Pope Leo XIV continued his Lenten journey with a meaningful visit to the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Castro Pretorio, entrusted to the Salesians. The Pontiff recalled how concrete charity, manifested in welcoming and serving the poor, young people, and strangers, is the face of a Church close to everyday life, called to be especially close to the "least of the Kingdom." During the Eucharistic celebration, the Pope emphasized the importance of the parish's very name, "Sacred Heart," as a symbol of boundless love and mercy, inviting...

At the Sanremo Music Festival, with "Stella Stellina," Ermal Meta sings about the children of Gaza: when music becomes awareness. On the Sanremo stage, Ermal Meta presents a song that chooses sobriety to address one of the most heartbreaking tragedies of our time: the plight of the children of Gaza. Not a song of outrageous denunciation, but a restrained tale, which entrusts images of wounded childhood with the task of interrogating the listener. The lyrics depict fragile and universal figures: children who should be sleeping but instead are awake, who should be playing but instead are learning fear. Meta doesn't mention the war directly, but...

A letter of the alphabet and then think of a word that reminds us of the works of mercy. This Wednesday, we have the - T A reflection on tenderness from our friend and correspondent Chiara Pellicci, from Lucca, a professional journalist, editor of the magazine missionchildren's magazine «Il Ponte d'Oro» and the monthly magazine «Popoli e Mission"You can't be merciful without practicing tenderness. It may seem like a binding, almost exaggerated, statement, but performing acts of mercy without "heart" limits mercy to philanthropy. And tenderness, as we know, is the expression of what comes from a docile, kind, and tender heart. The same...

Pina Rabbiosi, missionA secular air from the diocese of Como, on the verbs of the incarnate God: descending and lowering oneself (by Pina Rabbiosi) For us on the outskirts of Salvador, descending means going where the poorest live, on the slippery slopes, where sewer streams flow alongside the shacks, or at the bottom where climbing back up becomes a chore under the scorching sun or a feat for climbers during the rainy seasons. The echoes of gunshots, moans, and cries of this population, victims of so many abuses, are heard by those in Casa do Sol who always look in this direction. Often in the evening, after dark...

Saint Gerland of Agrigento Bishop of Agrigento in the 11th century, Saint Gerland was the apostle of the Christian revival in Sicily. He refounded the diocese, built the Cathedral, and distinguished himself as a caring father of the poor. With wisdom and charity, he mended the spiritual fabric of the city, becoming a perennial model of a pastor dedicated to service and hospitality. read more Saint Romeo A Carmelite religious, Saint Romeo was the faithful pilgrim companion of Saint Avertano. On the journey to Rome, he embodied the missionand of brotherhood and humble service. He died of the plague at the gates of Lucca in...