It is time for the laity to speak out and act like true disciples of Christ in spreading the joy of the Gospel. 

“The world, the church, are in need of courageous young people, who are not cowed in the face of difficulties," the pope said.

Rarely does the death of a private citizen elicit a formal letter of condolence from the Pope.

"The Pharisees, the doctors of the law are not things from the olden days, there are many of them today, too."

Pope to World Methodist Council: "We too have been freed from the slavery of estrangement and mutual suspicion."

Pope Francis prayed for the victims of a terrorist attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, that left hundreds dead and countless wounded in one of the deadliest attacks in the country's history.