Despite years of being enslaved and abused, St. Josephine’s story ends in life-giving hope. Her recovery is a testimony to the role that believing in God’s love can play in helping victims of enslavement survive.
Saint of the month: St. Josephine Bakhita
Faith and ‘greatest prayer ever’ help Catholic parents forgive son’s killer
When they learned their 23-year-old son Michael Echaniz had been murdered in March 2022, John and Sharon Echaniz began a journey through the stages of grief, and (although they admit there is work to be done) they offered their son’s killer forgiveness.
Faith and forgiveness: Holy Year is ‘also for the incarcerated’
The Vatican hopes to show the pilgrims who come to Rome for the jubilee that the spirit of forgiveness remains front and center of the church’s long tradition of celebrating Holy Years.
How to forgive and reconcile after being hurt or hurtful
Forgiveness is a thread that runs throughout the story of our faith.
Confession, indulgences express and strengthen communion, speakers say
The sacrament of confession and the ancient practice of indulgences are closely linked, the cardinal said, and they both are signs and builders of communion.
Woman enraged by killing of relative forgives murderer, gives him proper funeral
Page Zyromski remembered how God had challenged her to forgive Stephen Todd Booker, who brutally murdered her great-aunt in 1977.
Pope, in Congo, calls for an ‘amnesty of the heart’ to build peace
In a country where most people are Christian and all are suffering from decades of violence and atrocities, Pope Francis told the Congolese to lay down their weapons and their rancor.
After ‘renewing’ SEEK23, missionaries are sharing fruits with others
SEEK23 boasted approximately 19,000 registrants, many of whom have since returned to their parishes and college campuses to spread the Gospel.