The prayers of nuns and monks are like "oxygen" for all members of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis said. "Their prayer is the invisible force that sustains the mission," he told people at his weekly general audience April 26. As part of
Every Christian has a vocation to respond to God's love and to share that love with others, Pope Francis said.
"The Lord's call is grace, complete gift and at the same time a commitment to bring the Gospel to others," the pope wrote
Pope Francis has appointed 19 people as members of the Dicastery for Evangelization's first section and has named another 15 as consultants.
The first section, led by Italian Archbishop Rino Fisichella, formally is known as "Section for Fundamental Questions regarding Evangelization in the
The heads of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and a section of the Dicastery for Evangelization have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at improving assistance to victims of abuse, bishops and local churches both in mission countries and
The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life affirms his opposition to euthanasia and assisted suicide but believes that to end confusion in the country, the Italian Parliament needs to make clear laws about withdrawing end-of-life care, his office said.
"Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia,
Jesus knows how to turn every difficulty or fall into a step forward, Pope Francis said.
With Christ's love "even that which seems wearisome and unsuccessful can appear under another light," he said April 23.
Before reciting the midday "Regina Coeli" prayer with about
Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego apologized to a group of children in Rome for having forgotten most of the Italian he had learned as a student in their city.
But his promise to them, and their pledge to him in return,
A "breakdown in communication" led to permission being given to a group of Anglican clergy to celebrate the Eucharist in Rome's Basilica of St. John Lateran, said Auxiliary Bishop Guerino Di Tora of Rome, vicar for the basilica's chapter.
Anglican Bishop Jonathan Baker
Commemorating 10 years since the election of Pope Francis, the Vatican will physically represent the teachings of his encyclicals at the Venice Biennale international architecture exhibition May 20 to Nov. 26.
The Vatican's exhibit, titled "Social Friendship: Meeting in the Garden," will take
As Britain's King Charles III walks into Westminster Abbey for his coronation, he will walk behind a processional cross containing a relic of Christ's cross given to the king by Pope Francis.