Evangelii gaudium

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Pope Francis greets members of the public attending his weekly general audience in Paul VI Hall in Vatican City on Nov. 29, 2023.

Pope Francis: Technological focus on efficiency dehumanizes today’s society

Nov 29, 2023

By Matthew Santucci

The desire for efficiency “absorbs the uniqueness of each into a bubble of uniformity,” Pope Francis warned. Read more

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday general audience on Nov. 15, 2023.

Pope Francis: The Gospel is universal

Nov 22, 2023

By Matthew Santucci

During his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis highlighted the universal nature of the Church’s mission to... Read more

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, Archbishop of Bologna, Italy, in St. Peter's Basilica on Oct. 5, 2019.

Cardinal says it is time to rebuild, as economic crisis hits northern Italy

Jul 3, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

A cardinal archbishop in northern Italy said Friday that the COVID-19 health crisis has created an “immense” poverty in the... Read more

 Pope Francis venerating the Cross on Good Friday in St. Peter's Basilica on April 3, 2015.

Evangelization must start with encountering Jesus, pope says

Nov 30, 2019

Pope Francis on Saturday called for a “free and simple Church” which shares the Gospel without worrying about appearance or... Read more

World Youth Day 2016.

An unprecedented Convocation of Catholic Leaders is happening this weekend

Jul 2, 2017

By Adelaide Mena

It’s been nearly four years since Pope Francis released his apostolic exhortation, Evangelii gaudium, or “The Joy of the Gospel.”... Read more

Are farming co-ops just a hipster trend? These Catholics beg to differ

Jan 2, 2016

By Mary Farrow

Anyone who's familiar with “Portlandia” probably remembers Colin the chicken – a heritage-breed, woodland-raised fowl who was fed a diet... Read more

Are farming co-ops just a hipster trend? These Catholics beg to differ

May 31, 2015

By Mary Farrow

Anyone who's familiar with “Portlandia” probably remembers Colin the chicken – a heritage-breed, woodland-raised fowl who was fed a diet... Read more

Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising in Rome, March 12, 2013.

Cardinal calls the word capitalism 'misleading,' urges better dialogue

Jan 14, 2014

Cardinal Reinhard Marx wrote an essay in the Vatican's newspaper on Pope Francis' “Evangelii gaudium,” taking capitalism to task for... Read more

Archbishop Rino Fisichella at the Vatican Press Office on July 5, 2013.

Pope's document hailed as reshaping modern evangelization

In his first apostolic exhortation, the uncommonly simple terminology of Pope Francis brings a fresh approach to the new evangelization,... Read more

Mother And Baby by Anna Langova (CC0 1.0).

Pope: Church's teaching on abortion is unchangeable

Nov 26, 2013

In his first apostolic exhortation, “The Joy of the Gospel,” Pope Francis explained that the Church can never change its... Read more