Pope Francis

The complete text of Laudato Si’, the landmark encyclical letter from Pope Francis that, as Time magazine reported, “rocked the international community”
In the Encyclical on Climate Change and Inequality, the beloved Pope exhorts the world to combat environmental degradation and its impact on the poor. In a stirring, clarion call that is not merely aimed at Catholic readers but rather at a wide,...

"A magnificent book, bursting with profound spiritual insights, from a man who has quickly become one of the greatest spiritual teachers of our time." —James Martin, SJ, author of Jesus: A Pilgrimage
In the year since he was elected, Pope Francis's simple message of mercy, service, and renewal has spread to every corner of the world. Through his gentle demeanor, selfless actions, and welcoming call for service to others, Pope...

Pope Francis is a first in many ways: the first pope from the Americas, the first Jesuit, the first Francis, the first child of immigrants from the Old World, nurtured and transformed by the New World, and returned to lead the whole world. His eloquent homilies and speeches have inspired the faithful of Argentina for decades, largely through his gift of oratory, tracing back to his time as a bishop, archbishop, and cardinal in his home country. Published...

The Church according to the heart of Pope Francis. In this book, following the spiritual exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, then-Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio meditates upon the crucial issues at stake in the vocation of a bishop. In so doing, he offers us his vision of the Church, setting forth the outlines of what could well be the reform program of Pope Francis. This book is an invitation that Pope Francis extends to each one of us: 'And if...

Rejoice and Be Glad (Gaudete et Exsulatate), Pope Francis' new apostolic exhortation, is both challenging and encouraging. Challenging because it's a call to holiness-and encouraging because no matter who you are, holiness is possible! The Pope invites each of us to a new way of living: seeing the dignity of each human being, experiencing God's presence in our world, and being live out the fullness of what it means to be holy and happy in our mission...

Maybe you come from a happy family, a healthy family. Or maybe yours is a flawed family, a struggling family, a broken family. Maybe you're scared to get married and have a family. No matter who you are, you are part of a family, and Pope Francis wrote this love letter to you. He addresses all the myriad realities of families today with compassion, hope, and encouragement. Pope Francis sees marriage as a dynamic path to personal development and fulfillment....

Laudate Deum: the Pope's cry for a response to the climate crisis. In continuity with his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si, the Pope Francis went further to clarify and bring to completion his previous text on integral ecology, while at the same time sounding an alarm that our power and the progress we are producing are turning against us, and calls for co-responsibility, in the face of the climate emergency.

This powerful encyclical is Pope Francis' "cry from the heart" to all people of the earth to see beyond their differences-indeed to work with their differences-and begin to grow together to build a new and peaceful world. This remarkable document comes from a pastor's heart, setting forth Francis' vision for a new church and new world, against the backdrop of a catastrophic pandemic that has spared nothing and altered everything. Returning again and...

O Cross of Christ is an original, new prayer composed by Pope Francis himself and recited by him on the occasion of Good Friday 2016. It guides all who pray it to recognize Jesus' cross in some of the most distressing circumstances of today's world - modern-day martyrs, victims of war, unfaithful ministers, and more-as well as in the lives of people who do great good-consecrated men and women, families, volunteers, and others. Presented as a litany,...

Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhoration "Christus Vivit-Christ is Alive" comes to formally conclude the work of the Synod of Bishops on Youth, held at the Vatican in October 2018. Francis addresses young Christians, to encourage them to make the most of life, drawing inspiration from Jesus. For Francis the strength of youth is an essential engine in the life of the Church. Young people are the most attentive to the signs of the times. God especially manifests...