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Pope Francis: Sharing Our Cncounter with Christ Makes Our Encounters "even more beautiful"
Pope Francis expressed his concern over escalating tensions in the Middle East following Iran’s missile attack Saturday against Israel, a concern he raised after imploring Christians to share their stories of encountering Christ.
5 Tips for Evangelizing on Social Media
Friar Nelson Medina, a Dominican known for his extensive apostolate on the internet, offers five tips for Catholics to do a better job evangelizing on social media.
Pope Francis: "The Christian must be open to the word of God and to the service of others"
Pope Francis on Wednesday closed his catechetical series on apostolic zeal, delivered during his recent general audiences, by noting that the attitude of being open is a duty for every Christian and a precondition for authentically announcing the Gospel.
Pope Francis at General Audience: "The Spirit is the protagonist" of Evangelization
Pope Francis’ multi-week catechetical series on the essential components of the proclamation of the Gospel culminated with a fourth and final component: the Holy Spirit as the protagonist of evangelization.
Pope Francis Lauds St. Daniel Comboni’s “apostolic zeal”, Efforts to End Slavery in Africa
St. Daniele Comboni witnessed “the horror of slavery” as a missionary in the mid-19th century in what is now Sudan.
Pope Francis: Like Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mothers Can Be Great Evangelizers Today
Our Lady of Guadalupe proclaimed the Gospel in “mother tongue,” Pope Francis said Wednesday in a message that highlighted the important role mothers play in passing on the faith to the next generation.
Why Evangelizing Chad Remains Challenging despite Rapid Growth of Church in Africa
“There are many challenges,” says Sacred Heart Fr. Emile Hathouna, parish priest of Saint Francis of Assisi Church in the Chad Diocese of Lai. “The mission of evangelization is not an easy one in Chad, economically, politically, and morally. We are still carrying out primary evangelization in the country which is so demanding.”
Meet Young Catholic Influencers from 50 African Countries Evangelizing Digital Peripheries
Sergent Gomez yearns to see his parish grow. The member of Blessed Sacrament parish of the Catholic Diocese of Banjul in the Gambia laments about the lack of vitality in the Catholic Church in the West African country owing to the absence of new “faces” among young people participating in church activities.
Pope Francis Makes First Public Speech Since Hospitalization for Abdominal Surgery
Pope Francis appeared in the window of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Sunday to make his first public speech since his release from the hospital on Friday.
Pope Francis Praises Venerable Jesuit Missionary for Proclaiming the Gospel in China
Pope Francis dedicated his entire general audience on Wednesday to sharing the life of Venerable Matteo Ricci, a 16th-century Jesuit missionary in China.
“Evangelization a matter of communication”: Cardinal on Communications Week in Nigeria
Communication and evangelization are intimately connected, John Cardinal Onaiyekan has said in his Tuesday, May 16 Message on the occasion of this year’s ongoing Communications Week (COMWEEK), an initiative of Catholic Bishops in Nigeria.
Pope Francis: Share the Gospel with Zeal Like St. Francis Xavier
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.
Pope Francis: Monks and Nuns are "the beating heart" of Evangelization
It is no accident that the patron saint of foreign missionaries is a cloistered nun, Pope Francis said Wednesday.
Pope Francis Tells "keyboard warriors" to Put Aside Online Polemics to Proclaim the Gospel
Pope Francis has told “keyboard warriors” to put aside online polemics and get out from behind their desks to proclaim the Gospel.
Pope Francis: "The true Christian is one who receives Jesus within"
Pope Francis on Wednesday spoke against a comfortable Christianity that keeps Jesus at arm’s length rather than inviting him into the heart to change it.
Pope Francis: Christian Witness Requires Consistency Between Lifestyle, What one Proclaims
To effectively witness to the Gospel, Christians need to be consistent in what they believe, how they live, and what they preach, Pope Francis said Wednesday.
A Christian Life Based on Achieving Higher Positions is "pure paganism": Pope Francis
Pope Francis said Wednesday that everyone in the Church is equal in dignity, thus a focus on hierarchical advancement is “pure paganism.”
Pope Francis: There is no Option to be Passive Catholics when it Comes to Evangelization
Pope Francis said Wednesday that there is no option to be “passive subjects” when it comes to evangelization because every baptized Catholic has a mission to actively proclaim the Gospel.
Pope Francis: Bring the Gospel into the World Without Becoming Worldly
Pope Francis said Wednesday that Christians are called to bring the Gospel into the world without becoming worldly.
Pope Francis: Jesus is "the unsurpassed model of evangelization"
Pope Francis invited Christians on Wednesday to pray for the grace to have a “pastoral heart” like Jesus that “suffers and takes risks” out of love for others.
