People must ask themselves whether they are “‘armchair Catholics,’ who love to chat about how things are going in the church and the world,” Pope Francis said, or if they are “apostles on the go,” who are on fire with love for God and ready to offer their lives for him.
Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service
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Cramming for Synod, Vatican has some questions for young people
The Vatican has released an online questionnaire to better understand the lives, attitudes and concerns of 16-to 29-year-olds around the world.
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Empty words do not help the poor, Pope Francis says in World Day of the Poor message
People cannot sit back and be indifferent or unresponsive to growing poverty in the world as a privileged minority accumulates “ostentatious wealth,” Pope Francis said.
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Women must have the opportunity to fully contribute to society, pope says
“Women are fully entitled to actively take part in all settings, and their rights must be affirmed and protected,” the pope said.
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Now you can explore the artwork of the world’s oldest Christian cemetery
The Catacombs of St. Domitilla are believed to be the world’s oldest existing Christian cemetery and are among the largest in Italy with a total of some 150,000 burial spots.
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Sweden’s first cardinal missioned with promoting church in largely secular country
Cardinal-designate Anders Arborelius of Stockholm is Sweden’s only Catholic bishop and the first native Swede to hold the post since the Protestant Reformation in the 1500s.
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God is no warlord claiming victory with enemies’ blood, pope says at audience after meeting with Trump
“God does not like to be loved the way a warlord would like, dragging his people to victory, debasing them in the blood of his enemies.”
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Pope Francis: Devil prefers a comfy, business-savvy church that overlooks truth
The devil would like to see a church that never takes any risks, never speaks out with the truth and just settles on being wishy-washy, comfortable and business-savvy, Pope Francis said. God’s prophets always were persecuted because they created a disturbance, much like those today who denounce worldliness in the church and get ostracized, the […]
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Pope Francis to the Swiss Guard: the Devil, not invaders, is the biggest enemy at hand
Be ready with the spiritual weapon of faith because the biggest battle facing the Swiss Guard today is fighting the devil and worldly vices, Pope Francis told the guard’s members.
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Pope Francis will beatify Wisconsin-born Capuchin Father Solanus Casey
Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of Father Casey, five religious, four laypeople and two cardinals, including Vietnamese Cardinal Francois Nguyen Van Thuan.