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Spirit of Mission

Pope Leo XIV blesses a child at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican before his weekly general audience on June 25, 2025. (CNS/Vatican Media/Vatican City)

Spirit of Mission: Great Bridge to Unity

By Joseph Veneroso, M.M. | December 1, 2025
Last May 8 is destined to become one of those “Where were you when ... ?” moments. As white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and joy erupted at the words Habemus papam! I was sitting outside having lunch when Maryknoll’s bells joined the chorus ringing out from churches around the world. We had an hour to wait to learn who would be the 267t...
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Worshipers hold candles that illumine the darkness during the Easter Vigil at St. John the Evangelist Church in Center Moriches, New York. (OSV News/Gregory A. Shemitz/U.S.)

Spirit of Mission: Christ Our Light

By Joseph Veneroso, M.M. | March 3, 2025
Maryknoll Father Joseph Veneroso explores the theme of light in Scripture and in the liturgies of Holy Week, especially the Easter Vigil.
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