Pope Francis on Wednesday highlighted the need to overcome the “logic of merit” to be a committed follower of Jesus Christ and to trust more in God’s gratuitous love.

Age-old questions about life, death and the mystery that unites both are considered. Can the boundary between this

Before the second session of the Synod on Synodality kicks off in Rome at the beginning of October, participants will gather in retreat to pray together and ask forgiveness for sins in a penitential prayer vigil led by Pope Francis.

Pope Francis invokes St. Stanislaus, patron of Poland, for peace in Ukraine and Israel. Poland's devotion to St. Stanislaus reflects his legacy as a champion of morality and human rights, inspiring humanitarian aid efforts for Ukrainian refugees.

Pope Francis published an apostolic letter on Monday praising the 17th-century mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal as “a tireless seeker of truth.”

Pope Francis drew upon the example of St. Charles de Foucauld during his general audience Wednesday in his ongoing catechesis on apostolic zeal to stress the importance of centering our lives on Jesus.