Pope: ‘If we don’t respect women, our society will not progress’
Pope Francis once again dedicates his monthly prayer intention to women.In The Pope Video for April, which he has entrusted to the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, the Holy Father insists on the steps today’s society needs to take, and asks Christians to join him in...
Pope Francis: ‘Martyrs are sign we’re on the right path’
In the Pope Video for March, Pope Francis requests prayers for the new martyrs of our day, that they might “imbue the Church with their courage and missionary drive”.A martyr is a Christian who bears witness to the Gospel until death without resorting to violence.“The...
Pope Francis: Lent is a time of conversion and freedom
“When our God reveals himself, his message is always one of freedom,” Pope Francis says in the opening of his Message to the faithful for Lent 2024.Recalling the Exodus of the Hebrew people from Egypt, the Holy Father explains that our journey through the desert can...
Pope Francis prays for the terminally ill and their families
The Pope Video for February, the month in which the Church celebrates the World Day of the Sick, contains an appeal that the terminally ill “will always receive the necessary medical and human care and assistance”.The Pope also states that families play a “decisive...
