Daily Devotional: April 29, 2024
Today is Monday, April 29th, 2024, the feast of St. Peter of Verona, a Third class feast, with the liturgical color of red. In this episode: the life of St. Peter of Verona, a preview of today’s sermon: “Courage for our ‘Little While’”, News from FSSPX.News about American Attitudes towards Pope Francis, And a quote from […]
Remembering the historic “Mass of four popes”
Ten years ago John Paul II and John XXIII were canonized by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on April 27, thefirst double canonization of popes on the same day, in the presence of two living popes.
Welcome, prayer, surrender: Pope addresses Burgos seminarians (Vatican Press Office)
For the second Saturday in a row, Pope Francis received a group of Spanish seminarians. On April 20, the Pontiff received seminarians from Seville and did not attend priestly ordinations for his own Diocese of Rome. On April 27, he received seminarians from Burgos. After quoting a passage from a Spanish epic poem, Pope Francis […]
Love makes us better, richer, and wiser, Pope tells grandparents and grandchildren (Vatican Press Office)
Pope Francis addressed some 6,000 grandparents and grandchildren at “The Caress and the Smile”, an April 27 event in Paul VI Audience Hall for grandparents and grandchildren. During his address, Pope Francis emphasized that love makes us better, richer, and wiser, as he recalled memories of one of his grandfathers, an Italian veteran who taught […]
Discover the hidden chapel in Rome where St. Catherine of Siena died
The hidden chapel where St. Catherine of Siena died in Rome is located in the Palazzo Santa Chiara on Via di S. Chiara, 14. / Credit: Photo by Courtney Mares. Rome, Italy, Apr 29, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA). While most people associate St. Catherine with the Italian hill town of Siena, the Dominican Doctor […]
From court to cloister: French volleyball star to join religious community
The athlete Ludovic Duée will be a postulant of the Canons Regular of the Mother of God, a traditional community in Lagrasse,southern France
Impeached Brazilian ex-president meets with Pontiff (@dilmabr)
Pope Francis received former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff, who was impeached and removed from office in 2016, in an April 27 audience. Rousseff tweeted that she and the Pontiff discussed “humanity’s greatest challenges: the fight against inequality and hunger, the energy transition and the actions needed to tackle climate change.” “It is always a joy […]
Like Venice, people are beautiful, fragile, Pope says during journey to city (CNS)
Pope Francis made a brief apostolic journey to Venice on April 28, during which he met with prisoners, artists, and young people before preaching a homily at Mass and delivering his Sunday Regina Caeli address. “We can bring the fruits of the Gospel into the reality we inhabit: fruits of justice and peace, fruits of […]
Is the Vatican’s condemnation of trans surgery new? Theologians discuss.
NCR asked three Catholic theologians how they view the Vatican’s new doctrinal document, which condemns gender-affirming surgery for transgender people.
The Vatican should do more to influence UN climate action
Paris Agreement pledges alone won’t reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Vatican can respond with an initiative based on the work of the Laudato Si’ Action Platform and the competencies of Catholic universities.