May 15, 2020

Pope Francis meets with delegates to the general chapter of the Order of Friars Minor during an audience with 200 Franciscan leaders at the Vatican May 26. U.S. Franciscan Father Michael Perry, who was re-elected head of the order May 21, is seated to the right of the pope. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano) See POPE-FRANCISCANS May 26, 2015.

Mercy and the Franciscan Way

May 15, 2020

The intersection of the themes of religious life and mercy should be even clearer for those of us who commit to living the Franciscan charism in the modern world, for mercy was a theme close to Francis of Assisi’s heart.

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Embracing Advent

May 15, 2020
At the heart of Advent are these key themes: attention, trust, and celebration.
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Pope Francis blesses a young fan | Photo: Paul Haring

Encounters with Pope Francis

May 15, 2020
And even that wasn’t the worst. “I was really emotional in a moment where really no one saw,” Boehner said in a press conference.
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Christ's crucifixion is depicted in the chapel reredos at Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, N.Y. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Lenten Penance: Getting Back on Track

May 15, 2020
Our understanding of penance is based on our understanding of sin.
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Eucharist and chalice

Eucharist: Jesus Always With Us

May 15, 2020
The majority of weekday Masses that I attended in the 1950s were “Low Masses” that involved no singing.
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COVID-19 does what war couldn’t: churches closed in Syria

May 15, 2020
Cardinal Mario Zenari, the nuncio to Syria, said he is raising special prayers these days to Sts. Cosmas and Damian, fourth-century physicians who offered free care for the sick in Syria.
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Churches, chaplains, nuns have unexpected role in COVID-19 crisis

May 15, 2020
In a nation where the faithful are not allowed to assemble for Mass, one church in northern Italy is full. The Church of All Saints in Bergamo — located in a cemetery in Italy’s hardest-hit Lombardy region — has had ...
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