"Sanctity is made up of heroic acts. Therefore, in our work we are asked for the heroism of finishing properly the tasks committed to us, day after day, even though they are the same tasks.” Saint Josemaría
"Sanctity is made up of heroic acts. Therefore, in our work we are asked for the heroism of finishing properly the tasks committed to us, day after day, even though they are the same tasks.”
“This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to Him” (Mt 17:5). On Mount Tabor, Peter, James, and John glimpsed the glory that awaits every follower of Christ, a glory meant not to remove them from ordinary life, but to strengthen them for it.
A message from Pope Leo XIV for the feast of St. Joachim and St. Anne, which is also the 6th World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.
“Invoking the protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Josemaría,” Pope Leo XIV sent his apostolic blessing to the participants in the fourth edition of the Navarro-Valls Award. The event took place on Tuesday 23 June in the Sala della Protomoteca at the Capitoline Museums.
In his 5 August general audience, Pope Leo XIV continued the catechetical cycle on the Second Vatican Council, speaking about the dogmatic constitution “Sacrosanctum Concilium” and the prayer of the Church.
In his prayer intention this month, Pope Leo invites us to pray so that the unique and unrepeatable value of every human being might be recognized and that our societies be open to protecting life through love, tenderness and responsibility.
“Magnifica Humanitas,” on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence, was published on 25 May 2026. This article contains a downloadable ebook, PDF, and audiobook.
In his August prayer intention, Pope Leo invites us to pray for the evangelization of the city so that the Church might know how to reach out to everyone, offering comfort, community, and the joy of the Gospel in every corner of the city.
In his 24 June general audience, Pope Leo XIV continued the catechetical cycle on the Second Vatican Council, speaking about the dogmatic constitution “Sacrosanctum Concilium” and the mystery of the Eucharist.
“The fullness of God is revealed and given to us in Christ, in the love of Christ, in Christ’s heart.” The centre of the solemnity of the Sacred Heart is Christ Himself and the particular kind of love his Heart contains: patient, self-sacrificing, and tender.
