Feb. 12, 2016 - Edward Pentin on Pope in Mexico/ Father Dwight Longenecker on Lent

Lent has kicked off. And Pope Francis has a full itinerary as a messenger of mercy. On Register Radio Jeanette De Melo and Register Rome correspondent Edward Pentin discuss the Holy Father's quick stop in Cuba and his six day trip to Mexico. Then Jeanette and Register columnist Father Dwight Longenecker focus on how we all can enter Lent more fully.

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