Pope Francis

Pope at Angelus: Do we believe in the power of love?

26/11/2023   Casa Santa Marta, The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, blessed Sunday!

Today I cannot appear at the window because I have this problem of inflammation of the lungs, and Monsignor Braida will read the reflection. He knows them well because it is he who writes them, and he always does it so well! Thank you very much for your presence.

Today, the last Sunday of the liturgical year and Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, the Gospel speaks to us about the final judgement (Mt 25: 31-46) and tells us that it will be based on charity… Read more »

Pope at Audience: God chooses some to love all

22/11/2023   Saint Peter's Square, The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters,

After having seen, last time, that the Christian proclamation is joy, today let us focus on a second aspect: it is for everyone, Christian proclamation is a joy for everyone. When we truly meet the Lord Jesus, the wonder of this encounter pervades our life and demands to be taken beyond us. He desires this, that His Gospel is for everyone… Read more »

Pope at Audience: The Gospel has the warmth of joy

15/11/2023   Saint Peter's Square, The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

After encountering several witnesses of the proclamation of the Gospel, I propose summarizing this cycle of catechesis on apostolic zeal in four points, inspired by the Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, whose tenth anniversary we celebrate this month. The first point, which we will see today, the first of the four, cannot but relate to the attitude on which the substance of the evangelizing gesture depends: joy… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: Am I dedicating time to the care of the heart?

12/11/2023   Saint Peter's Square, The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, happy Sunday!

Today’s Gospel offers us a story regarding the meaning of life of each person. It is the parable of the ten virgins, called to go out to meet the bridegroom (cf. Mt 25:1-13). Living is this: a grand preparation for the day when we will be called to go to Jesus! However, in the parable of the ten virgins, five are wise and five foolish… Read more »

Pope Francis to address COP28 Summit in Dubai

10/11/2023

A Holy See Press Office statement released on Thursday, 9 November, said Pope Francis is scheduled to deliver a speech at the COP28 Summit taking place in Dubai, as well as engage in several bilateral meetings and inaugurate the “Faith Pavilion” at Expo City.

According to the official programme for the Pope’s visit to Dubai from 1 to 3 December, it takes place on the occasion of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28)… Read more »

Pope at Audience: By evangelizing we are evangelized

08/11/2023   Saint Peter's Square, The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

Among the many witnesses of the passion for the proclamation of the Gospel, those impassioned evangelizers, today I will present a twentieth-century French woman, the venerable servant of God Madeleine Delbrêl. She was born in 1904 and died in 1964, a social worker, writer and mystic, and lived for more than thirty years in the poor, working class outskirts of Paris… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: Be committed to living first yourself what you say

05/11/2023   Saint Peter's Square, The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, buongiorno!

From the Gospel of today’s liturgy, we hear some of Jesus’ words about the scribes and pharisees, the religious leaders of the people. Regarding these people in authority, Jesus uses very severe words, “for they preach, but do not practice” (Mt 23:3) and “they do all their deeds to be seen by others” (v… Read more »

Pope Francis to visit Dubai for COP28 in early December

05/11/2023

Pope Francis will visit Dubai for COP28, according to Matteo Bruni, the Director of the Holy See Press Office.

“Accepting the invitation of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates,” Mr. Bruni announced in a statement on Friday, “His Holiness Pope Francis will make the previously announced trip to Dubai from 1 to 3 December 2023, on the occasion of the upcoming Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28).”

In a recent interview with an Italian television programme, the Holy Father said he would be traveling to the UAE for the occasion… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: Holiness is a journey to be made together

01/11/2023   Saint Peter's Square, The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, buongiorno, and happy feast day!

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints. In the light of this feast day, let us pause and think a little on holiness, in particular on two of the characteristics of true holiness: it is a gift – it is a gift, it cannot be bought – and at the same time it is a journey. A gift and a journey… Read more »

The Pope’s prayer for peace around the world

27/10/2023

Mary, look at us! We stand here before you. You are our Mother, and you know our struggles and our hurts. Queen of Peace, you suffer with us and for us, as you see so many of your children suffering from the conflicts and wars that are tearing our world apart.

This is a dark hour. This is a dark hour, Mother. In this dark hour, we look to you, and in the light of your countenance we entrust ourselves and our problems to your maternal Heart, which knows our anxieties and fears… Read more »