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Nuns listen intently as Pope Francis leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square Oct. 22 at the Vatican.

Being Christian means being missionary, Pope says

VATICAN – Catholics must make a real effort to share the Gospel with all people, fighting "the recurring temptation" that leads some to focus only on internal church matters or to be pessimistic about evangelization efforts, Pope Francis wrote.
The death chamber table is seen in 2010 at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. Pope Francis' recent statement that the death penalty is incompatible with the Gospel is viewed by some as a development of doctrine and by others as a departure from church teaching.

Pope's pro-life challenge: Respect all life, oppose death penalty

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis' recent statement that the death penalty is incompatible with the Gospel focused less on a government's role in protecting its people and more on the need to defend the sacredness and dignity of every human life.

Pope Francis greets visually impaired people, accompanied by their dogs, during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 18

Faith brings hope even at moment of death, pope says

VATICAN CITY – Christians can find hope even at the hour of death, which faith teaches is not a closed door but a wide-open passage to a new life with Christ, Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis prays with participants at an encounter marking the 25th anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church at the Vatican Oct. 11. The death penalty is "contrary to the Gospel," the pope said in a speech at the meeting.

Death penalty is 'contrary to the Gospel,' Pope says

The death penalty, no matter how it is carried out, "is, in itself, contrary to the Gospel," Pope Francis said.
A woman holds a cross during a May 3 protest in Mumbai, India, organized by various Catholic organizations against what they say is an illegal demolition of a cross by a municipal body.

Pope praises 'beautiful, complex' diversity of Catholic Churches in India

VATICAN – Pope Francis on Tuesday said the variety of Catholic Churches and rites in India is a richness for the country that ought to be strengthened, and as a means of doing so, he expanded the reach of one of the country's indigenous Churches.
Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square on September 20, 2017.

Christians are never bored - they persevere with love, Pope says

VATICAN – On Wednesday Pope Francis said Christians are never bored or hopeless, but know how to wait patiently – even when life is hard, monotonous or unclear – with the knowledge that after the darkness, there is always light.
Fr. James Zammit blesses some of the animals at The Blessing of the Creatures Oct. 7 at Toronto’s St. Francis of Assisi Church.

Pets granted a little taste of Heaven

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Toronto was a zoo on the afternoon of Oct. 7.
The Franciscans recognized by Pope Francis were martyred several weeks before Father Stanley Rother, a priest of the Oklahoma City Archdiocese. He was murdered in 1981 in the Guatemalan village where he ministered, is shown baptizing a child in this undated photo. The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City beatified Blessed Fr. Rother on Sept. 23 in Oklahoma.

Pope recognizes martyrdom of Franciscans killed in Guatemala

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of nine men and women, including a Franciscan priest who championed the land rights of farmers in Guatemala.
Pope Francis greets family members during an audience with participants in an international congress on protecting children in a digital world, at the Vatican Oct. 6.

Pope pledges church commitment to fight child abuse online, offline

VATICAN CITY – Acknowledging how often the Catholic Church failed to protect children from sexual abuse, Pope Francis pledged "to work strenuously and with foresight for the protection of minors and their dignity," including online.
Pope Francis addresses the general assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life at the Vatican Oct. 5.

Eliminating any difference between sexes 'is not right,' pope says

VATICAN CITY – While societies must find a way to overcome the subjugation of women, pretending there are no differences between men and women or even using technology to change a person's sex is not the answer, Pope Francis said.
Pope Francis greets people at the "Regional Hub," a government-run processing center for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers, in Bologna, Italy, Oct. 1.

You can't change politics watching from a balcony, Pope Francis says

VATICAN CITY - On Sunday, Pope Francis said that we can’t improve our political landscape by observing and judging from afar, but that it involves personal involvement, which should always be done in a spirit of charity and helpfulness.

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