing, 2019) — illustrated by Catholic Digest’s Theodore Schluenderfritz — is about a little boy named Leo who moves into an old home and discovers a…
