Along the same lines, on Dec. 28, 2022, Pope Francis had published the apostolic letter Totum Amoris Est (Everything Pertains to Love) on the fourth centenary of the death of St. Francis de Sales.

Pope Francis' apostolic letter about the sacred liturgy Desiderio Desideravi, which he issued last week, is a remarkable document.As he states in the opening paragraph, this is not an exhaustive ...

Pope Francis published an apostolic letter on Monday praising the 17th-century mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal as “a tireless seeker of truth.” Pascal (1623-1662) was a French ...

The pope's letter was titled "Totum Amoris Est" ("Everything Pertains to Love") and was released by the Vatican Dec. 28, the 400th anniversary of the death of St. Francis de Sales, who was bishop ...

The same holds true for popes, especially in their first encyclicals or apostolic letters. The first 25 paragraphs of “The Joy of the Gospel” are most essential for outlining Francis’ vision.

In the 15-page apostolic letter, Desiderio Desideravi, the Pope said he wanted “to invite the whole Church to rediscover, to safeguard, and to live the truth and power of the Christian ...

Pope Francis addresses elderly and sick people on his final day in Singapore on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, marking the conclusion of his 12-day, four-country apostolic journey to Asia and Oceania ...

ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 1, 2023 / 13:15 pm. On board the plane taking him to Mongolia, Pope Francis announced Aug. 31 that he is preparing an apostolic letter on St. Thérèse of Lisieux to be ...