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.

VATICAN CITY — The eight beatitudes proclaimed by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount reveal the path from selfishness to holiness, Pope Francis said at his general audience Wednesday. Speaking via ...

In a July 27 interview for a weekly publication in Argentina, Pope Francis gave 10 tips on how to be happier in life, with the first listed as " Live, and let live," the last, "Work for peace," and ...

Most Christians are familiar with the beatitudes from the version of the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew, which were composed to be both uplifting and inoffensive. Fewer know the other ...

A friend sends along this outstanding essay from Tod Lindberg at the Hoover Institution on the meaning of the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3-12, printed in full below.) The author finds in these famous words ...

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:10).