In today’s catechesis on old age, Pope Francis reflects on the Assumption of Mary and our destination of heaven. Read the full text below: Dear brothers and sisters, good morning! We recently celebrated the Assumption into heaven of the Mother of Jesus. This mystery illuminates the fulfilment of the grace that shaped Mary’s destiny, and ...read more

In today’s catechesis on old age, Pope Francis reflects on the vision, in beginning of the Book of Revelation, of Jesus appearing to the Seer. Read the full text below: Dear brothers and sisters, good morning! The words we heard of Daniel’s dream evoke a mysterious, and at the same time, glorious, vision of God. ...read more

BEIRUT (CNS) — Aleppo, besieged and destroyed in Syria’s war, is calm now, but 11 years of war and the accompanying economic sanctions have left the city impoverished. “We don’t have any direct violence, armed groups or bombardments on or around the city since the end of 2017,” Chaldean Catholic Bishop Antoine Audo of Aleppo ...read more

From August 14 to August 17, 2022, five hundred Catholic women will gather at the Delta Hotel by Marriott Grand Okanagan Resort in Kelowna, BC for the 102nd Annual National Convention of the Catholic Women’s League (CWL). The theme for this year is Catholic and Living It! Speakers for the convention include Elizabeth Tomlin, a ...read more

Pope Francis gave his catechesis on the topic of old age in Paul VI Audience Hall on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. Read the full text below: Catechesis on Old Age: 16. “I go to prepare a place for you”. Old age, a time projected towards fulfilment Dear brothers and sisters, good morning! We are now at the ...read more

During his General Audience on August 3, 2022, Pope Francis offered a reflection on his "penitential pilgrimage" to Canada. ...read more

We join Pope Francis in praying that small and medium-sized businesses may find ways to continue operating and serving their communities. ...read more

Read the full text of Pope Francis' address to young people and elders in Iqaluit, given on July 29, 2022, during his visit to Canada. ...read more

Read the address Pope Francis gave to a delegation of Indigenous Peoples from Eastern Canada in Quebec City on July 29, 2022. ...read more

Read the full text of the homily Pope Francis gave at vespers in Notre-Dame de Québec Basilica Cathedral on July 28, 2022, during his stay in Quebec City. ...read more