Pope Francis

Pope appeals for end to war in Sudan

13/04/2025

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

As we celebrate Palm Sunday today, we have listened to the account of the Lord’s Passion according to Luke (cf. Lk 22:14-23:56) in the Gospel. We have heard Jesus addressing the Father several times: ” “Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me; still, not my will but yours be done.” (22:42); Father, forgive them, they know not what they do ‘ (23:34); Father, into your hands I commend my spirit” (23:46)… Read more »

Pope Francis: We must release all burdens holding us back from God

09/04/2025

Dear brothers and sisters,

Today we will look at another of Jesus’ encounters, narrated by the Gospels. This time, however, the person encountered does not have a name. The evangelist Mark presents him simply as “a man” (10:17). He is a man who has observed the commandments ever since his youth but who, despite this, has not yet found the meaning of his life… Read more »

Pope: Salesians should educate young people with passion for Christ

08/04/2025

File photo of young people receiving education from Salesian institutions in india 

The Salesians of Don Bosco are holding their 29th General Chapter in Turin, Italy, from February 16 to April 12, coinciding with the 150th anniversary of their founder’s first missionary expedition to Argentina.

As he recovers from bilateral pneumonia at his Vatican residence, Pope Francis sent a message to express his support for members of the Society of St… Read more »

Angelus: Pope calls for healthcare systems that prioritise poorest

06/04/2025

Pope Francis greets the faithful after Mass  (VATICAN MEDIA Divisione Foto)

Dear brothers and sisters,

The Gospel of this fifth Sunday of Lent presents to us the episode of the woman caught in adultery (Jn 8:1-11). While the scribes and the pharisees want to stone her, Jesus restores the lost beauty to this woman. She has fallen in the dust; Jesus passes his finger on this dust and writes a new story for her… Read more »

Pope: Even if you fear you’re incapable of changing, don’t lose hope

02/04/2025

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Dear brothers and sisters,

Today we will continue to contemplate Jesus’ encounters with some figures from the Gospel. This time, I would like to focus on Zacchaeus: an episode that is particularly close to my heart, because it has a special place in my spiritual journey.

The Gospel of Luke presents Zacchaeus to us and one who seems irredeemably lost… Read more »

Pope Francis: Even if we hit rock bottom, God lets us start over with Him

26/03/2025

File photo of one of Pope Francis’ General Audience  (Vatican Media)

Dear brothers and sisters,

After contemplating the encounter between Jesus and Nicodemus, who went in search of Jesus, today we will reflect on those moments in which it seems that He is in fact waiting right there, at that crossroads in our life. They are encounters that surprise us, and at the beginning we are perhaps even a little diffident; we try to be prudent and to understand what is happening… Read more »

Pope Francis calls for an end to ‘heavy bombing in Gaza’

24/03/2025

Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!

The parable in today’s Gospel tells us about the patience of God, who urges us to make our life a time of conversion. Jesus uses the image of a barren fig tree, which has not borne the anticipated fruit and which, nevertheless, the farmer does not want to cut down: he wants to fertilize it again since “it may bear fruit in the future” (Lk 13:9)… Read more »

Pope at Audience: In Him we find the hope to face the changes in our lives and be born again

19/03/2025

Cycle of Catechesis – Jubilee 2025. Jesus Christ our hope II. The life of Jesus. The encounter 1. Nicodemus. “You must be born from above” (Jn 3:7b)

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

With this catechesis we will begin to contemplate some of the encounters narrated in the Gospels, to understand the way Jesus gives hope. Indeed, they are encounters that enlighten life and bring hope… Read more »

Pope from Gemelli: Praise God, Who never abandons us

16/03/2025

Pope Francis in the private chapel on the 10th floor of Rome’s Gemelli Hospital  (@salastampaVaticana)

Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!

Today, the second Sunday of Lent, the Gospel tells us about the Transfiguration of Jesus (Lk 9:28-36). Having climbed to the top of a mountain with Peter, James and John, Jesus immerses Himself in prayer and becomes radiant with light… Read more »