In his weekly general audience, Pope Francis uses St. Francis Xavier as an example of missionary zeal who spread the Gospel to people who had never heard it before.
Evangelization
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Pope Francis reflects on his visit to Hungary and building bridges of peace
Pope Francis reflects on the roots and bridges from his trip to Hungary—roots in the past, and bridges of peace between different peoples.
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Pope Francis: Nuns and monks are the ‘beating heart’ of the church’s mission
In his weekly general audience, Pope Francis describes the witness to evangelization provided by monks and nuns, whose prayer sustains the mission of the Body of Christ.
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Pope Francis: Martyrdom is not a thing of the past
Pope Francis continues with his series of general audiences on evangelization: “Today there are persecutions of Christians throughout the world, many, many. There are more martyrs today than in the first times.”
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Pope Francis: You don’t spread the Gospel from your computer
“One does not proclaim the Gospel standing still, locked in an office, at one’s desk or at one’s computer, arguing like ‘keyboard warriors’ and replacing the creativity of proclamation with copy-and-paste ideas,” the pope said.
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Pope Francis: An elegant Catholic is not a holy Catholic
In his weekly general audience, Pope Francis reveals how Paul of Tarsus was the exemplary witness to what passion for the Gospel means, and he has the zeal to preach about Jesus and help others.
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Pope Francis: We need a church that evangelizes herself
Pope Francis: We must be aware that the people to whom evangelization is addressed are not only others, those who profess other faiths or who profess none, but also ourselves, believers in Christ.
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Pope Francis: In the creed we say we believe in an ‘apostolic church.’ What does that mean?
So, what does it mean to be apostles? It means being sent for a mission.
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Pope Francis: What connects the church’s very first council and Vatican II? Evangelization.
Pope Francis continues his audiences on evangelization: It is always an “ecclesial service, never solitary, never isolated, never individualistic.”
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Catholics love Lent. How can we keep them coming back for more?
Each Ash Wednesday, our pews are overflowing. How can we turn our Lenten promises into a dialogue with those who might not usually attend Mass outside of this day?