Pope Francis

Pope at Angelus: Missionary proclamation invites all to a joyful encounter with the Lord

20/10/2024   Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

Before the conclusion of this Eucharistic celebration, I thank all of you who have come to honour the new Saints. I greet the Cardinals, the bishops, the consecrated men and women, especially the Friars Minor and the Maronite faithful, the Consolata Missionaries, the Little Sisters of the Holy Family and the Oblates of the Holy Spirit, as well as the other groups of pilgrims who have come from various places… Read more »

News from the Synod: Mediterranean Assembly to listen to migrants

19/10/2024

Photo: Vatican News

Hekk kif il-laqgħat tal-Assemblea Sinodali f’Ruma ġa qabżu n-nofs, fis-sessjoni tal-bieraħ filgħodu ġiet proposta l-idea ta’ “assemblea ekkleżjali Mediterranja” biex tagħti widen għall-vuċijiet tal-migranti. Il-parteċipanti sinodali esprimew gratitudni lejn ir-rwol tal-Knejjes li qed jilqgħu l-migranti u faħħru l-inizjattivi maħduma flimkien bl-għan li jissapportjaw din il-missjoni.

Fost it-temi diskussi kien hemm l-attenzjoni għaż-żgħażagħ u lejn dawk b’diżabbiltajiet, b’tamiet għal rabtiet isħaħ bejn il-Kurja Rumana u l-komunitajiet lokali… Read more »

Mission as a tireless going out to invite others to the Lord’s banquet – Pope Francis

Message by Pope Francis for Missionary Day 2024

18/10/2024

Go and invite everyone to the banquet (cf. Mt 22:9)

Dear brothers and sisters!

The theme I have chosen for this year’s World Mission Day is taken from the Gospel parable of the wedding banquet (cf. Mt 22:1-14). After the guests refused his invitation, the king, the main character in the story, tells his servants: “Go therefore to the thoroughfares, and invite to the marriage feast as many as you find” (v… Read more »

Pope to G7 on Inclusion and Disability: However different, we are all the same

17/10/2024

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Pope Francis urges global leaders at the G7 on Inclusion and Disability to prioritise the dignity, inclusion, and empowerment of persons with disabilities, emphasising justice, universal accessibility, and solidarity.

Addressing Ministers of the G7 Inclusion and Disability Summit, in the Vatican on 17 October, Pope Francis expressed deep gratitude for their commitment to building a more just and inclusive world… Read more »

Pope at Audience: Faith frees us from thinking everything ends here

16/10/2024   Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

With today’s catechesis, we will move on from what the Holy Spirit revealed to us in the Holy Scripture to how He is present and active in the life of the Church, in our Christian life.

In the first three centuries, the Church did not feel the need to give an explicit formulation of her faith in the Holy Spirit… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: True wealth lies in being loved by God

13/10/2024   Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

Dear brothers and sisters, good Sunday!

The Gospel of today’s liturgy (Mk 10, 17:30) tells us about a rich man who encounters Jesus and asks Him: “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” (v. 17). Jesus invites him to leave everything and follow Him, but the man, sorrowful, goes away because, as the text says, “he had great possessions” (v… Read more »

Pope welcomes Ukrainian President Zelensky to Vatican for second time

11/10/2024

Pope Francis welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the Vatican for the second time, following their bilateral meeting during the G7 in Puglia, Italy, in June.

As the war in Ukraine continues to claim countless lives, Pope Francis has met for the second time in the Vatican with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The 35-minute-long encounter took place in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Friday morning… Read more »

Pope at Audience: The Holy Spirit expands and unites the Church

Pope Francis highlights the Holy Spirit's role in expanding the Church's mission to all peoples while fostering unity from within.

09/10/2024   Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

In our itinerary of catechesis on the Holy Spirit and the Church, today we will refer to the Book of the Acts of the Apostles.

The account of the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost begins with a description of some preparatory signs – the rush of wind and the tongues of fire – but finds its conclusion in the affirmation that “they were all filled with the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:4)… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: Children are God’s greatest blessing

06/10/2024   Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City

Dear brothers and sisters, good Sunday!

Today, in the Gospel of the liturgy (cf. Mk 10:2-16), Jesus speaks to us about marital love. As they have already done on some other occasions, some Pharisees ask him a provocative question about a controversial issue: a husband’s divorce from his wife. They would like to drag him into a quarrel, but he does not let them… Read more »

Pope calls for October 7 to be day of prayer and fasting for peace

03/10/2024

Pope Francis says that “in this dramatic hour of our history, while the winds of war and the fires of violence continue to devastate entire peoples and nations,” the Christian community is reminded of its call to “put itself at the service of humanity”.

Pope Francis has called for a day of prayer and fasting for on October 7, the one-year anniversary of the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war… Read more »