We can easily be discouraged during these difficult times in our world. Yet, Saint Paul reminds us that in God’s plan, we are compelled to express the joy of the Gospel in our daily lives.
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Pope Francis: God’s call is not for just a privileged few
“We cannot say that we are privileged compared to others—no,” Pope Francis said at today’s general audience. “The calling is for a service. And God chooses one in order to love everyone, to reach everyone.”
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Pope Francis: We either proclaim Jesus with joy—or we do not proclaim him at all
“Either we proclaim Jesus with joy, or we do not proclaim him, because another way of proclaiming him is not capable of bringing the true reality of Jesus,” Pope Francis said in his weekly audience.
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Pope Francis: Madeleine Delbrêl teaches us faith is like a bicycle—it can’t stop moving
In his weekly audience, Pope Francis highlighted the witness of the venerable servant of God Madeleine Delbrêl, who calls us to a faith that is maintained in movement.
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Full text: Pope Francis’ homily closing the 2023 Synod on Synodality
In his homily closing the first session of the Synod on Synodality, Pope Francis reflected on two verbs: “to adore and to serve. We love God through adoration and service.”
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Pope Francis: 3 lessons from the Greek monks who brought an alphabet—and the Gospel—to the Slavs
“Let us ask Saints Cyril and Methodius, apostles of the Slavs, that we may be instruments of ‘freedom in charity’ for others,” Pope Francis said at today’s general audience.
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Pope Francis: St. Bakhita shows us how to escape our own slavery
St. Bakhita was able to experience service not as slavery, but as an expression of the free gift of self.
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Full text: Pope Francis’ homily opening the Synod on Synodality
At the opening of the General Assembly of the Synod, Pope Francis warned against a vision made up of “human strategies, political calculations or ideological battles.”
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Pope Francis: the Mediterranean must become again ‘a mosaic of civilization and hope’
In his weekly audience, Pope Francis recalled that “the Mediterranean is the cradle of civilization and a cradle is for life! It is not tolerable that it become a tomb, neither should it be a place of conflict.”
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Pope Francis: Lessons from St. Daniel Comboni, an apostle to Africa
In his weekly audience, Pope Francis highlights the apostolic zeal of St. Daniel Comboni, who sought to engage and empower Africans as “subjects” of mission.