In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his catechesis on Lumen Gentium, the Council's Dogmatic Constitution on the Church. He specifically focused on the priestly and prophetic vocation of the whole People of God, saying that "the organ through which...truth is preserved, founded on the anointing of the Holy Spirit, is the supernatural sense of faith of the entire People of God, which is manifested in the consensus of the faithful."  ...read more

Dante's Inferno and Purgatorio appear to explore the nature of sins and vices, but at heart they're about the path of transformation towards virtuous living. ...read more

In Chapter 4 of Dilexi Te, Pope Leo XIV calls us to encounter one another as Christ encounters us: brothers and sisters together. ...read more

Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort and restore me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger. – Excerpt ...read more

In his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continued his catechesis on Lumen Gentium, the Council's Dogmatic Constitution on the Church. He said that the Church is "the people of God who draw their existence from the body of Christ and who are themselves the body of Christ." ...read more

For the month of February, our Holy Father invites us to pray for disarmament and peace, that nations move toward effective disarmament, particularly nuclear disarmament, and that world leaders choose the path of dialogue and diplomacy instead of violence. ...read more