March 4, 2021
5 Things to know about Pope Francis’ trip to Iraq
This will be Francis' 33 trip outside Italy. Pope Francis is about to begin his 33rd apostolic journey outside of Italy, with a March 5-8 journey to Iraq. He will…
February 18, 2021
Start Lent on the right foot: Get oriented with the Pope’s Ash Wednesday homily (full text)
"We will always have things to do and excuses to offer, but right now, brothers and sisters, right now is the time to return to God ..." Pope Francis…
February 13, 2021
Get to the essentials of Lent: Here is the Pope’s message for this year
Faith in fasting, hope in almsgiving, charity in prayer ... Here is Pope Francis’ message for Lent 2021. ~ “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem” (Mt 20:18). Lent: a Time…
January 25, 2021
Pray this prayer from Pope Francis for a world beset by fake news
"Teach us to listen, not to entertain prejudices or draw hasty conclusions ..." In the 2021 message for the World Day of Social Communications, Pope Francis concludes with a prayer that…
January 25, 2021
Hear God’s voice, see God’s face: Full text of Pope’s homily for Word of God Sunday
Let us ask the Lord for the strength to turn off the television and open the Bible, to turn off our cell phone and open the Gospel. Here is…
January 24, 2021
Francis’ pontificate now longer than Benedict’s
Both still have "short" pontificates though On January 22, 2021, at 8 p.m., the duration of the pontificate of Pope Francis exceeded that of the pontificate of his predecessor…
