By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Jun 27, 2025 / 04:00 am Pope Francis’ 2024 encyclical on the Sacred Heart of Jesus is packed with testimonies from the saints of prayer and devotion to the heart of Christ throughout the centuries. Dilexit Nos, meaning “He Loved Us,” describes how devotion to the …

By Tessa Gervasini Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 18, 2025 / 17:53 pm Bishop David Bonnar of the Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio, issued a pastoral letter this month inviting all clergy, religious, and laity in the diocese to rediscover their devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus during this jubilee year. In …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jun 3, 2025 / 11:59 am In his first prayer intention video of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV has asked the faithful to pray that the world might grow in compassion during the month of June. “Let us pray that each one of us might …

By Christine Rousselle Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 7, 2024 / 04:00 am The solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus falls on the Friday after the Corpus Christi octave, which in 2024 is on June 7. What exactly is the meaning behind this feast day? Below are answers to some common …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton Denver Newsroom, Jun 1, 2023 / 02:00 am June is known as the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus most simply because the solemnity of the Sacred Heart is celebrated during this month. This year, the solemnity falls on June 16. The date changes each year …

By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Jun 16, 2023 / 15:45 pm Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez celebrated a special Mass on Friday ahead of an act of “blasphemy” scheduled to take place at Dodgers Stadium this evening. The Mass, celebrated on the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, marked the …

by Andrea Gagliarducci Rome Newsroom, Oct 23, 2022 / 07:00 am The 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council is not the only notable anniversary currently being celebrated by the Church. Almost to the day 80 years ago, on Oct. 31, 1942, Pope Pius XII consecrated the …

When I was a child, my family prayed the rosary daily, but during June, the month when we honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we prayed the “Sacred Heart Rosary.” This version substitutes, “Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto Thine,” for the Lord’s Prayer, and …

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WASHINGTON – Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has invited the faithful to join him in a moment of prayer on Good Friday (April 10) to pray the Litany of the Sacred Heart.. . . Praying together as a nation, …