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Pope Francis gives the thumbs up as he arrives to lead his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 31.

'Every Christian vocation is spousal', just like marriage, Pope says

VATICAN – The Sixth Commandment's mandate against adultery is a call to fidelity that applies not only to married couples, but to all Christians called to love others through their vocation, Pope Francis said.
Mary Marrocco: Living and loving in the face of death

Mary Marrocco: Living and loving in the face of death

“I have been half in love with easeful Death.” So wrote poet John Keats two centuries ago. For him it was sorrowful, yet his succinct sentence could well describe our current perspective in this country. 

Jeremiah, as depicted by Michelangelo from the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

God's word on Sunday: God reveals path out of darkness

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Oct. 28 (Year B) Jeremiah 31:7-9; Psalm 126; Hebrews 5:1-6; Mark 10:46-52

Pope Francis attends the release of the book, "Sharing the Wisdom of Time," in Rome Oct. 23. In the book, the Pope offers commentary on the life stories of older people throughout the world. Also pictured is Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro, editor of La Civilta Cattolica.

Young people must know history, learn from the past, Pope says

VATICAN – Pope Francis said young men and women today need to learn from their elders what led to the great wars of the 20th century so "they won't fall for the same mistake."
Pope Francis is pictured during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 24.

Just a few meetings is 'fake', not enough for marriage preparation, Pope says

VATICAN – Every heart longs for unconditional love and fidelity, Pope Francis said.
Cardinal Raymond Burke was the keynote speaker at a conference for young people organized by Voice of the Family, a coalition of pro-life and pro-family groups. Cardinal Burke is pictured leaving a papal audience at the Vatican in this Dec. 22, 2016, file photo.

Cardinal Burke urges Catholic youth to not compromise with the world

ROME – Cardinal Raymond Burke urged Catholic young people attending a conference to hold fast to the teachings of Jesus Christ and to resist temptations by a “profoundly secularized culture” to change the Church into “one more Protestant denomination.” 

Pope Francis greets a participant during a meeting with seminarians from Italy's Lombardy region at the Vatican Oct. 13.

Doubt helps us discern God's will, Pope tells seminarians

VATICAN – Having some doubts is definitely better than having no doubts at all, Pope Francis told a group of seminarians.
Pope Francis and Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, share an umbrella as they leave a session of the Synod of Bishops on young people, the faith and vocational discernment at the Vatican Oct. 11.

God wants 'deep spiritual renewal' in church marred by clericalism, Pope says

VATICAN  Catholics need to help the church along a path of "deep spiritual renewal," Pope Francis told Jesuits from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
Emilie Callan, center, a synod delegate from Canada, attends a working group at the Synod of Bishops on young people, the faith and vocational discernment at the Vatican Oct. 10.

Inspire young people to be 'everyday saints,' Los Angeles archbishop says

VATICAN – To "capture the imagination" of young people and inspire them, church leaders should offer them the example of modern saints and call young people to be "everyday saints, each in his or her own way," said Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles.
Pope Francis embraces a sick boy during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 17.

Indifference to lives of others kills, Pope says

VATICAN – Hurling insults and being indifferent to other people's lives is the first step along the winding path that leads to killing them, at least figuratively, Pope Francis said.
A man holding a portrait of St. Oscar Romero prays during an Oct. 13 Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua.

Salvadoran archbishop asks Pope to make Romero first Latin American 'doctor of the church'

VATICAN – Archbishop Jose Luis Escobar Alas of San Salvador asked Pope Francis to proclaim St. Oscar Romero the church's first Latin American "doctor of the church."
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