Oh God! We praise and glorify you For your grace upon Cush,The anthem ends:
“So Lord bless South Sudan!”(listen to the complete anthem) Can you imagine a Canadian national anthem that begins by praising and glorifying God and ends with a resounding “God bless Canada?” I can’t. And so, maybe we have something to learn from the South Sudanese. May our prayers be with South Sudan; they have a long, hard road ahead – as they make their way in the world: A way of justice and peace. May the Lord bless South Sudan!
The Holy Father invites us to pray that we might again learn how to discern, to know how to choose paths of life and reject everything that leads us away from Christ and the Gospel.
In this month of June, the Holy Father invites us to pray that the world might grow in compassion, that each one of us might find consolation in a personal relationship with Jesus, and from his Heart, learn to have compassion on the world.
Gianpaolo gives us a behind the scenes look at his upcoming Behold segment on the York University Catholic Chaplaincy.
On Sunday, June 8, 2025, Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass for the Jubilee of Movements, Associations, and New Communities and spoke about how the Holy Spirit helps the apostles overcome "their fear, shatters their inner chains, heals their wounds, anoints them with strength and grants them the courage to go out to all and to proclaim God’s mighty works."
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass for the Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents, and the Elderly and referred to Pope Francis and mentioned spouses who have been beatified and canonized, like the parents of St. Therese of the Child Jesus.