The Catholic Church needs to strive continually to make sure it is focusing on the essentials of Christian faith -- Jesus and charity -- and not "get lost in so many secondary things," Pope Francis said.

In a message to members of the Pontifical Mission Societies gathered in the French city of Lyon to celebrate the 200th anniversary of their foundation, Pope Francis points to the path traced by Pauline Jaricot for the continuation and fulfillment of their mission.

"Our Christian lives begin not with doctrine and good works, but with the amazement born of realizing that we are loved, prior to any response on our part," the pope said in his homily during the canonization Mass in which he declared 10 men and women as saints of the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis sends a message to participants in a conference on the legacy of Pope John Paul I, saying his predecessor still offers a path to solving the challenges facing the Church today.

When Carmelite Father Michael Driscoll was a young man 50 years ago, he started reading and collecting articles about Father Titus Brandsma, one of Netherlands' leading churchmen.

Among the 10 men and women Pope Francis will proclaim as the Catholic Church's newest saints is a Dutch priest and journalist who stood his ground against Nazi ideology and paid for it with his life.

In 1822, a young and rich French woman, Pauline Jaricot, founded the Society for the Propagation of the Faith.

The Embassy of the Netherlands to the Holy See organizes a conference looking at the heroic role of Dutch journalist and World War II martyr Fr. Titus Brandsma in promoting truth, human rights, and freedom of the press - a commitment that cost him his life. Pope Francis is set to declare him a Saint on May 15.

Addressing Albania's Parliament May 3, Zelenskyy said Mother Teresa, as the saint is known, "taught people that good daily efforts can defeat evil and bring them closer to the holiness that people will remember from generation to generation."

Pope Francis, well known for his affinity for expressions of popular piety and his Marian devotion, is amping up efforts to honor the Virgin Mary this month through a series of weekly prayers at St. Peter’s Basilica.

A trio of young adults and their dog Laika walked more than 800 miles in the footsteps of St. Junipero Serra on a Lenten pilgrimage to pray for California in the 46 days from Ash Wednesday to the Easter Vigil.

In a programme curated by the Vatican's Dicastery for Communication in collaboration with Italy's RAI Cultura, which aired Easter evening on state-run TV station RAI1 in Italy, Pope Francis explores various Gospel encounters with Jesus and their protagonists.

Pope Francis recognized a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Artémides Zatti, a Salesian brother who was a pharmacist in Argentina and known for his care for the sick; the miracle clears the way for his canonization.