Opus Dei

"Lent is the favorable season for renewing our encounter with Christ, living in his word, in the sacraments and in our neighbor." Pope Francis reflects on the parable of the rich man and Lazarus in his message for Lent this year.

On February 11, the 25th World Day of the Sick will be celebrated by the Church throughout the world and in a special way at Lourdes. Here is the homily Pope Francis gave at the Jubilee for the Sick last June about the meaning of suffering in Christian life.

Letter for the presentation of the Preparatory Document for the upcoming Synod of Bishops on the theme “Youth, faith and vocational discernment,” to take place in October 2018.

"By her motherhood, Mary shows us that humility and tenderness are not virtues of the weak but of the strong." Homily of Pope Francis for the solemnity of Mary, Most Holy Mother of God.

"There is a straight line between the manger and the Cross where Jesus will become 'bread that is broken.' It is the straight line of love that gives and saves."

As soon as he heard the news of Bishop Echevarría's death, the Holy Father telephoned to express his sorrow and also sent an affectionate telegram.

On 20 November, feast of Christ the King and close of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis issued an apostolic letter on "the mystery of God's love when it touches the sinner."

From 31 October to 1 November, Pope Francis is making a brief apostolic visit to Sweden. Here is his homily in the common ecumenical prayer service at the Lutheran Cathedral of Lund.

On 16 October, Pope Francis canonized 7 new saints, including Bishop Manuel Gonzales, a good friend of Saint Josemaria, whose love for the Eucharist inspired point 531 in "The Way."

On October 8, addressing a worldwide Marian pilgrimage to Rome, Pope Francis stressed the importance of praying the Rosary, "a summary of the history of God's mercy."