SUFFERING SAINT. Blessed Mother Teresa at the Basilica of St. Sebastian in Rome. Alexey Gotovskiy/CNA Suffering was Mother Teresa’s companion, her clandestine treasure and her sweet link to Jesus. In ...

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Three major events are converging on Feb. 11 this year: the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, the World Day of the Sick, and the 40th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s apostolic letter Salvifici Doloris ...

We’re pleased to present the latest installment of Dr. Rick Hanson’s Greater Good blog, featuring posts from his Just One Thing (JOT) newsletter, which offers ...

The human experience is a rich, intricate tapestry woven with emotions, thoughts, and actions. It’s a journey filled with joy, sorrow, triumph, and defeat. Yet, one of the most profound questions that ...

The 2025 Lancet Countdown on health and climate change highlights the accelerating human toll of climate inaction and documents record heat-related deaths, widespread food insecurity, and intensifying ...

If suffering is an unavoidable part of what it means to be human, then helping people effectively engage with and transcend the suffering they experience in everyday life is not just compassionate — ...