In preparation for the May 18 resumption of public liturgies in Italy and a morning Mass with Pope Francis at the tomb of St. John Paul II, Vatican workers cleaned and sanitized the inside of St. Peter’s Basilica May 15.
Vatican workers sanitize St. Peter’s Basilica
How do we keep the stress and anxiety of this time from straining our marriage?
While it’s human to get on each other’s nerves, couples can accept, adjust and pray to transform the calamity into an opportunity.
St. Dymphna
Feast Day: May 15 According to tradition, Dymphna, the daughter of pagan king Damon of Ireland, was born in the 7th century and secretly baptized and […]
St. John Paul II National Shrine’s events mark pope’s 100th birthday
The national shrine in Washington dedicated to St. John Paul II is celebrating the centennial of his birth with a series of virtual events May 16-22.
Priest in Amazon sees Zoom wakes as way to comfort suffering
During the COVID-19 lockdown, Spanish Father Luis Miguel Modino connects family members using videoconferencing as a new opportunity to give comfort.
Sunday Scripture reading: May 17, 2020
Sixth Sunday of Easter
First reading: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17
Second reading: 1 Pt 3:15-18
Gospel: Jn 14:15-21
Pope joins interreligious prayer, begging God to end pandemic
Pope Francis’ observation of an interreligious day of prayer, fasting and acts of charity, asks God to free the world from the coronavirus pandemic.
WWII anniversary: German Catholics among those who suffered under Nazis
Millions of Catholics died on the battlefield, on execution blocks, in forced labor or in concentration camps. Some have since been beatified, a step on the path to sainthood.