Dilexit Nos,” meaning “He Loved Us,” describes how devotion to the heart of Christ “reappears in the spiritual journey of ...

O sacred heart of Jesus, mercifully accept the prayer which I now make to you for ... to forgive our sins and grant us the grace of a holy and happy death.

The encyclical, issued on Oct. 24, examines the transformative power of Jesus’ heart as a font of healing for a divided world. Painting of the Sacred Heart ... wholesome and happy ways, and ...

Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Both now and ever and to the ages of ages. Amen. Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Glory to You, O God. (3) Our hope, O Lord, glory to You. In peace ...

The Pope had announced in June that he was preparing a document on the Sacred Heart of Jesus, noting that meditating on the Lord’s love can “illuminate the path of ecclesial renewal ...

Pope Francis, your encyclical on the Sacred Heart, “Dilexit Nos,” is beautiful and heartwarming. And for Catholics in the United States, the timing was perfect.

Everything we do in following Jesus Christ draws its life from the Mass and simultaneously points us back to the Mass.

“We are very happy with this encyclical,” he said. “Catholics are overjoyed to once again have guidance from the Holy Father on the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Many houses and ...

"Isn't it interesting that, of all things, the pope would give us, precisely at this moment, an encyclical on the Sacred ...

The encyclical, announced in June, the month traditionally dedicated by the Church to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is the Pope’s fourth since his election in March 2013, and contains reflections from ...