Don't be afraid of being holy!
Rejoice and be glad a short video summary (2'36''). On April 9 the Vatican released the latest Apostolic Exhortation from Pope Francis: Gaudete et exsultate: On the call to holiness in today’s world.
"Baptism is a gift from the Holy Spirit"
"Baptism gives us strength for our daily struggle, even the struggle against the devil who like a lion tries to devour us," Pope Francis said in his April 25 general audience.
200 Sandwiches Twice
"After praying for the poor, the children made 200 sandwiches twice, with care and generosity." An outreach towards the poor, inspired by "Laudato Si."
Apostolic Exhortation "Gaudete et exsultate"
Pope Francis has written at length about the universal call to holiness in the Church: "to that perfect holiness by which the Father himself is perfect.”
Pope Francis' Advice to UNIV Students
At the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's square, Pope Francis greeted the 2,500 students taking part in the UNIV congress and gave them some advice.
UNIV Participants Attend Mass at Saint Peter's
On Palm Sunday, those taking part in UNIV this year attended the Pope's Mass in Saint Peter's square. With the Pope's homily and link to the final document from the Pre-Synodal Meeting for the upcoming synod on young people.
Pope's Letter to Young People of UNIV
On the fiftieth anniversary of the UNIV encounters in Rome, Pope Francis has written a letter to the university students taking part.
Formation in Spiritual Discernment
In his monthly prayer intention for March 2018, Pope Francis has focused on spiritual discernment: the ability to single out among all voices, which is the voice of the Lord, that leads us to the Resurrection and to Life, and away from the "culture of death".
Pope’s "Letter to Young People" Read by Students
University students from various countries read Pope Francis' "Letter to Young People" about the upcoming synod of bishops on "Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment."
World Meeting of Families 2018
The World Meeting of Families Congress is a gathering of the Catholic Church that has occurred every three years since St. John Paul II started them in 1994. It is organized by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, which "promotes the pastoral care of families, protects their rights and dignity in the Church and in civil society, so that they may ever be more able to fulfill their duties."