Pope to youth in Venice: Get off your phones and pay attention to others As he visits the Italian city of Venice, Pope Francis urges young people to make themselves a gift for other people by focusing on how we can help someone else instead of complaining about being alone or misunderstood. By Devin Watkins Pope Francis met on Sunday morning with young people in Venice in the square in front of the Basilica of St. Mary of Good Health. The encounter marked the third event of his one-day pastoral visit to the northern Italian city for the Venice Art Biennale. Speaking to young people, the Pope ..read more

Vatican offers free cancer screening for homeless women in Rome Under the Colonnade of St. Peter's Square, the Vatican Dicastery for the Service of Charity runs a clinic offering dozens of homeless women free screening for breast cancer, as part of an initiative with the Komen Italy association. ​Read the full article here ----->        Down the full article below. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Extracts from ICN article, 'Since January 1, 2024, 4,429 health ..read more

Pope Francis: ‘Bible shows Jesus’ closeness to suffering humanity’ Pope Francis meets with members of the Pontifical Biblical Commission and encourages biblical scholars to explore Jesus’ example of compassion, and inclusion when faced with the suffering of others. By Devin Watkins The Pontifical Biblical Commission concluded its annual plenary assembly in Rome on Thursday, which focused on the theme of illness and suffering in the Bible. Pope Francis met with members of the Commission to commend their work to explore this “deeply existential theme” that touches the life of every human perso ..read more

On the second Sunday of Easter, Pope Francis emphasises the transformative power of encountering the risen Jesus, urging believers to embrace faith, prayer, and love and spread Easter joy.  Pope Francis said, the Gospel tells us that, by believing in Jesus, Son of God, we can have life in His name. “To have life: what does it mean?" asked the Pope. To have life The Holy Father explained that each of us wants to "have life", but that there are various ways of doing so. "There are those who reduce existence to a frenetic race to enjoy and possess many things", said the Pope, de ..read more

During his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis continues his catechetical series on virtues and vices, focusing on the cardinal virtue of fortitude, saying that sustained by grace, it can fuel our efforts daily and bring us closer to God. By Deborah Castellano Lubov   This week, the Pope continued his catechetical series on vices and virtues. After months dedicated to the vices, he transitioned to discussing virtues, thus far focusing on prudence, patience, justice, and now, fortitude. May Jesus and the saints' examples, inspire us to rediscover fortitude, which will, wi ..read more

Pope at Easter Vigil: ‘With Jesus no tomb will suppress the joy of life’ At the Vigil Mass in the Holy Night of Easter in St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis invites us to “look up” to Jesus, the God of life, and reminds us that by welcoming Him no failure will doom us to despair. By Lisa Zengarini Pope Francis presided over the traditional Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter in Saint Peter's Basilica on Saturday evening. The celebration started at the entrance of the Basilica with the evocative rite of the blessing of fire followed by the candlelight procession while Lumen Christi was su ..read more

In an address to deacons preparing for the priesthood in the diocese of Rome, Pope Francis highlights faithful cooperation, service to the People of God, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit as key aspects of priestly ministry. By Christopher Wells In an address prepared for deacons preparing for priestly ordination, Pope Francis reflected on three aspects of priestly ministry highlighted in the rite of ordination: faithful cooperation with the bishop, service to the people of God, and guidance by the Holy Spirit. Although a scheduled meeting was postponed on account of the Pope’s health, th ..read more

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Catholic Tridentine Latin Mass Usage   Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Topics   Tridentine Latin Mass, Latin Mass, Catholic Latin Mass, Bishop Fulton Sheen, Catholic, Mass A Traditional Catholic Latin Mass filmed on Easter Sunday in 1940 at Our Lady of Sorrows church in Chicago. The film presents the ceremonies of the Missa Solemnis or Solemn High Mass in full detail with narration by then-Mgr. Fulton J. Sheen. Celebrated by Rev. J. R. Keane of the Order of Servites (hence the white habits and cowls), the ceremonies are accompanied by a ful ..read more

1 Chronicles 17 (NIV) God’s Promise to David 17 After David was settled in his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the Lord is under a tent.” 2 Nathan replied to David, “Whatever you have in mind, do it, for God is with you.” 3 But that night the word of God came to Nathan, saying: 4 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the Lord says: You are not the one to build me a house to dwell in. 5 I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought Israel up ..read more