In October, Pope Francis had signed a decree recognizing a miracle attributed to the intercession of Pope John Paul I, clearing the way for his beatification. At the time, a date for the ceremony was not announced.
September 2022 date set for beatification of John Paul I
Walk humbly: Pope tells Curia humility is key to service and ‘synodality’
In that speech, he focused on love, especially within the family, and on the many challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has created, particularly for Vatican employees who have children to look after and parents or grandparents to care for.
Couple: Young Catholic adults need community, parish outreach
As Catholic young adults, the Neves are intentional about living their faith and about evangelizing others.
Jesus’ humble birth a reminder of God’s love for humanity, pope says
During his weekly general audience Dec. 22, the pope said that only through humility can one truly understand God and oneself because it “opens us up to the experience of truth, of authentic joy, of knowing what matters.”
Ascension announces ‘Bible in a Year’ podcast in Spanish starts Jan. 1
On Jan. 1 Dominican Father Sergio Serrano and Father Dempsey Acosta will duplicate this journey with “The Bible in a Year” podcast in Spanish.
At Christmas, share joy, not complaints, pope says
With the celebration of Christmas just around the corner, Christians should look for ways to share the joy of Jesus’ birth rather than draw up a laundry list of complaints, Pope Francis said.
Advent themes in Gerard Manley Hopkins’ poem ‘God’s Grandeur’
“As our souls look toward Christmas at the end of this Fourth Week of Advent, we prepare for [the] Incarnation, the inbreaking of the light of God into the darkness of our world.”
‘O Holy Night’: A carol for the weary
“This song isn’t just a carol, but a hymn of worship. In these words, we remember how Jesus broke into the stillness of a small town and all of time to descend to a sinful humanity.”