What does God's blessing mean in the Bible? We often use the word "bless" to communicate our hopes or good wishes for someone, but blessing has a more specific meaning in the Bible. God's blessing is when he shares his life-producing ability with something or someone. Blessed land and animals will flourish, thrive, and be fruitful. But humans receive an added blessing—the ability to partner with God as he rules the world. Watch the video. | BibleProject

POPE FRANCIS TO GIVE SPECIAL BLESSING: Pope Francis is giving an ‘Urbi et Orbi’ blessing, meaning ‘to the city and the world,’ in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. This specific blessing is normally reserved for Christmas and Easter. By delivering it today, the Pope is demonstrating how urgently he views this crisis both abroad and in Italy, which has the third highest number of cases in the world. There are over half a million COVID-19 cases around the globe, and over 25,000 people have