Dear Brothers and Sisters, Lent is a time of renewal for the whole Church, for each communities and every believer. Above all it is a “time of grace” (2Cor6:2). God does not ask of us anythi... Read more
VATICAN, Feb. 27, 2015 (CNS) — As Catholics are encouraged to make going to confession a significant part of their lives during Lent, Pope Francis offered some quick tips to help people prep... Read more
(Vatican Radio) It is easy to judge others, but we can only progress on our Christian journey in life if we are capable of judging ourselves first, said Pope Francis at Monday morning Mass i... Read more
by Abraham M. Dela Torre JILLIANE WAS TWO when life was snuffed out of her. She left behind her parents, five siblings of which she was second to the youngest and a dear chum, Angeline, of w... Read more
The Rev. James Martin, special to CNN (CNN) With Lent beginning, and a new CNN series on Christ coming up, you’re going to hear a lot about Jesus these days. You may hear revelations f... Read more
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis said Lent is a time where we struggle against the temptations of Satan and worldliness. His words came at his Sunday Angelus address at the end of which he anno... Read more
by Abraham M. Dela Torre ONE OF MY favorite guest priests, Fr. Cornelius Murmu, had for his homily last 6th Sunday in ordinary time, the leper who came to Jesus and begged Him to cure him. H... Read more
(Vatican Radio) The Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants has issued the Final Document summing up the results of its Congress held at the Pontifical Urbaniana University in R... Read more
Dear Brother Cardinals, The cardinalate is certainly an honour, but it is not honorific. This we already know from its name – “cardinal” – from the word “cardo”, a hinge. As such it i... Read more
