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“Today we see, as the Psalm says, how good it is to be together,” the Pope said, citing Psalm 133, as he welcomed a crowd of grandparents and grandchildren to the Vatican. The Pope went on to reflect about how “at any age,” love makes us better. The Great Age Foundation sponsored the event on Read More…

Pope: Love makes us better, richer, wiser

It is possible in Christianity to lean either too heavily on prayer, or too much into performing good works. Some may even be tempted to think that prayer and good works are opposed to each other. Much of this viewpoint has to depend on a person’s understanding of prayer. If prayer is something you can Read More…

Are prayer and good works two different things?

The Arizona State House of Representatives has voted to repeal a near-total abortion ban that has been on the books since 1864. Earlier in April, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld the law, which would deal prison sentences to doctors who provided abortions past 15 weeks for any reason other than to save the life of Read More…

Arizona votes to repeal abortion ban from Civil War era

In a recent interview with Vatican News, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Patriarch of Jerusalem, reflected on the continuing conflict between Israel and Palestine, as it surpassed 200 days since the October 7 invasion of Israel. The cardinal lamented that “not much has changed” in the state of the war in the months since November, but he Read More…

200 days of war: “Nothing will ever be like before”

There are times when a pope is acting or speaking as “universal pastor” and times when he is doing so as head of the Latin Catholic Church, one of the 24 sui iuris, or self-governing, Churches that make up the Catholic communion of Churches. For the past 18 years, there has been a “lacuna” that Read More…

“Patriarch of the West” is a title with great potential, say experts

“The more you know how to hold and support every brother in need with merciful and compassionate arms,” the more you will be “a presence of Christ.” This is what Pope Francis told around 60,000 members of the Italian Catholic Action, who gathered in St. Peter’s Square to meet the Pontiff on April 25, 2024. Read More…

We all have within a bit of the child who needs a hug, says Pope

Right in the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia has a history deeply intertwined with Christianity. As one of the oldest Christian nations in the world, Ethiopia claims faith that can be said to predate the arrival of Christianity in Europe – even if just by a few years. This deep-rooted tradition has fostered a unique variety Read More…

Ethiopia: One of the oldest Christian nations in the world

Your parents’ wedding anniversary, a colleague’s farewell party, a friend’s departure on a trip … You’ve certainly chipped in at least once in your life to help make an occasion of this kind really special. But what if it were possible to contribute to celebrate the Virgin Mary? That’s what Hozana is offering. Hozana is Read More…

A million roses for Mary this May: A crazy challenge?

What Eliot is trying to tell us is that the end will always be found in the beginning, and that when we finally do come to the end, it will have been granted to us so that once more we may return to the beginning.