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 Pope Francis greets the crowd during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 4. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Francis' “modest goal” is “to re-propose the call to holiness in a practical way for our own time.”
 Pope Francis greets the crowd after celebrating Mass marking the feast of Divine Mercy in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 8. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Faith
James Martin, S.J.
“Rejoice and be glad!” is what Jesus said on the Sermon on the Mount. It’s also the title of Pope Francis’ new apostolic exhortation on holiness in everyday life.
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America Video
Pope Francis released a new apostolic exhortation today: “Gaudete et Exsultate.” Here are Fr. James Martin, S.J.’s top five takeaways from this new document.

Pope Francis has written a new apostolic exhortation on “the call to holiness in the contemporary world.” 

“Gaudete et Exsultate” is the Latin title of the text, which translated into English means “Rejoice and Be Glad.” The words are taken from the Gospel of Matthew (5:12) at the end of the discourse on the Beatitudes.

Read America’s expert analysis and summary of the document, or download the PDF in full