Pope Francis Releases New Social Encyclical “Fratelli Tutti”
On October 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis released his third encyclical, titled “Fratelli Tutti,” and subtitled “on fraternity and social friendship.”
On October 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis released his third encyclical, titled “Fratelli Tutti,” and subtitled “on fraternity and social friendship.”
There’s one line in Pope Francis’ new document on young people and the church (titled “Christus vivit,” or “Christ is Alive”) I keep chuckling about. “Make a ruckus!” he writes, speaking directly to youth and young adults.
Today, Pope Francis canonized a pope and a martyr: Pope John Paul VI and Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador, El Salvador.