Vatican City, Mar 23, 2021 / 01:00 pm (CNA).- Pope Francis on Tuesday highlighted St. Alphonsus Liguori as a model of moral teaching, particularly the formation of well-formed consciences.

The pope issued a letter March 23 marking the 150th anniversary of Pope Pius IX’s proclamation of Liguori as a Doctor of the Church on March 23, 1871 and reflected on the example that the 18th century saint provides for evangelization today.