I AM HERE campaign to encourage devotion to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
Detroit archbishop says Christ’s presence in Blessed Sacrament inspired him as a boy and sustains him today
Sunday Scripture readings: April 23, 2023
Third Sunday of Easter
First reading: Acts 2:14, 22-33
Second reading: 1 Pt 1:17-21
Gospel: Lk 24:13-35
Director of Vatican Observatory: Astronomy research ‘an act of prayer because it’s a place where I encounter God’
“I feel like the universe is a giant puzzle, a giant game where God gets to play with me,” he said. “I’m reminded of when I was a little kid and my mom would play cards with me and it was her way of telling me she loved me, and the universe is God’s way of telling me he loves me.”
Martyrs witness to the power of love, pope says
As part of his series of talks about “zeal” for evangelization, Pope Francis spoke about the witness of “the host of martyrs — men and women of every age, language and nation — who have given their life for Christ.”
Many women are ‘the driving force of synodality,’ says religious sister who is synod official at Vatican
A recent Vatican News survey showed that currently 1,165 female employees are working for the pope, compared to only 846 in the year Francis took office in 2013.
Boston ‘SatanCon’ prompts Catholics to respond with prayer and the Gospel
TST’s website lists the event as dedicated — in a negative way — to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu “for her unconstitutional efforts to keep TST out of Boston’s public spaces.”
Papal academy launches study center to evaluate Marian apparitions
The new “observatory” or monitoring body was officially inaugurated at the academy in Rome April 15 and will study cases that have not yet received an official church pronouncement regarding their authenticity.
Major Catholic organizations partner with 2024 National Eucharistic Congress
The Year of the National Eucharistic Congress and Missionary Sending 2024-25 is the third and final year of the U.S. bishops’ National Eucharistic Revival.