Pope Francis waves to pilgrims during his Sunday Angelus.
Pope Francis waves to pilgrims during his Sunday Angelus. (photo: Courtesy Photo/Vatican Media)

A Closer Look at Fratelli Tutti (Oct. 10, 2020)

With the world still struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic, political and social upheaval from it, Pope Francis has issued a new encyclical calling on humanity to find unity and fraternity. This week on Register Radio we take a close look at the new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, with a moral theologian from Catholic University of America, Dr. David Cloutier.

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis