Approximately 300 representatives of world religions and cultures joined the Holy Father for an evening ecumenical prayer service for peace, organized by the Community of Sant’Egidio, on Oct. 28, 2025, at the Colosseum in Rome. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Oct 29, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV joined faith leaders on … Read more
Petition Prayer of Protection to Our Lady of Perpetual Help O Blessed Mother of Perpetual Help,you whose loving gaze never turns away from your children,I come before you with a humble heart,seeking your powerful intercession and maternal protection. Cover me, O Mother, with your mantle of mercy;shield me from all harm, danger, and evil snares.Dispel … Read more
Prayer to Our Mother of Perpetual Help O Mother of Perpetual Help,Our gentle and loving Mother,I come before you with trust and confidence.You know the depths of my heart,My worries, my hopes, and my silent tears.Wrap me in your mantle of compassion,And intercede for me before your Son, Jesus. Holy Mother, in times of fear, … Read more
UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Ted Chaiban recounts his visit to Sudan in the midst of the devastating conflict and warns of the millions of children suffering from acute malnutrition, lack of safety, and enduring harassment. Read all
The Church celebrates the Feast of the Apostles Saints Simon and Jude. Their names occur together in the Canon of the Mass and are also celebrated on the same day. They may be paired together because they both preached the Gospel in Mesopotamia and Persia where it is said they had both been sent, but … Read more
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Evaristus, one of the first popes and the successor of St. Clement. Pope Evaristus governed the Church from 97 to about 107. He was buried at the Vatican.
Gospel Excerpt, Luke 18:9-14: Jesus addressed this parable: “Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector. The Pharisee took up his position and spoke this prayer to himself, ‘O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of humanity–greedy, … Read more
Quotes Worth Contemplating for the Feast of St. Alphonsus de Liguori St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1696–1787) knew all about spiritual vertigo. He had lived with it. He had lived through it. For those of us who struggle with an ordered … Continue reading → The post St. Alphonsus de Liguori and the Dispelling of Spiritual … Read more
Signed on 28 October 1965 by Pope St Paul VI, the conciliar declaration “Nostra aetate” set the foundations for a culture of encounter and dialogue in the name of peace for all peoples. Read all