Number of articles: 5178

August Recollection Kit (2023)

A recollection is a “mini-retreat,” a few hours of quiet prayer when we look at our lives in God's presence. This guide can help us spend an hour or two in loving conversation with God, right where we are.

The Prelate in Manila (Philippines), July 26 to August 3, 2023

Highlights of the Prelate’s activities in Manila

Pope's Prayer Intention for August 2023

Let us pray that the World Youth Day in Lisbon will help us young people to set out on the journey, witnessing to the Gospel with our own lives.

Masses of St. Josemaría in Ghana

Last June 26 has perpetually remained engraved in my memory because I participated in several Masses in honour of St. Josemaría in Ghana, and it was the first time I would celebrate his feast outside Nigeria. The idea was made possible thanks to a conference on family medicine I attended a month earlier, in May, at Elmina, in Ghana’s Central Region.

"God's plan spans past, present, and future"

Message from Pope Francis for the 3rd World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on 23 July.

As in a Film: The Vocation of Mary

A new article in the series “As in a Film,” on the central event in human history: the Incarnation of the Word.

Preparing for World Youth Day 2023: "I know it's going to change me"

World Youth Day 2023 will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 1 to 6 August. Four young Chileans talk about how they're preparing for the event.

The Rookie Lawyer who cannot stay away from Trouble

We share the self-narrated story of Collins a young lawyer, fresh out of Law School who, despite his inexperience and lack of means, could not hold himself back from helping people in need. The sight of someone in handcuffs, the cry of a mother whose only son was about to be jailed for a petty reason, innocent people who only needed a lawyer to speak for them… these were some of the sights that elicited empathy from Collins, and he decided to help, often without invitation.

It is Right and Just: ​​Justice (I)

Justice begins with our relationship with God, shown in our readiness to give thanks. A new editorial in the "Very Human, Very Divine" series on the virtues.

Pope's Prayer Intention for July 2023

Let us pray that Catholics place at the centre of their lives the Eucharistic Celebration, which transforms human relationships profoundly and opens up an encounter with God and their brothers and sisters.