Pope Francis reflects on the story of Zacchaeus as part of his Jubilee 2025 catechesis, urging Catholics to embrace God’s mercy and never lose hope in the possibility of change.

Today is the Sunday of Zacchaeus, the first Sunday of preparation for the beginning of the Great Fast. The Lenten Triodion itself (the liturgical book from which the Lenten services are drawn) begins ...

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.

Pope Francis released his catechesis for the weekly General Audience, which was not held as he recovered at Casa Santa Marta.