The Pope has just delivered a keynote address to German Catholics working in the Church and civil society in which he warned of the dangers and consequences of worldliness entering the Church. “In ...

Spiritual worldliness is one of the most dangerous temptations facing priests and the Church because it “reduces spirituality to appearance” while disconnecting it from the Gospel, Pope Francis warned ...

ROME – In a new interview with an Italian broadcast network, Pope Francis cautioned against spiritual ills such as gossip and spiritual worldliness, saying the latter does the greatest harm to the ...

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My family and I were very blessed to be able to afford a short vacation, and I excitedly booked return flights to Miami with American Airlines. It was only when I received a confirmation e-mail from ...

"Worldliness is a murderer because it kills souls, kills people, kills the Church," says Pope Francis during a pilgrimage to the hometown of St. Francis of Assisi ASSISI, Italy – Pope Francis on ...

Pope Francis sits as he celebrates mass with members of religious institutions on the occasion of the World Day of Consecrated Life, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022.

The only cure for worldliness is faith in Jesus Christ and in his death and resurrection, Pope Francis said at his morning Mass Saturday. "There is one thing that does not tolerate worldliness: the ...

Pope Francis said that the church must not be obsessed by money or power, nor worship “holy bribes.” Instead her strength and joy should come from the words of Christ. He was speaking at the morning ...

Things and attitudes in biblical perspective. What is worldliness? Churches seem to disagree in their conceptions of it. A certain Mennonite pastor is worldly in the eyes of some of his people because ...

ASSISI, Italy (AFP) - Pope Francis on Friday called for the Catholic Church and its faithful to rid themselves of earthly concerns like St Francis of Assisi during a pilgrimage to the saint's Italian ...