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Doing penance, described by Philippine Jesuits as an “act of mortification,” is a crucial part of Lent for many Catholics.
In a moving homily read by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the pontiff described how suffering can become “a place of encounter” ...
Pope Francis has made his first public appearance since he was discharged from Rome's Gemelli Hospital and his recovery has ...
Lent gets its name from a word meaning "springtime," the time of year when the hours of daylight are lengthening and the sun ...
Since Francis’ hospitalization on Feb. 14, the Vatican has issued a written message from him every Sunday, but there is a possibility that on April 6, he may appear “in a different way.” ...
Continuing his convalescence at Casa Santa Marta, after 38 days spent at Rome's Gemelli Hospital for bilateral pneumonia, ...
Pope Francis unexpectedly appeared in St. Peter's Square, surprising thousands of worshippers during the mass dedicated to ...
And he watched the livestream that morning of the Lenten meditation offered to the Roman Curia by Capuchin Father Roberto Pasolini, preacher of the papal household. Pope Francis was released ...