As Russian troops approached Ukraine’s capital, Pope Francis phoned the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, offering his encouragement and promising, “I will do everything I can” to help.
Prayer
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Praying for peace in Ukraine—even when it feels useless
What do my prayers for Ukraine achieve? Is this about convincing God to intervene or softening my own heart so I can suffer with my Ukrainian brothers and sisters?
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As an Episcopal priest, I’m used to polite worship. But we need to make room for unfiltered pain at church, too.
My formal, reserved church could take a cue from those who pray with raw urgency.
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What is your spiritual love language?
Knowing your spiritual love language can help you better understand how you show and experience love for the divine in your daily life.
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Pope Francis: Jubilee Year 2025 can restore hope after years of pandemic and suffering
Pope Francis has set in motion the preparations for the Jubilee Year 2025, which he believes “can contribute greatly to restoring a climate of hope and trust” after two years of pandemic and suffering.
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5 signs you are hearing God’s voice (and not your ego) in prayer
Not every word or phrase that pops into your head while you are praying is coming from God. But occasionally, we are free enough that God enters our consciousness with words or phrases that startle in their immediacy.
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Pope Francis: I’m no saint. I couldn’t be pope without my friends.
“That’s one of the reasons why I didn’t go to live in the papal apartment, because the popes before me were saints and I couldn’t do it—I’m not so much a saint,” the pope said on Feb. 6 during a primetime Italian talk show.
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Pope Francis’ Prayer for Peace in Ukraine: ‘Please, no more war.’
With rising tensions in the region and the threat of a possible Russian-Ukrainian conflict spreading, Pope Francis established Jan. 26 as a day of prayer for peace in Ukraine.
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Henri Nouwen: How to (actually) pray without ceasing
St. Paul does not ask us to spend some of every day in prayer. No, he asks us to pray day and night, in joy and in sorrow, at work and at play, without intermission or breaks.
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Taizé, a musical monastic community, formed in response to a global crisis. Today, it faces new ones: climate change and sex abuse.
Today, in any given year, Taizé attracts tens of thousands of young people from around the world, who travel as pilgrims to this hilltop in France to meet one another, to sing and pray and to discuss what they feel are the most urgent issues of their time, from the climate emergency to refugees.