From March 5-8, Pope Francis will visit Iraq to dialogue with the Muslim world and meet the victims of war. This is how Christians in Iraq are awaiting his arrival.
Youssef checks that everything is in order. The large windows of the "church of the martyrs," as the Syrian Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady is called in Baghdad, are neat, the stone floor is polished, new ornamental plants surround the altar. "Everything m...
The homily of Archbishop Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, during mass to commemorate the sixteenth anniversary of Fr. Giussani's death, celebrated in Washington D.C.
My Dear Friends in Christ,
As the Apostolic Nuncio, I am pleased to be with you and to express the spiritual closeness and heartfelt greetings of His Holiness Pope Francis as we gather for this Mass in commemoration of the sixteenth anniversary of the...
The Archbishop of Milan’s homily in Milan Cathedral for the sixteenth anniversary of Fr. Giussani’s death, and Fr. Carrón’s greeting.
1. Not a possession, but a promise.
To people who have stopped, God says: go forth! To those who cling to what they possess in order to overcome their fears and uncertainties, God says: trust! To those who find boundaries reassuring to make themselves in...
For days she has been rebuilding one of the educational works set up thanks to her in Brazil, which was devastated by the mud. Today she recounts what she is experiencing: "A great opportunity to touch the Lord with my own hands".
Sixteen years since the death of Fr. Giussani, and thirty-nine years since the Papal recognition of the Fraternity of CL, we offer prayerful intentions for masses taking place in Italy and around the world.