The pope set up the commission at the request of the International Union of Superiors General, the organization for the leaders of women’s religious orders around the world.
Pope names six women, six men to panel to study women deacons
It’s not right to equate Islam with violence, pope says
Speaking to journalists aboard his return flight from Krakow, Poland, July 31, the pope also stressed that violence exists in all religions, including Catholicism, and it cannot be pinned to one single religion.
Don’t tuck life away, take risks, pope tells young people
Take risks and do not let life’s obstacles get in the way of encountering the true joy and life that Jesus can give, Pope Francis told more than 1 million young people.
World Youth Day volunteers quiz pope, get advice during special luncheon
KRAKOW, Poland (CNS) — Pope Francis has a “stomach of iron” and considers the German Richard Wagner his favorite composer, said young Catholics who lunched privately […]
No room for benchwarmers, make history, pope tells youths at vigil
KRAKOW, Poland (CNS) — Pope Francis told young people they are not called to be couch potatoes, living boring lives, but should leave their mark in […]
‘Go out,’ keep writing Gospel of mercy, pope tells clergy, religious
KRAKOW, Poland (CNS) — Catholic priests and nuns must renounce their personal interests and create a church that “goes into the world” with “living writers of […]
Follow Jesus’ Way of the Cross through works of mercy, pope says
By embracing the hunger, thirst and loneliness of others, young people can touch Jesus’ cross and experience the light of the resurrection, Pope Francis said.
Youthful face of mercy can change the world, pope tells young people
A young person who is touched by Christ is “capable of truly great things,” the pope told thousands of young men and women July 28 at the welcoming ceremony of World Youth Day in Krakow.