Francis met May 4 with participants in a conference marking the 350th anniversary of the 17th-century apparitions of Jesus to French St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, which included his call to promote ...

Exactly 300 years ago a devastating pestilence in France ceased following what was likely the first public consecration and worship of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Above, Venerable Anne-Madeleine ...

The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus takes on special significance this year, centenary year of the extension of the feast to the whole world. The Church, with traditional prudence and reserve, did ...

Thank you. I read your encyclical on the Sacred Heart, “Dilexit Nos,” this weekend. It is beautiful and heartwarming. I hope people read it and pray with it. When you were in Spain this June, you ...