Her supreme desire was to love the Lord and make him loved, working for the glorification of the Church and the salvation of souls, as she stresses in the prayer in which she offers herself as a holocaust to merciful love.Little Therese’s experience represents an exceptional form of dedication to the cause of evangelization, which is rooted in the path of holiness, an indispensable presupposition of any missionary vocation. As I recalled in the Encyclical Redemptoris missio, ‘the universal call to holiness is closely linked to the universal call to mission. Every member of the faithful is called to holiness and to mission.’ (4)
That World Mission Day may afford an occasion for understanding that the task of proclaiming Christ is an absolutely necessary service to which the Church is called for the benefit of humanity.
That Catholic universities may more and more be places where, in the light of the Gospel, it is possible to experience the harmonious unity existing between faith and reason.
On Sunday, December 15, Pope Francis is making a short trip to Ajaccio on the Mediterranean island of Corsica.
In his weekly catechesis, Pope Francis reflected on his recent Apostolic Journey to Southeast Asia and Oceania.
Pope Francis addressed the authorities, civil society, and diplomatic corps of Singapore on the second day of his visit to the country.
Pope Francis gave the homily at Holy Mass in the Esplanade of Taci Tolu in Dili, reflecting that "God shines his saving light through the gift of a son."
Pope Francis addressed an interreligious meeting at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, on the second day of his Apostolic Visit to Indonesia.