The church is called to pray. As disciples, we are called to have a personal life of prayer. As the body of believers – the church – we are called together to have a communal life of prayer. The two ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis encouraged Christians to call on the Holy Spirit more often when facing difficulties, exhaustion, or discouragement in daily life during his general audience on Wednesday. ...

Pope Francis greets a woman during his general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican Nov. 10, 2021. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Below is the text of Pope Francis’ weekly Wednesday audience, ...

While many Christians are accustomed to praying to the Father and to the Son, they are not as familiar or comfortable with praying to the Holy Spirit. The Spirit can seem very elusive, but he doesn’t ...

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - What is prayer? How should we pray? Pope Francis answers these questions during today's general audience in St. Peter's Square. First, however, Pope Francis paused in ...

Pope Benedict XVI says Christians should avail themselves to the Holy Spirit in prayer – particularly when they cannot find the words or inspiration to pray. “St. Paul teaches us that in our prayer we ...

In times of trouble, Christians must be like the disciples in the boat on the stormy sea, calling out to Jesus and waking him up, Pope Francis said. "We must rouse Christ in our hearts, and only then ...

COMMENTARY: The Holy Spirit’s role in our lives, whether we are at the Synod on Synodality, at home or at work, is to remind us of our mission, which is to conform ourselves to Christ. Pope Francis ...

As I mentioned in my last column, I'm focusing a series of columns on the Holy Spirit over the next few weeks. Next I want to invite us to consider how and where we are to find the divine presence of ...