By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Here is a CNS translation of the prayer Pope Francis recited by video March 11 for a special Mass and act of prayer asking Mary to protect Italy and the world during the coronavirus pandemic. O Mary, you always shine on our path as a sign of salvation […]
Silent prayer in a noisy digital world
By Sister Nancy Usselmann, FSP Catholic News Service As Catholics, our lives shift a bit during the season of Lent, as is visibly marked on Ash Wednesday with ashes on our foreheads. Something is different about this time of year. And it should be. Lent offers us a time to take stock of our lives, […]