At his livestreamed weekly general audience, the pope focused on the importance of thanking God and letting others see one’s gratitude.
Gratitude leads to much-needed hope, joy, pope says at audience
Mary Marrocco: Truth and mercy meet on the cross
How do we respond when people we care about do things that seem misguided, faulty or fraught with peril?
Reconciling oneself to God leads to healing, pope says in Lenten message
Lent is a time for deeper dialogue with God through prayer, for renewed gratitude for God’s mercy and for increased compassion for people whose lives are under attack, Pope Francis said.
Dallas’ Bishop Burns says forgiveness in court was act of Christian love
A Dallas bishop said that the public forgiveness offered by the brother of a murder victim toward the person who killed him was “an incredible example of Christian love.”
Second book by local authors benefits vocations
The book, “By His Mercy 2: Living All In,” is an extension of the first book, “By His Mercy,” which was published in late 2018. Both books were coordinated by Tricia Walz, who lives in St. Cloud and attends St. Mary’s Cathedral.
Cardinal ‘Fix It’: Almoner’s job is to model direct charity
The 55-year-old Polish cardinal holds the title of papal almoner, an ancient office devoted to mostly small, direct acts of almsgiving.
Future priests must be able to ‘see where mercy is needed,’ says nuncio
The apostolic nuncio to the United States challenged an audience of seminarians, faculty and staff at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary to see future priests not as functionaries of the sacred or managers of a business, but as compassionate pastors and missionaries who joyfully announce the Gospel.
Nuncio: Evangelization, mercy, encounter mark pope’s first four years
Evangelization, mercy, encounter and accompaniment are the hallmarks of the first four years of Pope Francis’ papacy, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, said March 15.