We join the Holy Father in praying that societies where coexistence seems more difficult might not succumb to the temptation of confrontation for ethnic, political, religious or ideological reasons.
On July 30, Pope Leo XIV resumed his weekly General Audiences, including his cycle of catechesis on "Jesus Christ our Hope" as part of the Jubilee 2025. He reflected on the healing of a deaf man in the Gospel of Mark chapter 7, saying that Jesus' gestures help "us to understand what lies behind the silence and closure of this man, as if Jesus had perceived his need for intimacy and closeness."
As we prepare for the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on August 15th, we invite you to join us for a special novena led by our CEO, Fr. Haig Chahinian, beginning Wednesday, August 6 and continuing daily until Thursday, August 14.
From the age of 17 until his death at 24, Frassati lived a purposeful, Christ-oriented life of prayer, service, and adventure.
A novena (which comes from the Latin word novem, which means nine) refers to nine days of public or private prayer.