8th December 2020 – 8th December 2021 Pope Francis announced a “Year of St. Joseph” on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 – the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception – in honor of the 150th anniversary of Pope Pius IX’s proclamation in 1870 of…
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“Teacher, do you not care if we perish?” “When evening had come” (Mk 4:35). The Gospel passage we have just heard begins like this. For weeks now it has been evening. Thick darkness has gathered over our squares, our streets…
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Baptized and Sent: The Church of Christ on Mission in the World Dear Brothers and Sisters, For the month of October 2019, I have asked that the whole Church revive her missionary awareness and commitment as we commemorate the centenary…
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APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION GAUDETE ET EXSULTATE OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS ON THE CALL TO HOLINESS IN TODAY’S WORLD INDEX « Rejoice and be glad » [1-2] Chapter One THE CALL TO HOLINESS The saints who encourage and accompany us [3-5]…
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OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO THE ENTIRE PEOPLE OF GOD 1. Christ is alive! He is our hope, and in a wonderful way he brings youth to our world, and everything he touches becomes young,…
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« “We are members one of another” (Eph 4,25). From social network communities to the human community » Dear Brothers and Sisters, Ever since the internet first became available, the Church has always sought to promote its use in the…
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