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Many popes in the last 100 years have had a special devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, frequently encouraging it and writing about it in their homilies, speeches and letters. Pope Benedict XVI wove it into a number of his writings and speeches, such as a letter he wrote on the 50th anniversary of Read More…

How devotion to the Sacred Heart opens our heart to God

The provisional agreement on episcopal appointments, signed by the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China in September 2018 and renewed in 2020 and 2022 for two years each time, has been renewed this time for a longer period of four years, the Holy See Press Office announced on October 22, 2024. The Holy Read More…

China, Holy See extend bishops’ agreement for 4 more years

A group of Palestinian Christians from a town just miles from Bethlehem are visiting US Catholic parishes to sell religious crafts and works of art to send money back to their families. While visiting the parish of Blessed Sacrament in San Antonio, they explained in an interview that despite the problems Christians face in the Read More…

Palestine Christians do what they can to stay in Holy Land

The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), is recognizing the work of its prison ministry volunteers on Prison Awareness Sunday. The 37th celebration of Prison Awareness Sunday will be held on October 27, but 2024 marks a much bigger milestone for the CBCP, as its Episcopal Commission for Prison Pastoral Care notches its 50th Read More…

Philippines bishops honor 50th year of prison ministry

On October 24, 2024, Pope Francis will publish Dilexit nos (“He loved us,” in Latin), the fourth encyclical of his pontificate. The subject will be “human love and the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ.” Let’s take a look back at the Argentine pontiff’s three previous encyclicals: Lumen fidei (2013), Laudato si’ (2015) and Fratelli tutti Read More…

A look back at Pope Francis’ 3 previous encyclicals

On December 7, Rome will officially have a new Cardinal Vicar, Baldassare Reina, who will be given a red hat by Pope Francis at the consistory. The Sicilian, who heads the vicariate in charge of the pontiff’s diocese, will have the onerous task of fulfilling the Pope’s desire to see Rome become a model diocese Read More…

“Don Baldo” Reina, Francis’ choice to lead his Diocese of Rome

I’ve been told by several Protestants over the last decade that Francis is the single greatest obstacle to their conversion. How should I respond?

The Synod on Synodality largely consists of men and women unable to look beyond their own noses but able to look down their noses at everyone else.