Pope Francis: Living the Fruits of the Holy Spirit Helps Us Spread Holiness
During his weekly public audience in the Vatican’s Pope Paul VI Hall, Pope Francis continued a series of lessons on the Holy Spirit.
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At General Audience, Pope Francis Explains the Correct Use of Christian Freedom
The pontiff also reflected on the name by which the Holy Spirit is called in the Bible, because, he said, a name is an important part of a person and how we address, distinguish, and remember him or her.
Pope Francis Opens New Catechetical Cycle on Holy Spirt’s Role in Salvation
The Pope underscored the Holy Spirit’s role in creation and as a protagonist in the story of salvation by pointing to the Psalms and the New Testament.
Pope Francis Says He is ‘Still Not Well,’ Has Aide Read General Audience Speech
The Vatican first made public that Pope Francis was ill on Nov. 25 when the Pope was taken to a Rome hospital for precautionary testing.
Pope Francis: Don’t Overlook Goodness Because of Scandal
Francis addressed pilgrims and tourists in St. Peter’s Square two days after his return from a trip to Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.
Pope Francis Praises Venerable Matteo Ricci for Proclaiming the Gospel in China
Pope Francis underlined that it was prayer that nourished Father Ricci’s missionary life in which he helped ‘lead many of his disciples and Chinese friends to accept the Catholic faith.’
Pope Francis Receives Phone Call During General Audience
The Pope spoke quietly on the phone for about one minute while the crowd waited in silence.
Pope Francis: The Gospel Is Not ‘a Political Party, an Ideology, a Club’
The Pope called it sad to see the Church operate as if it is just a parliament, when it is really a community of men and women who believe in and proclaim Jesus Christ, guided by the Holy Spirit, not their own reason.
Pope Francis: Bring the Gospel into the World Without Becoming Worldly
Pope Francis quoted a homily by St. John Chrysostom in which the late fourth-century Church Father wrote: ‘As long as we are lambs, we will conquer, and even if we are surrounded by many wolves, we will overcome them.’
Pope Francis: Jesus is ‘The Unsurpassed Model of Evangelization’
The Pope recommended rereading often chapter 15 of the Gospel of Luke, which contains the parable of the lost sheep, to come to truly understand apostolic zeal.
