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Jerome Emiliani was born in Venice in 1486. His life was a series of sufferings which were all eventually transformed into fuel for holiness. His father died when he was young, and in the wake of this heartbreaking trauma, he ran away from home. Stemming from this experience, Jerome Emiliani is a patron saint of Read More…

Let this saint help you grow in hope this Lent  

For a long time, I thought gossip was the act of sharing untrue information or exaggerating the truth until it became untrue. I’m not imaginative or energetic enough to make up any really juicy rumors, so gossip never really tempted me. Or so I thought. Gossip, however, also includes sharing things that are very much Read More…

How to know when we’re gossiping

In his catechesis before the Angelus, Leo said Jesus fulfills the Law by calling Christians beyond minimal righteousness to great love. [...]

David Ryan, a 61-year-old Irishman who suffered sexual abuse as a teenager, shared his story face-to-face with Pope Leo XIV, the first time the pope met with a victim individually. [...]

I don’t remember how or why I acquired Bishop Erik Varden’s book, Chastity, A Reconciliation of the Senses two years ago when it first came out. But, I do remember skipping chores around the house, and hollering, “I’ll be with you in a minute” to buy myself time to read another few sentences. And then, Read More…

Here’s why (and how) you can live this Lent with Pope Leo

Jesus went up the mountain, sat down, and told us all about Lent. The Sermon on the Mount is a perfect preparation for Lent, because it’s a guide to real personal change. Picture yourself at Jesus’ feet and listen. On one side there’s a giant blue sky and a sweeping vista of the Holy Land; Read More…

Make the Sermon on the Mount your Lenten program

Drawing on the demanding words from the Gospel of this Sunday, Pope Leo recalled that it is not enough to be “technically faithful.” The Holy Father noted how the Law was originally a way to bring people toward God, but in Jesus, God himself is among us. “The Law is fulfilled precisely by love, which Read More…

God isn’t looking for technicalities: Pope’s thoughts

Sometimes photos or videos of priests celebrating Mass outdoors, such as on the hood of a Jeep or inside an ice chapel, cause some Catholics to be scandalized. Celebrating Mass outside of a church building can seem sacrilegious or even illegal in the canonical sense, with some Catholics thinking that the priest is committing a Read More…

Can Mass be celebrated outside of a church building?

After leading the midday Angelus in Rome this February 15, Pope Leo noted that the Lunar New Year will be marked this week. In the coming days, the Lunar New Year will be celebrated by billions of people in East Asia and other parts of the world. May this joyful celebration encourage us to live Read More…

Pope wishes everyone a happy Lunar New Year

Restoration work is progressing rapidly on two 13th-century historic mural reliefs at the ancient Mar Behnam and Sarah Monastery. [...]