On holiday in Japan one year, Sr. Orianne Pietra René, FSP found herself unable to go to Mass on Christmas Day. The experience served to deepen her longing to celebrate Jesus‘ birth. ...read more

Passing on Lebanese traditions to the next generation, sustaining practices of prayer and thanksgiving, and words of hope for everyone. ...read more

To inspire you with hope during this month, we have invited members of the Salt + Light Media family to share how their Advent and Christmas traditions have marked their own journey. Every Monday and Thursday, we will feature a brief article related to the season. ...read more

Pope Francis continued his cycle of catechesis on "Jesus Christ our Hope," as part of the Jubilee 2025. This week he reflected on the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus, writing that the Magi "are men who do not stay still but, like the great chosen ones of biblical history, feel the need to move, to go forth. They are men who are able to look beyond themselves, who know how to look upwards." ...read more

In his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis continued this cycle of catechesis on "Jesus Christ our Hope," as part of the Jubilee 2025. This week he reflected on the birth of Christ and the visit of the shepherds, saying that "God, who comes into history, does not dismantle the structures of the world, but wants to illuminate them and recreate them from within." ...read more

On January 1, 2025, Pope Francis gave the homily at Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God in St. Peter's Basilica. ...read more