Vatican

Pope: St Teresa of Avila is primarily a teacher of prayer

Mar 31, 2015

In a message sent to the Discalced Carmelites, Pope Francis said that St. Teresa of Avila serves as a model and guide "of total donation to God."
Pope Francis: God’s way is the way of humility

Mar 31, 2015

Pope Francis emphasized humility during his homily at Palm Sunday Mass, celebrated in St. Peter’s Square in Rome.
Pope: Holy Week is about humility – there is no other way

Mar 30, 2015

Pope Francis on Palm Sunday said that imitating the humility of Jesus is what makes Holy Week “holy,” and encouraged attendees to mimic his attitude of humiliation as the week unfolds.
A sweet sign of hope: Pope's envoy returns to Iraq with Easter cake

Mar 30, 2015

Pope Francis' personal envoy to Iraq will return to the country during Holy Week, bringing with him the pontiff's love and solidarity along with a special gift from the diocese of Rome: cake.
Pope's delegation offers comfort, communion to Iraqi refugees

Mar 30, 2015

Hoping to awaken the world conscience on Iraq, a Pontifical delegation traveled to Erbil and Dohuk to foster local communion and shed light on the dramatic plight of Christians in the country.
Pope praises deceased Assyrian patriarch as wise pastor, ecumenical leader

Mar 30, 2015

Pope Francis has sent a telegram of condolences following the death of Catholicos Dinkha IV, patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, describing him as an “important spiritual leader, a courageous and wise pastor.”
500 years after birth, witness of St. Teresa of Avila remains strong

Mar 30, 2015

On the 500th anniversary of St. Teresa of Avila's birth, Pope Francis praised the Spanish mystic and reformer for her witness of self-gift to God, as well as her particular relevance during this Year of Consecrated Life.
Pope Begins 'Prayer for Peace With Saint Teresa'

Mar 27, 2015

A worldwide prayer for peace began this morning, on the occasion of the fifth centenary of Saint Teresa of Avila’s birth.
Pope: The joy of the gospel is the touchstone of one's faith

Mar 27, 2015

To be joyful is a grace that only comes from faith and not from doctrine or law that is detached from love. This was the central theme of Pope Francis' homily at Casa Santa Marta Thursday morning.
Bishops conferences are not the Magisterium, Vatican doctrine chief reminds Cardinal Marx

Mar 27, 2015

Cardinal Gerhard Mueller, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, has told a French paper that doctrinal, or even disciplinary, decisions regarding marriage and family are not up for determination by national bishops’ conferences.