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Full text: Pope Francis’ homily on Pentecost Sunday 2021
The pope celebrated Pentecost Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. Read more
Pope Francis: ‘Open your heart to the Holy Spirit’
The pope celebrated Pentecost Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. Read more
Atlanta archdiocese to end Sunday Mass dispensation
The archdiocese of Atlanta announced an end date to the general dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass. While... Read more
Bishop Burbidge: The pandemic is our ‘Pentecost moment’
In a pastoral letter this past week, Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia said the coronavirus pandemic has prompted advances... Read more
Pope Francis says 'listen to the call to mission'
“Let us ask ourselves: are we prepared to welcome the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives, to listen... Read more
Full text: Pope Francis’ homily on Pentecost Sunday
Here is the full text of Pope Francis' Pentecost Sunday homily, delivered May 31 at the Basilica of St. Peter,... Read more
Pope Francis asks Catholics to see Church with 'eyes of the Spirit'
Pope Francis urged Catholics to view the Church “with the eyes of the Spirit” as he celebrated Pentecost Sunday Mass... Read more
Pope Francis urges Christians to be united as 'witnesses to mercy'
Pope Francis said Sunday that he prays that Christians will be “more deeply united as witnesses of mercy” in the... Read more
Pope Francis calls for 'a more just, equitable and Christian society' after coronavirus crisis
Our suffering during the coronavirus crisis will have been in vain if we fail to build “a more just, more... Read more
Everything you need to know about Pentecost
This weekend, the Church celebrates Pentecost, one of the most important feast days of the year that concludes the Easter... Read more
Pope Francis: The Holy Spirit unites the Church, despite sin and scandal
Pope Francis said Wednesday that the Holy Spirit unites and grows the Church despite human limitations, sins and scandal. Read more
Chartres Pentecost pilgrimage draws 14,000
More than 14,000 Catholics walked 62 miles from Paris to Chartres Cathedral in three days in an annual Pentecost pilgrimage... Read more
With international service group, pope connects Catholic charismatics to broader Church
As several thousand Catholics belonging to the charismatic renewal gathered in Rome this Pentecost weekend, the Vatican officially launched a... Read more
Pope Francis on Pentecost: 'Christian life unravels' without the Holy Spirit
Without the gifts of the Holy Spirit, Christians lack that which animates them and gives them internal life and harmony,... Read more
Pope: The Church is a home you can always return to
Pope Francis said Saturday he wants people to recognize the Church as their home and a place where they are... Read more
Archdiocese of Saint Paul-Minneapolis announces synod
Minnesota’s largest diocese will hold a synod— a meeting designed to help the bishop shepherd his local flock— during Pentecost... Read more
The Holy Spirit makes our works effective, Pope Francis says
The Holy Spirit helps Catholics to do good works by giving them the gifts they need to be effective 'salt... Read more
Pope on Pentecost: The power of the Holy Spirit changes hearts
Though people may promise to change things, it is the third person of the Holy Trinity that creates real change... Read more
Pope on Pentecost: Division isn’t from the Holy Spirit
On Pentecost Sunday, Pope Francis said that division doesn’t come from the Holy Spirit, who forms the universal Church with... Read more
Pope: A good Christian spreads hope – not bitterness
On Wednesday Pope Francis said the Holy Spirit has the power to fill us with the hope of Christ, in... Read more
