Archive for September 1, 2024

The Monastery of Gedono receives many guests, both Catholic and Muslim. The sisters have a guesthouse for priests, religious, and laypeople who come for a few days or a week of solitude and prayer. As many as 200 or 300 people attend Sunday Mass at the monastery.?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

In Muslim Indonesia, a Catholic monastery has become part of the community

Sister Martha Driscoll, the founding superior of a monastery in Java, shares what life is like for Catholics in the... Read more

Farm laborers tend to squash in a field on the outskirts of the central Californian town of Solvang on June 12, 2005.?w=200&h=150

By Tyler Arnold

U.S. Catholic bishops on Labor Day: Honor ‘human dignity of all who labor’

“We believe in the dignity of work precisely because each of our brothers and sisters is a beloved child of... Read more

St. John Paul II (1920-2005).?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Francis won’t be the first pope to visit Papua New Guinea: a look at John Paul II’s trips

Pope John Paul II visited Papua New Guinea for the first time in May 1984 and paid tribute to the... Read more

Pope Francis prays during his general audience on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.?w=200&h=150

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of September

“Let us pray for the cry of the Earth,” Pope Francis urged the faithful in a video released Aug. 30. Read more

Speaking to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Sunday Angelus prayer on Sept. 1, 2024, the pope called for peace in the Holy Land, urging the release of the remaining hostages and humanitarian aid for the polio outbreak in Gaza. The pope also expressed his closeness to the people of Burkina Faso after hundreds of people were killed in a terrorist attack there on Aug. 24. Afterward the pope asked for prayers for his apostolic journey beginning tomorrow to Oceania and Southeast Asia.?w=200&h=150

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis urges release of hostages, aid for polio outbreak in Gaza

The pope appealed for peace in Gaza and for aid to continue and also expressed his closeness to the people... Read more