While addressing participants in the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Pope Francis encouraged the faithful not to put aside their own beliefs in order to dialogue with those of other faiths but to "have the courage and the patience to encounter and come towards each other as we are.”
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Pope Francis proved to be the most talked about person on the Internet in 2013, beating out the UK's glamorous new mother, Kate Middleton, and the scandal-plagued Barack Obama.
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We're all sinners, Pope Francis said in a recent homily, but those people who boast about being Christian while not leading a Christian life are corrupt.
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Pope Francis is encouraging the faithful not to be afraid when the trials of life come upon us, but to turn to the communion of saints for help.
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The Pope addressed more than 150,000 people from 75 countries in Rome on Sunday to celebrate the Day of the Family and gave Christian families the three key words for family life: please, thank you and I'm sorry.
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Pope Francis gave an elderly women 200 euros ($273) after hearing that she had been mugged on the way to visiting her ailing husband in the hospital.
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In his homily at the Marian Day festivities in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, Pope Francis spoke about how Mary is an example of saying "yes" to God, even when that means allowing ourselves to be surprised.
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In an address to women celebrating the promulgation of John Paul II's Apostolic Letter on the Dignity and Vocation of Women, Pope Francis said he personally suffers when he sees the role of women in the Church slipping from service in
to servitude.
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Speaking in the town of Assisi today, Pope Francis is imploring the faithful to divest themselves of all worldliness to avoid becoming like "beautiful cakes and sweet things" instead of real Christians.
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The publication of a lengthy interview between an atheist Italian journalist and Pope Francis has caused yet another stir among believers and non-believers.
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While addressing participants in the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Pope Francis encouraged the faithful not to put aside their own beliefs in order to dialogue with those of other faiths but to "have the courage and the patience to encounter and come towards each other as we are.”
