Ricardo Roa

COMMENTARY: Entering the Church means finding your place in the Mystical Body of Christ and embracing the mission God has prepared for you.

Veteran mom Sam Fatzinger spoke about her big Catholic family’s top tips for living a financially free life.

Have you ever noticed that in certain parts of the Gospels, the authors leave some of Jesus’ words untranslated and then explain their meaning?

It is as if the early Church wanted to preserve the true “sound” of Jesus’ voice in his native language.

In the early days of Christianity, the four Gospels were translated into Greek to facilitate their spread throughout the world. Yet the disciples who recorded them preserved certain words and short phrases in Aramaic—the language Jesus himself spoke.

This serves as a sign of the Gospels’ authenticity. In first-century Judaism, as in many ancient civilizations, oral tradition was transmitted according to strict rules of fidelity, phrase by phrase.

The golden rule in ancient schools was memorization under the supervision of a teacher, who—especially in rabbinical settings—would repeat each lesson at least four times.

Today, we want to share five of these words of Jesus in Aramaic, what they mean, and what they can still say to us today: https://www.churchpop.com/5-powerful-aramaic-words-of-jesus-preserved-in-the-gospels-what-they-mean-today/

The Chicago White Sox announced they will honor Pope Leo XIV with a "pope hat" giveaway on August 11. The hats will be shaped like a pope’s mitre with a White Sox logo.

“The world’s most famous White Sox fan will be honored with a specialty giveaway at Chicago’s Rate Field later this year. On Aug. 11 against the Reds, the White Sox will be giving away a limited number of pope-themed hats with a special ticket package – shaped like the Pope's miter with a White Sox logo on it – to fans lucky enough to receive them.

This is so sweet! 😍

Upon returning home from work, Brazilian musician Gilberto Silva Jr. experienced an unexpected and touching moment: his young daughter was waiting for him at the door dressed as the Blessed Virgin Mary. The heartwarming video quickly moved thousands and went viral on social media.

In the video, Silva captures the moment he arrives home—still tired from the day—and finds his daughter, Maria Catarina, eagerly waiting for him.

https://www.churchpop.com/dad-comes-home-to-sweet-surprise-daughter-dresses-as-virgin-mary-saint-philomena/

Young Lola González-Pinto has not had an easy path. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy just a few months after birth, she has used a wheelchair ever since. Yet today, she shares her story with conviction: “Life is a gift.”

On her Instagram account, "desdemisillaa", Lola shared her testimony as part of the International Day of Life, celebrated on March 25. In the video, she explains that her story began on June 25.

https://www.churchpop.com/born-premature-with-cerebral-palsy-woman-stirs-thousands-with-yes-to-life-testimony/

Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday welcomed the announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the Iran war and urged negotiation and prayer to end the war in the Middle East.

“Following these recent hours of great tension for the Middle East and for the whole world, I welcome with satisfaction and as a sign of living hope the announcement of an immediate two-week truce,” the pope said at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square on April 8.

VATICAN CITY — Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin warned that the “logic of the strongest” risks prevailing on the international stage and called on Christians to become “voices of peace” who do not leave Pope Leo XIV standing alone in his opposition to war.

In an interview with Dialoghi, a cultural magazine linked to Italian Catholic Action, Parolin said the voice of the pope is “prophetic” but risks becoming “a voice crying in the wilderness if it is not supported and helped concretely.

Pope Leo says parishes should reflect a Church that ‘cares for her children’ The pontiff encouraged a Rome parish facing poverty and social challenges to show its closeness to those wounded and searching for hope.