When the memory and prophecy of the Church seem to fade, when our spirits darken and fail to recognize the voice of the Good Shepherd, they see SPIRIT OF WISDOM. When with our words we fail to transmit to this world (which is ours) joy and peace, when our faith seems to vanish, when docility…
In a video message, the Pope warns: the movement to destroy nature is very difficult to curb, but “there is still time” if “we work together instead of doing it alone”. For a long time now, we have become more aware that nature deserves to be protected, and that human interactions with the biodiversity that…
Prayer for Christian unity is of course not a 20th century initiative: Christians have never ceased to pray, in so many ways, for their reconciliation. But it was in 1908, in the United States, that this prayer took the particular form that we know today, that of an “octave” between January 18 (which was the…
On the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of Saint Joseph as patron of the universal church. WITH A FATHER’S HEART: that is how Joseph loved Jesus, whom all four Gospels refer to as “the son of Joseph”.[1] Matthew and Luke, the two Evangelists who speak most of Joseph, tell us very little, yet enough for…
Most Reverend Excellencies Your Excellencies the Consul Generals of Jerusalem Dear priests, religious and faithful, The Lord give you Peace! “Non est hic, surrexit enim sicut dixit” (Mt 28,6). Al Masih kam, haqan kam “He is not here! He is risen as He said” (Mt. 28:6) Here we are, again, in front of the Empty…
I have never liked saints who follow certain guidelines and whose qualities have been defined from an early age. St. Teresa is a woman with an impressive range of possibilities and she surprises us at every turn, and precisely for this reason, I think she is a great help for those of us who, especially…
What are the great ideals but also the concretely practicable ways for those who want to build a more just and fraternal world in their daily relationships, in society, in politics, in institutions? With this Encyclical, signed on 3 October 2020, in Assisi, on the vigil of the feast of St. Francis, the Pope intends…
The word «sukkoth» is the plural of the Hebrew word sukah which means «hut». The term sukah in the common language indicates precisely the hut that is built for the celebration of the feast in memory of the period “in the desert” after the biblical Exodus of the Jewish people after having been in Egypt.…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Each year, particularly since the publication of the Encyclical Laudato Si’ (LS, 24 may 2015), the first day of September is celebrated by the Christian family as the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation and the beginning of the Season of Creation, which concludes on the feast of Saint Francis…
