Vatican
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Pope in September praying youth might find jobs, education
Sep 01, 2015
Pope Francis' prayer intentions this month focus on youth and catechists.
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'St Columbanus was privileged channel of God’s Grace'
Sep 01, 2015
“Saint Columbanus, who according to Benedict XVI we can truly consider one of the ‘Fathers of Europe,’ was convinced that there can be fraternity in the heart of Europe between people only if a civilization exists that is open to God.”
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Pope Francis asks US teen to sing for him, saying 'Be courageous'
Sep 01, 2015
Pope Francis had a virtual papal audience with Catholics in three U.S. cities Monday and surprised a teenage girl in Chicago with a request that she sing for him.
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Pope Francis delivers his first message to the United States
Sep 01, 2015
Pope Francis held a virtual audience with Americans in three U.S. cities on Monday, just weeks ahead of his first visit to the country later this month.
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Ahead of US visit, Pope Francis is popular among Americans
Sep 01, 2015
Most Americans have a favorable view of Pope Francis and think he has a message for all the country's citizens, but most also know little about him and aren’t sure news reports about him are accurate, a new survey reports.
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Pope Francis holds virtual audience with Americans in Chicago, Texas, LA
Sep 01, 2015
Pope Francis on Monday took part in a virtual audience with a group of Americans, less than a month before his historic trip to the United States.
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Pope to Catholic lawmakers: Be strong. Protect life.
Sep 01, 2015
On Monday, Pope Francis urged Catholic legislators to be protectors of human life, calling them to “be strong” against a throw-away culture marked by Christian persecution, and the rejection of the unborn and migrants.
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Pope Francis a stranger to the US in many ways
Aug 31, 2015
When Pope Francis sets foot on the tarmac at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington on Sept. 22, it won't just be his first time in the United States as pontiff. It will be his first time in the country — ever in his life.
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Pope Francis mourns death of 71 migrants who suffocated in abandoned truck
Aug 31, 2015
In his Sunday Angelus address Pope Francis lamented the death of 71 migrants – mostly from war-torn Syria – whose bodies were found in an abandoned truck on an Austrian highway. He offered prayers for the victims.
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Pope Francis: conversion isn't just an appearance – it's a matter of the heart
Aug 31, 2015
In his Sunday Angelus address Pope Francis said that merely obeying the rules isn’t enough to make us holy, but that if we truly want to serve God our conversion has to be deeper, changing the heart.



Sunday Reflection
Trusting in God: The key to true prosperity
Reflecting on our Sunday Readings with Fr Philip Tay, OCD
