Pope Leo XIV via the Vatican: We are poor by birth, in need of bread and words, of care and affection — that is, of all that nourishes body and spirit. We know this well, and yet, as we become adults, we risk forgetting it. It is precisely those in need who suffer the greatest consequences… Read More How We Treat the ‘Unproductive’ Reveals Our Commitment to Human Dignity
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. God of life, You know the innermost depths of our hearts— the light and shadows within us, the silent wounds that sometimes no one sees. Today we bring before you our brothers and sisters who struggle with challenges to… Read More Pope Leo’s Prayer Intentions for October 2026: For Those Who Struggle with Their Mental Health
via the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life: Young people are searching for meaningful work, and Catholic teaching has long affirmed that desire. Through work, writes Pope Leo in Magnifica Humanitas, “we contribute to the progress of society and the common good” and “through listening and dialogue, learn to build together something that… Read More Young People, Work, Community, and the Common Good
Pope Leo XIV in response to a young woman in France: The fact that many are indifferent to the question of God is, indeed, a problem, but so too is the fact that many are indifferent to the question of humanity. Sadly, how many people show no concern for their neighbors, lead selfish lives, look… Read More How Can Young People Combine Missionary Zeal and Fraternity Toward Secular People?
Pope Leo XIV: “There exists a martyrdom of those who offer their lives in a single moment, and the more hidden martyrdom of those who give their lives day after day. This is exactly what all Christians are called to do: to give our lives with love, every day. Our age needs men and women… Read More Quote of the Day
Pope Leo XIV via The Holy See: Yet in order to understand this long history, we cannot overlook another founding father of Europe: Saint Benedict, whom Saint Paul VI proclaimed its patron in 1964, describing him as a “messenger of peace, craftsman of unity, teacher of civilization.” Care for the poor, the sick and the… Read More Pope Leo on What Robert Schuman Can Teach Europe and the World Today
Elizabeth Bruenig writes: A crusade against empathy is sweeping through the right. In sometimes apocalyptic terms, prominent conservatives are denouncing that feeble human capacity to understand the feelings of others…. Barron calmly explained that love, far from mandating kindness, can and often should be harsh. This is a classic right-wing talking point: Conservatives have long… Read More Why Current Attacks on Empathy Are Betraying Christian Values
