In his written catechesis, released by the Vatican on April 2, the Holy Father described Jesus’ encounter with Zacchaeus — a man “who seems irredeemably lost” — as having a “special ...

Jesus was passing through Jericho. There was a chief tax collector there named Zacchaeus, who was rich. Zacchaeus was a little man, and wanted to see Jesus, so he climbed a sycamore tree.

TEACHER: In the Bible, it says that one day, as Jesus was passing through town, Zacchaeus climbed a tree to make sure he got a good look at him. *We see Zacchaeus sitting on a branch. Jesus ...