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“Peace is one of the defining characteristics of the love that identifies us as Christians.” #MakePeace #PrayForPeace www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-c...

"Without love, our faith would be deprived of its essence, our good works would be reduced to mere moralism, and our hope would be in vain. Dear friends, we cannot truly love God unless this love overflows into love for our brothers and sisters.” #PopeLeoXIV #LiveTheGospel #ShareGodsLove

"There are many things tied to this present administration that are blatantly at odds with our Catholic faith." #BishopJoensen #PrayForAmerica www.dmdiocese.org/news/bishop-...

"The more clever and powerful that you are now in the world, so much greater will be the punishments of hell that you will endure." #SaintFrancisOfAssisi

"For me the biggest issue in the election is preserving the republic." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/news/us-cath...

#PrayForBrazil #PrayForDemocracy

In this week's message, Brother Patrick reflects on the life and prophetic witness of Blessed Maria Restituta Kafka (1894-1943), a nun and nurse with the courage to confront tyranny. Blessed Maria Restituta, pray for us! ccgronline.com

"We should never have been put in that position by the White House. I did not go without reservations. I wish I had heeded them...and I apologize for any damage my actions have done." #ArchbishopGrob www.archmil.org/posts/a-publ...

"What we can’t have is this country being run governed by a bunch of lunatics (2019)." #Lula

"If we want security, let us give security. If we want life, let us give life. If we want opportunities, let us provide opportunities." #PopeFrancis

Meanwhile in Brazil, Catholics bishops say they "cannot remain neutral" if they are to ensure that "conscience or history will not condemn" them in the future. #PrayForBrazil #PrayForDemocracy www.ncronline.org/news/brazili...

"Inequality is corrosive. It rots societies from within...The legacy of unregulated wealth creation is bitter indeed (2010)." #TonyJudt #IllFaresTheLand #PrayForAmerica

"Prepare yourself to bear everything with patience and humility." #SaintFrancisOfAssisi

"Those who reduce God to a false idol use his holy name to justify their own interests, actual hatred, and violence." #PopeFrancis

"Let us have charity and humility; and let us give alms because almsgiving washes the soul of its sinful filth." #SaintFrancisOfAssisi

"These bishops walked into the Oval Office knowing the cameras would roll." #PrayForAmerica #RebuildMyChurch www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/pastoral-n...

Do not lay hands on others too hastily or you may find yourself regarded as an accomplice in the sins of others (1 Timothy 5:22). #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/news/ahead-e...

"Truth and freedom either go together hand in hand or together they perish in misery." #SaintJohnPaulII

"By you, Most Holy Lord, and by the whole celestial court, and by me, your little one, cursed are those who by their bad example disrupt and destroy what you have built up, and do not cease to build up." #SaintFrancisOfAssisi

May the intercession of Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi bring us closer to Christ, closer to the Church, and closer to each other. May their prayers comfort us, empower us, and protect us as we strive to live the Gospel, share God’s love, and rebuild our Church. Amen. assisiproject.com/prayer

“As his children cling to him." #PrayForAmerica www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/21/m...

"Blessed Mother, I do not ask for visions or revelations or favors...In this life, I want only what you want; just to believe, without proof or enjoyment, to suffer joyfully without consolations, and to work hard for you until I die." #SaintMaryBoscardin #Discipleship

“In Texas, you go deer hunting in the early morning. That’s what they are doing. They are hunting for construction workers, early in the morning, like you would an animal.” #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

"Someday each of us will be asked the question, 'What did you do when people were killed on the streets, or children held in detention, or when other cruelties too numerous to mention were inflicted on others?'" #PrayForAmerica thehill.com/opinion/whit...

"Whenever we encounter another person with love, we learn something new about God." #PopeFrancis

"Let us raise our prayers to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Health of the Sick, asking her to assist all who suffer and all who need our compassion, consolation, and listening ears." #PopeLeoXIV #PrayForPopeLeoXIV assisiproject.com

"It is time now to elect a Congress that will rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement...It is time to elect a Congress that puts an end to this war that should have never been started...It is time to elect a Congress that defends democracy." #PrayForAmerica www.ncronline.org/opinion/edit...

"It is not enough for a Christian to condemn evil, cowardice, lies, violence, hatred, and oppression. He must always be a witness and defender of justice, goodness, truth, freedom, and love. He must never tire of claiming these values as a right both for himself and for others." #JerzyPopieluszko

"Do not be afraid to insist on your rights. Refuse a life based on lies and double thinking. Do not be afraid to suffer with Christ." #SaintJohnPaulII

"Jesus weeps all across our nation for the children who have been arrested, detained, transported to far-off centers with terrible living conditions, and cut off from their families." #CardinalMcElroy #PrayForAmerica

"It is not true that those who seek revenge are stronger than those who forgive. It is not true that those who refuse to yield are stronger than those who seek reconciliation. It is not true that those who walk away are stronger than those who face the challenge of walking together.” #PopeLeoXIV

"The Son of God, by becoming flesh, summoned us to the revolution of tenderness." #PopeFrancis

Our fellowship joins with people of goodwill around the world in praying for the good health and complete recovery of the Holy Father. We invite you to pray with us. #PrayTogether #PrayForPopeLeoXIV assisiproject.com

“If presidents and heads of state are not interested in the question of peace, then we must start from the ground up, through human cooperation among ourselves." #PrayForPeace #PrayForUkraine www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-c...

"What endures? What has value in life? What riches do not disappear? Surely, these two: our God and our neighbor. These two riches do not disappear. These are the greatest goods. These are to be loved." #PopeFrancis

If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink (Proverbs 25:31). #PrayForPeace #PrayForUkraine www.ncronline.org/news/pope-le...

“All tell similar stories of relentless physical and verbal abuse by guards; of going days or weeks without seeing the sun; of filthy, crowded living conditions with repeated outbreaks of measles, tuberculosis and other diseases." #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

“Pope Leo, our prayers are for you. May God, the Most Holy Virgin, and the guardian angels always protect you.” #PrayForPopeLeoXIV www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

"The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it (1967)." #MLK #PrayForAmerica

"The conflicts in our personal lives as well as the conflicts on regional, national, or global scales are our conflicts, and only by claiming responsibility for them can we move beyond them by choosing a life of forgiveness, peace, and love." #HenriNouwen

"Be meek, peaceful, modest, gentle, and humble; and speak courteously to everyone." #SaintFrancisOfAssisi

"If the church does not become the prophetic and bold voice, then there's no reason for the church." #PrayForAmerica #RebuildMyChurch www.ncronline.org/news/traveli...

"Sweet Mother, do not part from me. Turn not your eyes away from me. Walk with me at every moment and never leave me alone. You who always protect me as a true Mother, obtain for me the blessing of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen." #PopeLeoXIV #PrayForPopeLeoXIV

"By our presence in the world, we are called to create a society capable of recognizing the dignity of every person and sharing the gift that each person is to the other." #PopeFrancis #LiveTheGospel #ShareGodsLove

"We, the ordinary people of the streets, believe that this street, this world, where God has placed us, is our place of holiness." #MadeleineDelbrel #LiveTheGospel

"The planned broadcast of the taking of a life by firing squad is nothing short of performative barbarism." #CardinalCupich #NoDeathPenalty

"This is the kind of spiritual life that the Church asks of us: not to win by war but to win with peace!" #PopeFrancis #PrayForPeace

“We are one family: Holy Father, you are not alone!” #PrayTogether #PrayForPopeLeoXIV www.vaticannews.va/en/church/ne...

It is better to be poor and lead an honest life than to be wealthy and perverse in one’s ways (Proverbs 19:1). #PrayForAmerica

"Americans have a choice, too. To protest. To yell. To march. Or to watch. These choices will tell us just how far we have fallen, and who we really are." @joeferullo.bsky.social #NoDeathPenalty www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...