Pope Francis’ Best Tips for Being Holy
Here is a selection of inspiring quotes from Gaudete et Exsultate (“Rejoice and Be Glad”), Pope Francis’ new apostolic exhortation on holiness:
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Pope: Jesus’ Church Offers Truth, Despite Efforts to Discredit it
Leading a prayer to God for the grace to feel ashamed and repentant for so many sins in the world, Pope Francis highlighted the hope that always comes from Jesus.
Pope: Leave Mass Praising God, Not Gossiping About Others!
The final words at Mass – “Go in peace” – are an invitation to Christians to proclaim God’s blessings through their lives, not an opportunity to go outside and speak ill of others, Pope Francis said
Pope Francis: Urbi et Orbi Message 2018
Jesus is risen from the dead! This message resounds in the Church the world over, along with the singing of the Alleluia: Jesus is Lord; the Father has raised him and he lives forever in our midst.
God’s Covenant With Us
God always loves and always remains faithful to his children, despite their sin and idolatry, Pope Francis said. “The faithful God cannot disavow himself, cannot disavow us, cannot deny his love, cannot deny his people, he cannot because he loves us,” the pope said in his homily at morning Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae.
Christians Cleansed by Christ Can No Longer Be Corrupt
Though they may go to church and say they are people of faith, the corrupt and “mafioso” have absolutely nothing Christian about them, Pope Francis said. “They call themselves Christian, but they carry death in their souls and bring death to others,” the pope said during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square.
Pray With the Pope: April 2018
General Intention: That economists may have the courage to reject any economy of exclusion and know how to open new paths. It’s important to know what things are for, especially if we dedicate our lives to them. Today economists are being asked what the economy is for.
Pope: Present in the Eucharist, Jesus Transforms those who Receive Him
Despite the chill and gusts of wind in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis welcomed the beginning of spring with an...
Five Wounds of Christ: Pope Urges Recovery of a Traditional Devotion
Pope Francis seems to be fixated on the wounds of Christ. And he has suggested that other Catholics might want to be as well. He has offered meditations on Jesus’ pierced hands, feet and side throughout his pontificate…
