In a world where depression, addiction, and broken families are becoming increasingly common, Sr. Jacqueline Githiri, VDM, has made it her mission to be a beacon of hope and healing, quietly transforming lives through counselling, compassion, and spiritual restoration.

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The human rights advocate has been convicted and sentenced multiple times since 2020.

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time As salt seasons in order to enhance the flavor of food, the blessings obtained as we live out the Beatitudes equip us to season those around us.

The pontiff is expected to travel to Africa in April, visit Peru later this year, and make a summer stop in Spain.

The surge in attacks has contributed to a deepening humanitarian crisis across Nigeria’s northwest and north‑central regions.

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Vatican representatives are in the process of reviewing the life of Pedro Ballester, a British university student who died of cancer in 2018, to gauge whether his canonization cause should be opened.

At the Sunday Angelus, Pope Leo XIV expresses "sorrow and concern" over the latest wave of deadly attacks in Nigeria, which have claimed dozens of lives, and expresses his hope that authorities will "continue to work with determination to ensure the safety and protection of the life of every citizen."

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“Little Nellie” was a 4-year-old child from Cork, Ireland, whose piety and closeness to God led in part to the lowering of the age at which children could receive their first holy Communion.

Reflecting on Jesus’ words after the Beatitudes, Pope Leo XIV highlights how encountering Jesus brings true joy, flavor, and light into daily life, and even when we feel downcast, God the Father “cares for our names and our uniqueness.”

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Before his Angelus address, Pope Leo XIV greets directors, staff, and family members of the Vatican's florist office and building services, and urges them to remember that “faith and prayer give full meaning to everything we do.”

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