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Listening and Fasting: Message of Pope Leo XIV for Lent 2026
In 2026, the Pope invites us to a different kind of fasting: abstaining from words that offend and hurt our neighbor.
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New Schoenstatt Father in Brazil: Father Gabriel Oberle
At the beginning of the year, Schoenstatt Brazil gives the whole family a new vocation with the consecration of Father Gabriel, who is at the service of the Church and Schoenstatt. Father Gabriel Oberle was ordained priest in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Londrina, Paraná, on January 1, 2022.
2021 with Pope Francis: Journeys, reforms, and the challenge of Covid
Pope Francis’ year has been intense, with three international Apostolic Journeys, eight Motu Proprios on various reforms, the opening of the Synodal path, appeals concerning issues of global importance, and a successful surgery at the Gemelli hospital.
September 2022 date set for beatification of Pope John Paul I
Pope Francis approved a decree recognizing a miracle attributed to the Italian Pope, who was head of the Church for 34 days.
Family Aymerich: The moments of prayer, God makes our Mission fruitful
This video refers to chapter nine of the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia: “Conjugal and family spirituality”.
Mary, Mother of God and our Mother
On January 1, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Mary as Mother of God, commemorating the dogma of Mary’s divine Motherhood in Jesus, as declared by the Council of Ephesus in 431 AD.
New Schoenstatt, Argentina: Father’s Shrine, witness of the cross and Mary’s victory – Part II
Father Kentenich was imprisoned for three years and eight months. It took that same amount of time to find the piece of land where the Queen would establish herself in Argentina.
The communion of destinies developed in Dachau was repeated in a story of loyalty, surrender, cross and victory. On January 20, Argentina will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the blessing of the Father’s Shrine, its national Shrine.
How to bring the spirit of Christmas to your city
In Nueva Helvecia, Uruguay, a van carrying the Holy Family and the Three Wise Men departed from the Shrine, accompanied by typical Christmas carols. It traveled through the city and arrived at the town’s central square, where many people gathered to celebrate Christmas. Do you dare to plan this in your city?
Young Lucas and his great deed
They had to come up with a project in school in which they would conceive a plan to help others even though they did not have to implement it. Lucas ended up gathering 1500 pounds of food.
Pope to couples: God always with you in joys and difficulties of married life
As Pope Francis announced at the Angelus on the Feast of the Holy Family, he published an open letter to married couples as part of the Amoris Laetitia Family Year. He encourages families to turn to Jesus who is always near in all the ups and downs of daily family life.
Pope laments death of ‘servant of the Gospel’ Archbishop Tutu
Pope Francis sends a telegramme of condolence on the death South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu who has died at the age of 90.
Pope at Angelus: sustain, defend and safeguard the family
Greeting pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on the Feast of the Holy Family of Nazareth, Pope Francis calls on us to remember our family roots and to realise that each day we learn how to be a family. He also announces his publication today of a letter addressed to married couples for the “Amoris Laetitia Family” Year 2021-2022.
