Day was a "restless" woman and one who "teaches us that God is not simply a comfort or a form of alienation to turn to amid life's difficulties, but that he abundantly meets our yearning for joy and fulfillment," the pope wrote in the foreword.

Having faith does not mean there will be no difficulties in life, either for individuals or for the church as a whole, Pope Francis said.

"Jesus knows the hearts of each one of you, the successes and the failures, he knows your hearts," Pope Francis said.

"Joy is not hidden, it's not kept under key, we have to look for it," he said, "and that is tiring."

"All of us in life have cried, and we cry still. And there is Jesus with us, he cries with us, because he accompanies us in the darkness that leads us to tears."

The "illusions" of the virtual world "attract us and promise happiness" but later show themselves to be "vain, superfluous things, substitutes that leave us empty inside."

The pope responded to questions from young people around the world in the buildup to WYD 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal.

"God is waiting for you and he wants to speak to each of you. Do not be afraid to listen to him and to speak to him, so pray," said the French soccer star.

Portugal will welcome pilgrims from every country around the world for WYD, except for one.

Over 1,300 groups comprised of more than 28,600 individuals from ac...

Pope Francis affirms that the Eucharist “gives us the courage to go out of ourselves, and to open ourselves to others with love.”

The seminarian said that since he was little he wanted to be a priest.

It has always been an opportunity for young people from all over the world to personally encounter Christ and choose to give themselves completely to his service in the priesthood or in consecrated life.

Pope Francis invited the faithful to remember that “our lives, if we think about it, are filled with miracles.”

A few days before being released after six years in jail for drug trafficking, Silva put the finishing touches on the 50 confessionals that, together with four other prisoners, he built for World Youth Day (WYD) 2023

Describing how the October assembly of the Synod of Bishops would w...

Blaise Pascal lived his Christian faith boldly while dedicating his immense intellect to solving the practical problems of the world around him.

The pope recorded a video message for pilgrims traveling to Lisbon, Portugal, for World Youth Day Aug. 1-6.

"A synodal church is founded on the recognition of a common dignity...

The Church will now need to approve a miracle attributed to her intercession before she can be beatified.

We need to regain the sense of adoring in silence, adoration. It is a prayer we have lost.

Pope Francis already canonized the two other Fatima visionaries, Jacinta and Francisco Marto, in 2017.

Pope Francis urged Catholics to invoke the Holy Spirit daily to bring harmony to a divided world, a polarized Church, and to broken hearts.

He was a seminarian, a doctor, and a surfer who drowned while surfing in 2009 off the coast of Rio de Janeiro at the age of 34.

Pope Francis' message, focused on the theme, "Free to choose whether to migrate or to stay," was released at the Vatican May 11.