Pope Francis speaks during Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, Aug. 30, 2022. / Daniel Ibáñez / CNA
Vatican City, Aug 30, 2022 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
We have the same mission to evangelize the world as did the apostles 2,000 years ago, a fact that should fill us with wonder at our position of responsibility, Pope Francis said at Mass with the College of Cardinals Tuesday.
“We continue to marvel at the unfathomable divine decision to evangelize the whole world starting with that ragtag group of disciples, some of whom — as the evangelist tells us — still doubted,” Pope Francis said during Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica Aug. 30.
“Yet, if we think about it, we should marvel no less if we look at ourselves, gathered here today, to whom the Lord has spoken those same words, given that same mandate.”
Wonder is a way to salvation, the pope continued. “May God keep it ever alive in our hearts, for it sets us free from the tempt
Pope Francis at the general audience in the Vatican, Aug. 24, 2022 / Pablo Esparza / CNA
Rome Newsroom, Aug 24, 2022 / 07:37 am (CNA).
In a message Wednesday, Pope Francis warned against letting ideology influence the Church’s ordained and lay .
Pope Francis at the general audience in the Vatican, Aug. 24, 2022 / Pablo Esparza / CNARome Newsroom, Aug 24, 2022 / 07:37 am (CNA).In a message Wednesday, Pope Francis warned against letting ideology influence the Church s ordained and lay ministries, and said he plans to initiate a dialogue with bishops on the topic.Francis reflection was published on Aug. 24 for the 50th anniversary of Saint Pope Paul VI s motu proprio Ministeria quaedam, which updated norms for lectors and acolytes following the Second Vatican Council.An instituted ministry is a type of formal, vocational service within the Catholic Church. It can be either lay, such as lector, acolyte, or catechist (added by Pope Francis in 2021), or ordained, such as deacon or priest.In his Aug. 24 message, Pope Francis said, "every ministry is a call from God for the good of the community."The common good and the building up of community are the two foundations enabling "the Christian community to orga
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