Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025, Easter Monday morning, ending an extraordinary papacy that began on a cold evening almost 12 years earlier.
Dying and Rising with Christ This Lent
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I am so delighted that, as he does each year, The Word Among Us founder, Joe Difato, has written our opening articles for this issue. More »
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Baptism. What a powerful and precious gift from the Lord! More »
Did you know that one of the original uses of anointing oil was for sheep? More »
When our children were born, the nurse in the hospital stamped their feet with ink for purposes of identification, security, and medical records. More »
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The testimonies of the earliest Christian martyrs are always a challenge. More »
When we were baptized, we were clothed in a white garment as an “outward sign” of our “Christian dignity.” More »
When Julian* finished serving his sixteen-year prison sentence, he thought his future in the world was bleak. More »