Pray with courage, conviction, not mindlessly like a parrot, Pope says
VATICAN – Prayer is a "high stakes" endeavor, requiring courage, perseverance and patience, Pope Francis said.
Pastors who lead double lives wound the Church, Pope says
VATICAN – Pastors who preach one thing and do another are wounded and harm the church, Pope Francis said.
Bullying is the devil's work, Pope says
VATICAN – Just as the influence of the Holy Spirit is recognized when one does an act of charity, Christians also must recognize the presence of the devil when bullying occurs, Pope Francis said.
"Funeral faces", pessimism of life are not Christian, Pope says
VATICAN – Christians have good reason to be joyful and should let it shine in their faces rather than sport sad, pessimistic looks, Pope Francis said.
Keep hearts open, ready to hold Christ this Christmas, Pope says
VATICAN – Countries with low birthrates suffer from that awful disease called "demographic winter," Pope Francis said in a morning homily.
God's greatness can be found in the little things, Pope says
VATICAN – God shows his greatness through his tenderness toward his children like a loving father, Pope Francis said.
Humility not about being polite, but accepting humiliation, Pope says
VATICAN – Like a sprout, humility needs to be nourished so that the Holy Spirit may grow within all Christians, Pope Francis said.
Pray for your priests, Pope urges at Mass in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Ordaining 16 new priests in Bangladesh, Pope Francis kept to his practice of using the formal ritual homily for the occasion. But, as often happens, he also felt a need to speak more personally to the people before him.
Shout not with your voices, but with your lives, Pope tells Myanmar youth
YANGON, Myanmar – The Catholic young people of Myanmar are “a welcome sound” of encouragement, Pope Francis told them Thursday at a Mass said at St. Mary's Cathedral in Yangon.
Jesus' love is unstoppable, revealed on the Cross, Pope says
YANGON, Myanmar – Jesus' love "is like a spiritual GPS" that guides people past the everyday obstacles of fear and pride and allows them to find their way to a relationship with God and with their neighbors, Pope Francis said.