"I will never tire of repeating that we have to be contemplative souls in the midst of the world, who try to convert their work into prayer.”
(Saint Josemaría)
"Baptism gives us strength for our daily struggle, even the struggle against the devil who like a lion tries to devour us," Pope Francis said in his April 25 general audience.
"After praying for the poor, the children made 200 sandwiches twice, with care and generosity." An outreach towards the poor, inspired by "Laudato Si."
"Prayer is the most powerful weapon we have for building up the Church,” Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz said during his four-day pastoral visit to Stockholm, where he greeted Cardinal Arborelius and met with faithful and friends of the Prelature.
Natasha, 17, and Viktoria, 18, made their First Holy Communion this year in Rome, but both of them discovered the Catholic faith in their native Kazakhstan.
In October 2018, a Synod of Bishops will address the topic “Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment.” An interview with a high school student about her own faith and how young people can share their faith with others.
Produced under the direction of Fr. Joseph Guzman, a priest of Opus Dei, two new catechisms written in a simple and clear style were presented by the Archbishop of Ibadan, Most Rev. Abegunrin, in Nigeria.
Pope Francis has written at length about the universal call to holiness in the Church: "to that perfect holiness by which the Father himself is perfect.”
Some Italian volunteers are trying to help children whose fathers are in prison to reopen communication with them, especially through drawings and games.
A report published in the March 17 edition of "Vida Nueva" on the work of Ebele Okoye, Harambee 2018 Prize Winner for the Advancement and Equality of African Women.
At the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's square, Pope Francis greeted the 2,500 students taking part in the UNIV congress and gave them some advice.
