The first Beatitude expresses blessedness for the “poor in spirit,” stated in the key Bible verse above. When Christians ...

During his weekly General Audience, Pope Francis Pope Francis began a new series of catechesis on the eight beatitudes from Matthew’s Gospel, saying the beatitudes are a message for all of humanity.

The deeply spiritual scientist and theologian Jesuit Father Teilhard de Chardin said, “Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God.” In our hearts, you and I long for joy, that joy to the full ...

What if the Beatitudes weren't just comforting words, but a blueprint for a way of life? What if Jesus wasn't just offering hope, but a call to action in a world of injustice, violence and oppression?

More than 8,000 young Catholics from the United States prayed together Tuesday on the Mount of the Beatitudes, where Jesus is believed to have delivered the Sermon on the Mount. Patriarch Pierbattista ...

Throughout Christian history, the New Testament benedictions known as the Beatitudes (blessed are the meek, blessed are the merciful, etc.) have been interpreted in wildly different ways. So it's ...

Pope Francis spoke on the paradox of the Beatitudes in his Sunday Angelus address on Feb. 13, saying that the defining characteristic of a disciple of Jesus is joy. “Indeed, the Beatitudes define the ...

Pope Francis gives the homily as he celebrates Mass for the feast of Christ the King in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Nov. 21, 2021. (CNS photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters) Pope Francis has given a ...