The popular website, where people are randomly assigned a cardinal to pray for, has been revived for the 2025 conclave.
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At the conclave, politics and prayer come together. Is that a problem?
The cardinals have asked Catholics to pray for them and the conclave. What exactly should we be praying for? And should we be scandalized by the intermingling of politics and spirituality?
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
Waiting in line to say goodbye to Pope Francis—with pilgrims from around the world
Editor in chief Sam Sawyer, S.J., reflects on praying with Pope Francis’ body in St. Peter’s Basilica.
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A prayer for our beloved Pope Francis
Loving God, today, we grieve for our beloved Pope Francis.
Posted inFaith, Your Take
Our readers on the greatness of Catholic kitsch
Our readers offer their appreciation for Kerry Weber’s defense of Catholic kitsch.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis, with a feeble voice, records surprise audio message from the hospital
After 21 days of silence, Pope Francis sent an audio message of thanks from his hospital bed to the crowd gathered in St. Peter’s Square this evening to recite the Rosary for his recovery.
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How to pray with the Psalms every day
“St. Thomas Aquinas says that all of the works of God recorded in the Old Testament and everything that pertains to Christ in the New Testament are contained in the Psalter in the form of praise,” wrote the theologian Lawrence S. Cunningham in this 1997 article on praying with the Psalms.
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Vatican to host nightly rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square as prayers pour in from around the world
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, will lead a public recitation of the rosary at 9 p.m. Feb. 24 in St. Peter’s Square.
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A prayer for Pope Francis during his grave illness
Loving God: As Francis, our beloved pope, suffers from grave illnesses, we come before you in prayer.
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You can’t pray away mental illness
Taking antidepressants doesn’t mean you trust God less.