Pope Francis: Suffering Becomes ‘Occasion for Transformative Encounter’ With God
The 88-year-old Pope wrote from personal experience, having faced several health challenges in recent years.
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Pope Francis on Our Lady of Lourdes Feast: The Church Is Close to All Who Are Sick or Frail
The Church marks the World Day of the Sick each year on Feb. 11.
Prayer Warriors: Please Storm Heaven for Amber VanVickle, Catholic Mother of 5, Now in Hospice
A beautiful voice very well known to the Register has just entered hospice, and we now ask our dear readers to pray for her on this feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Flannery O’Connor Was a Reluctant Pilgrim to Lourdes
O’Connor, writing to a priest friend, made a comment that revealed her compassion and humility: ‘The thing about Lourdes is that you are not inclined to pray there for yourself …’
Honoring Our Lady of Lourdes: a New Healing Mass for a Broken World
COMMENTARY: We all need healing — most of all from the Lord God who made us to love and be loved for all eternity.
Composer Frank LaRocca Discusses His Latest Composition, ‘Messe des Malades’
The Mass setting, which honors Our Lady of Lourdes, will be inaugurated Feb. 11 at the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California, and air on EWTN. Composer Frank La Rocca notes that this new Mass ‘honors those who suffer indignity with their illnesses and yet, through the intercession of Our Lady of Lourdes, still maintain their faith in God’s providence.’
Pope Francis: Sickness and Vulnerability, Part of the Human Journey, Threaten the ‘Culture of Efficiency’
The Holy Father said it is crucial that the whole Church strives to follow the example of the Good Samaritan. The 31st-annual World Day of the Sick will be marked on Feb. 11, the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Pope’s World Day of Sick Message: Trust Mary to Lead to Jesus
Pope Francis’ reflection for the 24th World Day of the Sick, Feb. 11, also marks the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Jersey Girl Gets Wish to Meet Pope Francis
Grace West was blessed to go to Rome through Make-a-Wish.
Caring for Loved Ones With Alzheimer’s
Patients and Families Turn to the Church in the Battle With Declining Mental Health
