Pope Francis Columns

There is no better way to pray than like Mary, who opened her heart to God with humility and trust, Pope Francis says.

By asking to be baptized with other penitents in the Jordan River, Jesus placed himself among those who recognized themselves as sinners, Pope Francis said.

Pope Francis said that while not all problems are solved in prayer, sometimes, it is enough for one to know that “the Lord listens.”

Pope Francis says after the pandemic ends, the world must aspire to be better and not return to its previous “sickened” normality of injustice, inequality and environmental degradation.

Pope Francis said people are called to contemplate creation as a reflection of “God’s infinite wisdom and goodness” and not act as if people are the “center of everything."