Examining “Gaudete et Exsultate” from the viewpoint of St. Ignatius’ meditation on the two standards.
Pope Francis
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis denounces chemical weapons attack in Syria
A suspected chemical-weapon attack occurred late April 7 when Syrian army warplanes bombed the eastern town of Douma.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis’ new exhortation warns against modern problems caused by ancient heresies
This is not the first time that Francis has drawn attention to the persistence of Gnosticism and Pelagianism.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
What does it mean to be holy? For Pope Francis, it’s personal, but not done alone.
The call to holiness is at once personal and communal—pushing us to actively build the kingdom of God.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Pope Francis wants you to be holy online. Here’s how.
Stop trolling, resist gossiping and consider putting down your device altogether.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis’ new exhortation: Jesus ‘wants us to be saints’
Francis’ “modest goal” is “to re-propose the call to holiness in a practical way for our own time.”
Posted inFaith
Top five takeaways from ‘Gaudete et Exsultate’
“Rejoice and be glad!” is what Jesus said on the Sermon on the Mount. It’s also the title of Pope Francis’ new apostolic exhortation on holiness in everyday life.
Posted inFaith, Video
Gaudete et Exsultate: Top 5 Takeaways from Pope Francis’ New Apostolic Exhortation
Pope Francis released a new apostolic exhortation today: “Gaudete et Exsultate.” Here are Fr. James Martin, S.J.’s top five takeaways from this new document.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope to issue new exhortation on universal call to holiness April 9
Pope Francis’ third apostolic exhortation will emphasize “the call to holiness in the contemporary world,” echoing Vatican II’s “Lumen Gentium.”
Posted inFaith, News
Leave Mass praising God, not gossiping about others, pope says
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.