After Mass on Sunday, March 31, 2024, Pope Francis gave his customary Urbi et Orbi Message (“to the City and the World”) for Easter from the Central Loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica. Read the full text of his message below. Join our celebration of the Risen Lord with videos, reflections, and more, at slmedia.org/easter. Urbi et ...read more

The women go to the tomb at daybreak, yet they still feel the darkness of night. They continue to walk, yet their hearts remain at the foot of the cross. ...read more

Last Sunday we listened to the account of the Passion of the Lord. Jesus responds to the sufferings He endures with a virtue that, although it is not considered among the traditional ones, is so important: patience. ...read more

We are devoting today’s catechesis to the virtue of prudence. Along with justice, fortitude, and temperance, it is one of the so-called cardinal virtues, ...read more

In our catechetical journey, after concluding the overview of vices, we look at the opposition of evil: virtue. ...read more

In our catechetical journey on the vices and virtues, today we come to the last of the vices: pride. ...read more

Let us pray that those who risk their lives for the Gospel in various parts of the world might imbue the Church with their courage and missionary drive. ...read more

Today we examine two deadly vices that we find in the great lists that the spiritual tradition has left us: envy and vainglory. ...read more

Lent immerses us in a bath of purification and of self-spoliation: it helps us to remove all the cosmetics that we use in order to appear presentable, better than we really are. ...read more

Among all the capital sins there is one that is often overlooked, perhaps because of its name, which is often incomprehensible to many: I am talking about acedia. ...read more