April 20, 2015Santa MartaMay the witness of the martyrs help us to avoid the temptation of transforming our faith into power. Those were Pope Francis’ words during his homily at the morning Mass in the Casa Santa Marta on Monday, as he reflected on the Gospel story of the crowds who come searc

April 16, 2015Santa MartaPope Francis on Thursday offered the Mass at Casa Santa Marta for his predecessor, the Pope Emeritus, on the occasion of Benedict XVI’s 88th birthday. “I want to remember that today is the birthday of Benedict XVI,” Pope Francis said at the liturgy. “

April 12, 2015St. Peter's BasilicaPope Francis celebrated Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday morning - the Octave of Easter and Divine Mercy Sunday, sometimes called Quasimodo Sunday after the first word of the entrance antiphon, which sings of how we are to desire, like newborn babes, t

April 4, 2015Saint Peter's BasilicaTonight is a night of vigil. The Lord is not sleeping; the Watchman is watching over his people (cf. Ps 121:4), to bring them out of slavery and to open before them the way to freedom.The Lord is keeping watch and, by the power of his love, he is bringing his p

April 2, 2015Pope Francis on Thursday evening celebrated the Mass of the Lord's Supper at Rome's Rebibbia prison.  The Mass was also attended by inmates at a nearby women's detention centre.  During the Mass Pope Francis washed the feet of 6 men and 6 women, including one mothe

April 2, 2015“My hand shall ever abide with him, my arms also shall strengthen him” (Ps89:21). This is what the Lord means when he says: “I have found David, my servant; with my holy oil I have anointed him” (v. 20).  It is also what our Father thinks whenever he &l