Pope Francis says care for migrants 'is not a notion invented by some pope'

"Seeing and acting with mercy: That is holiness," Pope Francis argued Monday in a new apostolic exhortation entitled "Gaudete et Exsultate," which means, "Rejoice and Be Glad." Apostolic exhortations are mid-level papal communications, not intended to define Catholic Church doctrine but carrying more weight than some other papal writings. Francis' aim was to "re-propose the call to holiness in a practical way for our own time," which turned his attention to poverty, migration, and abortion. "Our...