In recent years, many young people have approached the faith through social media, successful programs and popular online Christian witnesses. The danger is that a faith discovered online is limited to individual experiences, which may be intellectually and emotionally

Speaking to participants in the Jubilee of the World of Education, Pope Leo calls for interiority, unity, love, and hope to become “key elements” of educational practice, which will help to embody the face of the Church. “Teaching can never be separated from love,” he said, “and

“One in Christ, united in mission” is the theme of World Mission Sunday, which next year will commemorate the 100th anniversary of its establishment by Pius XI at the suggestion of the Pontifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith. vaticannews.va/en/vatican-cit…

Exactly 79 years ago, on November 1st, 1946—All Saints’ Day—Karol Wojtyła was ordained a priest at the age of 26 by Cardinal A. Sapieha, Archbishop of Kraków, in his private chapel. Later that month, the young Fr. Wojtyła traveled to Rome to begin his studies at the Angelicum.

Today is the Solemnity of All Saints.

On All Saints Day, #PopeLeoXIV begins Mass blessing the relics of St. John Henry Newman, who will be declared a doctor of the church in a few moments.

Pope Leo XIV proclaimed Saint John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church. Photo: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV opens his homily on the Solemnity of All Saints, announcing: "It is a great joy to include Saint John Henry Newman among the Doctors of the Church".

On this Solemnity of All Saints, it is a great joy to include Saint John Henry Newman among the Doctors of the Church, and, at the same time, on the occasion of the Jubilee of the World of Education, to name him, together with Saint Thomas Aquinas, as co-Patron of the Church’s

I pray that Catholic education will help each person to discover their own call to holiness. Saint Augustine, whom Saint John Henry Newman greatly admired, once said that we are fellow students who have one Teacher, whose school is on earth and whose chair is in heaven (cf.

During the Mass on the Solemnity of All Saints, also the culmination of the Jubilee of the World of Education, Pope Leo XIV proclaims Saint John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church. His legacy, the Pope emphasized, is to form people "so that they may shine like stars in their

Today is the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed.

79 years ago, Fr Karol Wojtyła, celebrated his first Mass in the crypt of St Leonard in Wawel Cathedral. On that day, he celebrated three first Masses: for the souls of his deceased parents and siblings, for all the deceased, and for the intention designated by the Pope.

Papa Leone XIV all'Angelus nella Commemorazione di tutti i fedeli #defunti: "La visita al cimitero, in cui il silenzio interrompe la frenesia del fare, sia dunque per tutti noi un invito alla memoria e all’attesa".

Il #Papa celebra la Messa per i #defunti nel Cimitero Verano. Circa 2500 presenti. Nell'omelia ricorda che "la fede cristiana aiuta a vivere la memoria come speranza futura": "Non illusione per placare il dolore, è la speranza fondata sulla risurrezione" vaticannews.va/it/papa/news/2…

Love conquers death. In love, God will gather us together with our loved ones. And, if we journey together in charity, our very lives become a prayer rising up to God, uniting us with the departed, drawing us closer to them as we await to meet them again in the joy of eternal

In the past year, many people of the Church have passed away, including Pope Francis. During this time, seven Polish bishops also passed away as well as the first spokesman of the Polish Bishops' Conference. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord.

Gospel of the Day ( Luke 14,12-14) On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees. He said to the host who invited him, "When you hold a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your wealthy neighbors, in

At the traditional Mass offered in suffrage for the souls of Cardinals and Bishops who have died in the course of the past year, Pope Leo XIV prayed that “their souls might be washed from every stain” and that they might “shine like stars in the sky.” vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2…

Our beloved Pope Francis and our brother Cardinals and Bishops, who have left us during the past year and for whom we offered Mass, have lived, witnessed, and taught paschal hope. The Lord called them and appointed them as shepherds in his Church, and through their ministry they