
Notes from a Friar: God Speaks to All
Jim Van Vurst, OFM
April 14, 2023
God can and does communicate in ways we can’t imagine.
Sustaining a Joyous Easter Feeling
Franciscan Media
April 10, 2023
That joyous Easter feeling should last all year, this friar says.
Pope Francis So Far
Mark P. Shea
February 20, 2023
In the past 10 years, Pope Francis has been both celebrated and vilified. But he remains on task for reforming the Church.
‘He is the only hope we have,’ say refugees in South Sudan about pope’s visit
OSV News
January 31, 2023
Pope Francis is taking off for the African continent Jan. 31 for a historic and long-awaited apostolic trip to Congo and South Sudan, countries longing for peace and stability.
Pope Benedict XVI Dies; Funeral To Be Jan. 5 In St. Peter’s Square
OSV News
December 31, 2022
Retired Pope Benedict XVI, who had an impressive record as a teacher and defender of the basics of Catholic faith, is likely to go down in history books as the first pope in almost 600 years to resign.
Pope hospitalized for respiratory infection, Vatican says
After having difficulty breathing, Pope Francis went to Rome’s Gemelli hospital March 29 where he was diagnosed with a respiratory infection, the Vatican press office said.