Pope: 'to have faith is to live our lives with joy' - Independent Catholic News

Pope: 'to have faith is to live our lives with joy' - Independent Catholic News: In his homily during Mass at Casa Santa Marta on Tuesday, Pope Franci encouraged Christians to get on with things - living life with joy. He urged us to avoid complaining and not to allow oneself to paralyzed by the ugly sin of sloth. The Gospel story at the heart of Pope Francis' reflection tells of a man who had been ill for 38 years. He was lying at the side of the Bethesda