Focus on Faith

Seventh Sunday of Easter

First reading: Acts 1:15-17, 20a, 20c-26
Second reading: 1 Jn 4:11-16
Gospel: Jn 17:11b-19

Pope Francis pointed to the number of lay catechists declared martyrs, blesseds or saints by the church.

Our Lady’s Rosary Makers provides low-cost rosary supplies to Catholics across the country with the goal of providing tools for evangelization.

Health care must be free from inequality and open to all those who are ill, the pope said in his remarks to the “Exploring the Mind, Body and Soul — Unite to Prevent and Unite to Cure” conference.

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception will host a recitation of the rosary on Monday, May 17, at 11 a.m. (CDT) as part of Pope Francis’ call for a worldwide marathon of rosaries for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Matthias was the replacement for Judas Iscariot among the Twelve Apostles.

Only by exercising our personal and social responsibilities can we protect the human rights of all.

“Sunday is about rest, but it’s a resting in the Lord, not just resting from activity,” says Michael Naughton of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul.