In his prayer video for March, Pope Francis asked for prayers that Christians be better educated to discern between the voices of the "culture of death" and the voice of God, calling them to carry out ...

Prayer is the first element of discernment, Pope Francis said in his general audience message on Wednesday. “To discern we need to be in an environment, in a state of prayer,” he said Sept. 28 in St.

Francis at the general audience in St Peter's Square: "The saints teach us to address God with simplicity and familiarity, not by reciting words like a parrot. By being with Him we will recognise what ...

The Religious Discernment Group is making an appeal to all Filipinos and friends of the Filipino people to pray for our leaders, notwithstanding the unlikelihood of voluntary conversion. Let us pray ...

Spirituality, whether Christian or Muslim, frequently uses the language of battle, so it is not surprising that Pope Francis promotes the Christian equivalent of a spiritual jihad. Many in the West ...

One of the buzz phrases in the United Methodist Church appointment process these days is “seasons of ministry.” As our bishops and cabinets try to encourage longer-term ministry appointments, this ...

Pope Francis at the Synod of on the family on Oct. 9. (CNS/Paul Haring) As with many aspects of Pope Francis’ leadership, his approach to the synod may best be understood through his background as a ...