In the Pope’s Words

Pope Francis leads the Angelus on Monday (Vatican Media) June 29, 2020 At the Angelus prayer on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Pope Francis invites Christians to make their lives a gift and to recognize Jesus as the living God. By Fr. Benedict Mayaki, SJ During his Angelus on the Solemnity of [...]

File photo of Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew on 17 September 2019 (Vatican Media) June 29, 2020 Pope Francis expresses his spiritual closeness with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, as the Covid-19 pandemic keeps his delegation from making a traditional visit to Rome. By Devin Watkins & Christopher Wells On the Solemnity of Saints Peter and [...]

Pope Francis leads the Angelus on Sunday (Vatican Media) June 28, 2020 Ahead of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, Pope Francis urges Christians to carry our cross in Jesus’ footsteps with generosity and grateful hearts. By Devin Watkins Pope Francis prayed the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus on Sunday, and reflected on Jesus’ [...]

CNS photo/Vatican Media June 21, 2020 Pope Francis invites Christian disciples to “have no fear” in the face of hostility, persecution, and even the feeling of being abandoned by God. By Christopher Wells In his reflection on Sunday’s Gospel, Pope Francis said that Jesus’s invitation to the disciples, to have no fear, resonates: Jesus, [...]

Pope Francis during his Sunday Angelus (Vatican Media) June 14, 2020 On the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, Corpus Christi, Pope Francis reflects on the mystical and communal effects of the Eucharist. By Vatican News During his Sunday Angelus on the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, Pope Francis [...]