The best formula for Catholic evangelisation is “go and listen,” not “go and proselytise,” Pope Francis said. “All men and women have a restlessness, whether good or bad, in their hearts. Listen to that...
Visiting Milan, the centre of Italian fashion and finance, Pope Francis spent the morning with the poor and those who minister to them. He had lunch at the city’s historic San Vittore prison, where...
The head of the Franciscans hopes the order’s new website will have a certain “hip-hop” style – being very modern or “hip” and inspiring people to move, act or “hop.” Franciscan Father Michael Perry,...
Kelvin Banda OP looks at Chrisitanity in Africa and bringing Christ to African men and women Africa has been labelled as a continent which is full of tropical diseases, parasites, conflicts, violence, war, poverty...
Martyrs and Christians who endure persecution for their faith are the church’s great glory, strength and hope, and they humble those who have so much yet still complain, Pope Francis said. The heart of...
John Lee, Johannesburg – Our parishes are generally places where newcomers are seldom welcomed or even noticed. Places where those who belong to the same sodalities, or are proclaimers of the Word, are “buddies”...
Dominican brother Kelvin Banda OP says that the heart of African religion was dismantled and that led to problems with Christian evangelisation in Africa In the Western mind, Africa is a continent full of...
God’s kingdom is not a well-organised structure where only strict adherents of the law can enter but a path that is walked upon every day with meekness and docility, Pope Francis said. Christians are...
In its ministry to young people, and especially in vocations promotion work, church workers must step out of the sacristy and take seriously the questions and concerns of the young, Pope Francis said. Young...
Christians are called to follow the example of St Therese of Lisieux, who helped draw people to Jesus by way of attraction, not by proselytising, Pope Francis said. She was a reminder that an...
Missionary Intention: That World Mission Day may renew within all Christian communities the joy of the Gospel and the responsibility to announce it. World Mission Day, which we celebrate annually on the penultimate Sunday...
Do not treat evangelisation as a simple mechanical task or a reason to brag, Pope Francis said. People who boast about preaching the word of God, he said, “reduce the Gospel to a mere...
