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 ...

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 ...

"The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus" (EG, 1) The Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (the Joy of the Gospel) was drawn up by Pope Francis in 2013 to ...

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 ...

There are not enough gold and red pens in the world for George Weigel to parse the clamant social justice sections out of Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation released yesterday.

On Nov. 26, 2013, Pope Francis issued “Evangelii Gaudium” or “The Joy of the Gospel,” his first extensive piece of writing as pope. Below is a round up of news coverage and reflections on the ...

Pope Francis confounds the false narrative of a pope who asks us to choose between service to the poor and the defense of unborn human life. Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, is ...

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 ...

Fr. Errol Fernandes SJ is Principal of St. Xavier 's College, Mumbai and an expert in new media. The priest recalls that all Christians must "reveal Christ to those who have not had the privilege to ...

(RNS) While most American evangelicals do not usually read papal pronouncements, it would be a shame if we did not familiarize ourselves with Francis’ newest document, for there is much in it that ...

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 ...