OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Let us dream of such a church: a eucharistic church, made up of women and men who break like bread for all those who chew on loneliness and poverty, for those who hunger for tenderness and compassion, for those whose lives are crumbling because the good leaven of hope is lacking.” […]

OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Migrations, more than ever before, will play a pivotal role in the future of our world.” (Pope Francis, “Fratelli Tutti”) In celebration of the 108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Sept. 25, many Catholics around the world are responding to Pope Francis’ call to “welcome, protect, promote and integrate” […]

OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The Eucharist is not just a word, it is an action, a verb. It gathers us together as an ohana … to give thanks as sons and daughters of God our Creator. It nourishes us as an ohana through a sacred meal as sisters and brothers in Christ, who left us […]

OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “It is the Church that makes the Eucharist, but it is more fundamental that the Eucharist makes the Church.” (Pope Francis, homily on the 2022 Feast of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ [Corpus Christi]) Many Catholic churches are facing declining attendance and increasing religious disaffiliation. In response to […]

OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The family is the place where we learn to live with one another, to live with young people and with those who are older. And by being united in our differences — young people, the elderly, adults, children — we evangelize with our example of life.” (Pope Francis, Pope’s Prayer Network, […]

OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “My heart is broken over the massacre at the primary school in Texas. I pray for the children and adults killed, and for their families. It is time to say ‘no more’ to the indiscriminate trafficking of weapons. Let us all strive to ensure that such tragedies can never happen again.” […]