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January 2, 2024

Bring Mary's gratitude and hope into the new year, Pope Francis says

Pope Francis gives his blessing at the end of an evening prayer service on New Year's Eve in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 31, 2023.

On New Year's Eve, believers and non-believers alike give thanks for all they have received in the last 12 months and express their hopes for the coming year, but Christians are called to cultivate their gratitude and hope following the example of Mary, Pope Francis said.

Published in Reflections
January 9, 2019

Toronto youth celebrate faith-filled New Year’s Eve

Toronto’s Office of Catholic Youth hosted a New Year’s Eve dinner and dance for young adults (age 19-39) who wanted to celebrate with fellow faith-filled Catholics.

Ringing in the New Year looked very different for a group of 20-somethings at St. Edward the Confessor Church in Toronto. 

Published in Youth Speak News
February 22, 2018

Pope Francis challenges young people: Don't live life for 'likes'

Pope Francis waves after registering for Panama's World Youth Day 2019 during the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square Feb. 11 at the Vatican.
VATICAN – It's time to break free from fear, fake online personas and looking at the world through a digital screen display, Pope Francis told young people.
Published in International
December 8, 2017

Pope's beauty secret: Be virtuous like Mary

Pope Francis leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Dec. 8, the feast of the Immaculate Conception.
VATICAN – On Friday’s Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Francis offered his own ‘beauty secret’ – with Mary as model – saying beauty does not come from age or appearance, but from living a virtuous life rooted in scripture.
Published in Faith