FOCUS Founder Calls for Evangelism Amid Upcoming Conclave: ‘The World Is Looking to Us’

Catholic evangelism amid papal conclave: ‘The world is looking to us’

FOCUS founder Curtis Martin discusses evangelization with “EWTN News In Depth” on May 2, 2025, from the Vatican. / Credit: “EWTN News In Depth” CNA Staff, May 5, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). As the world focuses on the Catholic Church and the upcoming papal conclave, Curtis Martin, founder and CEO of the evangelism group FOCUS, urged Catholics to share the Gospel with zeal. The Fellowship of Catholic University Students, or FOCUS, is a Catholic outrea…

FOCUS Founder Calls for Evangelism Amid Upcoming Conclave: ‘The World Is Looking to Us’

EWTN News In Depth FOCUS founder Curtis Martin discusses evangelization with “EWTN News In Depth” on May 2, 2025, from the Vatican. Pope Francis appointed Martin as a consultor to the Dicastery for Evangelization in 2023.

Radio Interview: Preparing for the Conclave - Catholic Review

Monsignor Richard Hilgartner As the College of Cardinals prepares for the conclave to elect a new pope May 7, Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty gets some inside information from Monsignor Richard Hilgartner, pastor of St. Joseph parish in Cockeysville, Md., and former executive director of the Secretariat of Divine Worship at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Monsignor Hilgartner talks about what it was like to be in St. Peter’s Sq…