Wednesday of the Second Week of Advent
Reading 1 Isaiah 40:25-31 To whom can you liken me as an equal? says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high and see who has created these things: He leads out their army…
Live authentically with prayer, letting go of the unnecessary, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The secret to living an authentic life is praying to understand what is truly beneficial according to God’s plan and letting go of the superfluous, Pope Leo XIV said. In fact,…
Tuesday of the Second Week of Advent
Reading 1 Isaiah 40:1-11 Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her service is at an end, her guilt is expiated; Indeed, she has…
Dialogue, diplomacy can lead to just, lasting peace in Ukraine, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Pope Leo XIV reiterated the importance of dialogue and his hopes for a just and lasting peace in the region. “In addition, the questions of…
Pope prays Mary will fill believers with hope, inspire them to serve
ROME (CNS) — Celebrating the feast of the Immaculate Conception as the Jubilee Year was ending, Pope Leo XIV prayed that “Jubilee hope” would “blossom in Rome and in every corner of the earth,” bringing…