(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Sunday morning in St Peter’s Square, following a special encounter with elderly persons. In his homily, the Holy Father spoke of the enormous – indeed indispensable – contribution that seniors make to society, most importantly in their conservation of hard-earned wisdom and experience. “There are times,” said Pope…
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis sent a letter to the leader of Opus Dei, Bishop Javier Echevarría Rodríguez, to mark the beatification of the first successor to Opus Dei’s holy founder, St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Madrid on Saturday to participate in the beatification Mass for the Servant of God, Álvaro…
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