Pope Francis added the “offering of one’s life” as a new, distinct path to sainthood in his 2017 apostolic letter, “Maiorem hac dilectionem.”
Pope Francis
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(OSV News) — It’s a stark reality that — no matter how many times it’s repeated — never loses the power to shock: The 20th century produced double the number …
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Dominican Sister María Lucía Caram Padilla was awarded the Order of Princess Olga, III class, by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for her efforts in providing humanitarian aid and support since …
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More than a quarter of the global population still lacks access to seven basic needs identified as fundamental by the late Pope Francis.
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“Diplomats from all over the world, busy with their daily assignments,” think of the poor during the Jubilee., which is “precisely” the Jubilee’s power.
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The opening comes days before the Nov. 16 World Day of the Poor.
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Christ ‘tamed’ death, but people may still feel sad or outraged, pope says
by Carol Glatzby Carol Glatz“Death cannot prevent our Lord from welcoming our soul into his arms and transforming our mortal body … into the image of his glorious body.”
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(OSV News) — Hours after the Vatican’s commemorations of the 60th anniversary of “Nostra Aetate” (“In Our Time”) — the Second Vatican Council’s decree on the Catholic Church’s relations with other …
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“Gravissimum Educationis,” the Declaration on Christian Education, marks its 60th anniversary Oct. 28.
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“Now only faith can protect them from revenge, from hatred, from answering by the same means,” the cardinal said. “This peace will be very, very fragile.”
