During his weekly General Audience, Pope Francis Pope Francis began a new series of catechesis on the eight beatitudes from Matthew’s Gospel, saying the beatitudes are a message for all of humanity.

As are the eight Beatitudes of Jesus, spoken on a mount in Galilee, Israel. Jack Kerouac, one of our great American writers, thought about them all the time.

VATICAN CITY — The eight beatitudes proclaimed by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount reveal the path from selfishness to holiness, Pope Francis said at his general audience Wednesday.

In this episode of John Dear's "The Nonviolence Jesus Podcast," Dear sits down with Sr. Joan Chittister to unpack the Beatitudes as bold, countercultural ways of living that challenge systems of ...

As used in the Holy Scriptures, the number “8” symbolizes regeneration — and there happens to be eight Beatitudes. What are they? In his Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5:3-12), ...

The beatitudes — eight promises made by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount — will be the focus for the Rev. Patrick O’Dea during the Lenten season at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Mentor.

It is modeled on the eight beatitudes given by Jesus in the Sermon of the Mount, as recounted in Chapter 5 of the Gospel according to St. Matthew.

BAGHDAD — Pope Francis told Iraqi Christians that when they suffer discrimination, persecution or war, the Eight Beatitudes are addressed to them. “Whatever the world takes from us is nothing ...

The “8beats” movie will bring together eight filmmaking teams from across North America who each have a story related to one of the Beatitudes. “Good art touches our deepest longings.

I have been asking each of the Eight Beatitudes of Jesus — as recorded by the evangelist Matthew in Chapter 5, Verses 3-30 of the Christian Scriptures — to justify its own existence.

The eight beatitudes proclaimed by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount reveal the path from selfishness to holiness, Pope Francis said at his general audience Wednesday. Wednesday, May 28, 2025.