Happiness cannot be downloaded like a smartphone app, Pope Francis told teenagers on Sunday as part of a weekend-long celebration of young people in the Vatican.
Speaking to thousands gathered at St. Peter's Square in The Vatican for his regular Wednesday general audience, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church emphasized that God's mercy always reaches out to all of us, sinners, and forgives our sins.
Critics are now asking, "Is the Pope Catholic?" That may sound like an oxymoron question since the Pope, being the head of the Roman Catholic Church, must naturally be Catholic.
Following Pope Francis' visit to Lesbos, the Jesuit Refugee Service has written four proposals to aid the refugees who are currently stranded in Greece.
To the 12 Syrian refugees who spent their first day in Rome on Sunday, Pope Francis is not just the leader of the Roman Catholic Church but also the "father of peace in the world, and peace has no religion."