Pope Francis invites your community to join Laudato Si’ Week by taking the next step in your journey toward protecting creation. In the five years since the encyclical was published, thousands of parishes, schools, universities, and religious communities have been illuminated by prayerful action for our common home.
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Laudato Si’ (Praise Be) – Pope Francis’ new Encyclical
Pope Francis has officially released his new Encyclical Laudato Si – On Care for Our Common Home. The Encyclical takes its name from the invocation of Saint Francis, “Praise be to you, my Lord”, in his Canticle of the Creatures. It reminds us that the earth, our common home “is like a sister with […]
Conversation with Franciscan Minister General
A conversation with the Franciscan Minister General and the Editor of The Holy Land Review His job is to be the leader of of Franciscan friars worldwide. He is a successor of St. Francis of Assisi. He is an American and he is the Franciscan […]
Blessed Pope John XXIII – Meditation for the Feast Saint Francis of Assisi
On October 4th the Church celebrates the Feast of St. Francis. Here a reflection by Blessed John XXIII on wealth, generosity and the Franciscan charism for all. Blessed John XXIII, a Secular Franciscan himself, was a joy-filled Holy Father who gathered the Church for the Second Vatican Council. +++ “Francis was called “another Christ”, in […]