Week of Prayer for Christian Unity commemorates historic meeting of two lungs of the Church
Pope Paul VI meets Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras I at his residence of the apostolic delegation on Jan. 5, 1964. The meeting between the two church leaders ended a 900-year standoff between the Roman Catholic Church
Pope: World Economic Forum meeting an opportunity to find ‘ways to build a better world’
Pope Francis delivers a speech to all of the world’s ambassadors to the Vatican on Jan. 8, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Jan 17, 2024 / 15:30 pm (CNA). On the occasion of
January 18 2024
Thursday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time 1st Reading – 1 Samuel 18:6-9; 19:1-7 When David and Saul approached (on David’s return after slaying the Philistine), women came out from each of the cities
Pope Francis honors 9 Filipinos for service to Church
By CBCP News January 17, 2024 Manila, Philippines Honoring nine lay Catholics with papal awards, Cardinal Jose Advincula of Manila prayed that they may be “models to inspire others to follow the path of love
Pope Francis: ‘In Christianity, there is no condemnation of the sexual instinct’
Pope Francis gives a blessing at his general audience on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Jan 17, 2024 / 09:12 am
Pope Francis to hold private Lenten retreat for fifth consecutive year
Pope Francis takes part in the Roman Curia’s Lenten retreat in Ariccia, Italy, on March 6-10, 2016. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Jan 16, 2024 / 13:48 pm (CNA). Pope Francis and the Roman
January 17 2024
Memorial of Saint Anthony, Abbot 1st Reading – 1 Samuel 17:32-33, 37, 40-51 David spoke to Saul: “Let your majesty not lose courage. I am at your service to go and fight this Philistine.” But
Tuesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time
Reading I 1 Sm 16:1-13 The LORD said to Samuel: “How long will you grieve for Saul, whom I have rejected as king of Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and be on your way.
Pope Francis responds to resistance to Fiducia Supplicans: ‘The Lord blesses everyone’
Pope Francis speaks at a meeting with priests from the Diocese of Rome in the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran on Jan. 13, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Jan 15, 2024 / 09:37
Pope Francis: ‘I like to think of hell as empty’
Pope Francis appearing on Che Tempo Che Fa on Jan. 14/ / NOVE Rome Newsroom, Jan 15, 2024 / 13:05 pm (CNA). Pope Francis appeared on Italy’s most popular prime-time talk show on Sunday night