by Jennie Murphy | Jun 21, 2023 | Blog Articles
If the pope asks to pray for the abolition of torture, it is because it is still going on in the world today. The 1984 UN Convention Against Torture has been ratified by 173 states to date, but there is still a long way to go, even in the countries that have signed...
by Jennie Murphy | Jun 16, 2023 | Blog Articles
From the Fridays from the Heart archives, Fr. James Kubicki, SJ, shares a reflection on what Pope Francis calls “The Feast of Love” – the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of...
by Jennie Murphy | Jun 14, 2023 | Blog Articles
During this month of June, Pope Francis invites us to pray for the abolition of torture: ” We pray that the international community may commit in a concrete way to ensuring the abolition of torture and guarantee support to victims and their families.” In...
by Jennie Murphy | Jun 9, 2023 | Blog Articles
Fr. Joe Laramie, SJ, National Director of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (USA), reflects on the beauty of the Morning Offering, summarizing it as, “Uniting my heart, to his Heart, for all...
by Jennie Murphy | Jun 7, 2023 | Monthly Reflection
We pray that the international community may commit in a concrete way to ensuring the abolition of torture and guarantee support to victims and their families. Pope Francis invites us this month to focus our attention on the abolition of torture, imploring God to...