We might think of sin as mainly about breaking the rules. But it's really about saying “no” to God and choosing something apart from Him. That's why resisting the temptation to sin means we come closer to the "mark" of a happy union with God. ...read more

Ecumenical dialogues have noted how baptism and footwashing are distinct but related: while only baptism is a sacrament of salvation, they both use water, and more deeply they are both means by which God empowers the faithful for service and mission in the world. ...read more

Dilexi Te, Pope Leo XIV's exhortation on love for the poor, begins with a call to reach out and listen in love. ...read more

The Jar of Kindness brings charitable almsgiving into daily life in an accessible way. It reminds us that generosity is not only financial. ...read more

For the month of February, our Holy Father invites us to pray for children with incurable diseases, that they and their families receive the necessary medical care and support, never losing strength and hope. ...read more

Jesus is calling! Let's begin this Lenten season and get ready for Easter with this Children's Liturgy of the Word for Ash Wednesday. ...read more

For the month of January, our Holy Father asks us to pray that our praying with the Word of God be nourishment for our lives and a source of hope in our communities, helping us to build a more fraternal and missionary Church. ...read more

In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his cycle of catechesis on the Paschal Mystery, as part of the Jubilee of Hope 2025. He reflected on how the resurrection of Christ offers hope for our restless hearts, saying that "The authentic approach of the heart does not consist in possessing the goods of this world, but in achieving what can fill it completely; namely, the love of God, or rather, God who is Love." ...read more

In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his cycle of catechesis on the Paschal Mystery, as part of the Jubilee of Hope 2025. He reflected on how "The event of the Resurrection of Christ reveals to us that death is not opposed to life, but rather is a constitutive part of it, as the passage to eternal life." ...read more

For this month of December, the Holy Father asks us to pray for Christians living in areas of war or conflict, especially in the Middle East, that they be seeds of peace, reconciliation, and hope. ...read more