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[155] [156] As regards the relationship between private piety and public life, Francis was the first pontiff to suggest automatic excommunication for the mafia, at an outdoor Mass in Calabria: "Those who in their life have gone along the evil ways, as in the case of the mafia, they are not with God, they are excommunicated."
Pope Francis emphasizes the vocation of St. Francis de Sales and his teaching that "in every situation in life where the greatest love is to be found." In the section on the criterion of love, Pope Francis quotes the saint: “It is love that grants perfection to our works. I will tell you much more.
Francis devotes a chapter to praise of the vocation to the contemplative life. He reflects on 12 aspects of the contemplative life which may help contemplative women achieve the goals of their vocation, namely: "formation, prayer, the word of God, the sacraments of the Eucharist and Reconciliation, fraternal life in community, federations, the cloister, work, silence, the communications media ...
According to Francis X. Rocca, "Pope Francis' first encyclical, 'Lumen Fidei' ("The Light of Faith"), is a celebration of Christian faith as the guiding light of a 'successful and fruitful life', inspiring social action as well as devotion to God, and illuminating 'every aspect of human existence', including philosophy and the natural sciences."
Pope Francis made an impassioned plea for protection of the environment on Wednesday's 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day. On Earth Day, pope says nature will not forgive our trespasses Skip ...
The new document, anticipated pope Francis at that time, is "a look at what has happened" since 2015 and a look at what still "needs to be done." [6] The title refers to the words of St. Francis of Assisi and to the encyclical Laudato si', which was published in 2015. “‘Praise God for all his creatures,’” Laudate Deum begins.
Pope Francis, at 87 increasingly weak and wobbly, takes a trip down memory lane and speaks of his hopes for the Roman Catholic Church's future in a new book reflecting on his life and its ...
Pope Francis told a young transgender person that “God loves us just as we are” in a new podcast released Tuesday by the Vatican. Francis’ comments were featured in the second episode of ...