Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "We have found the Messiah". The first disciples of Christ, after encountering the gaze of Jesus, immediately went forth to proclaim their encounter with these words to those ...

Today Pope Francis issued a bold new document—in Vatican parlance an “apostolic exhortation”—called “Evangelii Gaudium” or “The Joy of the Gospel.” In this new document, he sets out an exciting new ...

2) What is an apostolic exhortation? It’s a papal document that, as the name suggests, exhorts people to implement a particular aspect of the Church’s life and teaching. Its purpose is not to teach ...

Too narrow a focus by some commentators on the economic aspects of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel) risks hiding the unity of the Holy Father’s challenge ...

Pope Francis this morning published his first apostolic exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium. Unlike his first encyclical, Lumen Fidei, which was a duet begun by Pope Benedict and completed by Francis, this ...

Dreams can be powerful things, especially when articulated by leaders with the realistic capacity to translate them into action. That was the case 50 years ago with Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I ...

Pope Francis has issued his first Apostolic Exhortation on Tuesday, Evangelii Gaudium, translated into English as The Joy of the Gospel. The 224-page document outlines the Pope’s vision for a ...

Pope Francis calls on believers to become 'missionary disciples' who spread the message of God’s love in every aspect of life. He urges Christians to move beyond complacency and self-centred faith, ...

Fr Aniceto Pereira, vice rector of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount in Bandra, talks about Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation. Calling the pope, the "John the Baptist or our generation," he ...