Today Pope Francis celebrated Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square. He did not preach a homily this morning, but following the Mass, he delivered the customary “Urbi et Orbi” – “to the city and […]
The resurrection of the body is not primarily a question of logic. It is a question of fact, of witness. We do not begin from a philosophical theory to deduce the resurrection of the body. […]
From Vatican Radio comes this translation of Pope Francis’ Easter Vigil homily, preached this evening in St. Peter’s Basilica. *** Dear Brothers and Sisters, 1. In the Gospel of this radiant night of the Easter […]
The following is from A Short Primer for Unsettled Laymen (Ignatius Press, 1985). Without a doubt, at the center of the New Testament there stands the Cross, which receives its interpretation from the Resurrection. The […]
The Christ is dead; the corpse of the Son of God lies on a cold slab in a suffocating, lightless tomb. Holy Saturday is a difficult day to keep holy. My parish marks it with […]
Dear Brother and Sisters, Thank you for having taken part in these moments of deep prayer. I also thank those who have accompanied us through the media, especially the sick and elderly. I do not […]
Sandro Magister reports: It is a widespread opinion, confirmed by numerous testimonies, that the intention of electing pope Jorge Mario Bergoglio grew substantially among the cardinals on the morning of Saturday, March 9, when the […]
From Pope Francis’ homily during the Holy Thursday Mass of the Last Supper, celebrated at the Casal del Marmo Penitential Institute for Minors: It is the example set by Our Lord, it’s important for Him […]
Blessed Pope John Paul II’s 1996 Apostolic Constitution Universi Dominici Gregis ordained that, “After the solemn ceremony of the inauguration of the Pontificate and within an appropriate time, the Pope will take possession of the […]
Today Pope Francis celebrated the Holy Thursday Chrism Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, during which holy oils to be used in the sacraments throughout the year were blessed. Later today he will celebrate […]
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