MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
FOR LENT 2023
Lenten Penance and the Synodal Journey
Dear brothers and sisters!
The Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke all recount the episode of the Transfiguration of Jesus. There we see the Lord’s response to the failure of his disciples to understand him. Shortly before, there had…
MEETING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AND CATECHISTS
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS
Martyrs’ Stadium (Kinshasa)
Wednesday, 2 February 2023
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Thank you for your show of affection, your dancing and your testimonies! I am delighted to meet you face to face, to greet you and to bless you as your hands were lifted up…
Pope’s presence in South Sudan marks unique moment in time
Pope Francis’ apostolic journey to South Sudan concluded with the celebration of Holy Mass in Juba on Sunday morning. South Sudan expert Miklos Gosztonyi highlights some of the most significant aspects of the visit.
By Linda Bordoni
Pope Francis wrapped up his visit…
We pray that parishes, placing communion at the centre, may increasingly become communities of faith, fraternity and welcome towards those most in need.
Script from Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network video for February 2023:
Sometimes I think that we…
The Holy See releases the Spiritual Testament of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, dated 29 August 2006.
My spiritual testament
When, at this late hour of my life, I look back on the decades I have wandered through, I see first of all how much reason I have to give thanks. Above all, I thank…
Article taken from La Civilita Cattolica
The Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, passed away on December 31, 2022, at the age of 95, at the Mater Ecclesiae convent in the Vatican, to where he had retired after retiring from the papacy and where he spent the last years of his long life in retreat…
Pope Francis releases his prayer intention for December, asking the faithful to pray that volunteer organizations, and that those who work in them may work as “artisans of mercy.”
Pope Francis releases his…
Where the process is now with Fr. Declan Hurley, Julianne Moran
Fr Declan and JulieAnn Moran in conversation with Wendy Grace
Thanks to the iCatholic team for this engaging update and honest appraisal of the Journey of the Synod to date. Thanks to all parishioners who participated in the parish and diocesan process and…
The Cause of Fr William Doyle SJ
You are cordially invited to the
Opening Session of the Diocesan Inquiry of
THE CAUSE OF THE BEATIFICATION AND CANONISATION
OF
THE SERVANT OF GOD,
FATHER WILLIAM DOYLE SJ
following Vespers for the Solemnity of Christ the King,
at the…
