Catholics make a mistake when they "become Christians of the ‘right’ or the ‘left’, before being on the side of Jesus", the Pope said at Mass on Pentecost Sunday (full text, full video).

Pope Francis said that one cannot "lock up the Holy Spirit in a cage" at a Pentecost vigil marking the golden jubilee of Catholic Charismatic Renewal (short video, full video).

Italian police are looking for thieves who stole a reliquary containing part of St John Bosco's brain.

Fr Thomas Reese SJ argues that the Orthodox have no interest in union with Rome.

James Carroll suggests that Laudato Si' is "more important than ever".

David Mills proposes five ways to help persecuted Christians.

And Stephen Greydanus is impressed by Wonder Woman.

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