In a world in which there are “so many people who need Jesus,” St. Francis Xavier is an exemplary model of how to live and share the Gospel with zeal, Pope Francis said Wednesday. The pope dedicated ...
Pope Francis leads his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 12, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) Below is the text of Pope Francis’ weekly Wednesday audience, delivered on ...
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today's general audience was dedicated to Saint Francis Xavier, Patron of the missions. Continuing the cycle of catecheses dedicated to the "passion for evangelization", ...
At the general audience Francis warns against the dangers of a false zeal, the child of one's own vainglory. Recalling the 60th anniversary of John XXIII's encyclical "Pacem in Terris", the pontiff ...