Pope Francis

The Pope celebrates peace with children on World Children’s Day

  Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Madwar 70,000 tifel u tifla minn diversi pajjiżi tad-dinja ħonqu l-Istadio Olimpico ta’ Ruma s-Sibt waranofsinhar biex jiltaqgħu mal-Papa Franġisku u jirriflettu flimkien miegħu dwar l-importanza tagħhom għall-futur tad-dinja, fl-ewwel Jum Dinji tat-Tfal, fejn it-tema prinċipali kienet il-paċi.

Il-Papa wasal fil-4.40pm bil-popemobile u ġie milqugħ b’applawsi kbar u bl-innu miktub apposta, “A Beautiful World”, kantat mill-Kor tad-Djoċesi ta’ Ruma.

Fit-tfal kollox jitkellem dwar ħajja u l-futur

Imbagħad hu indirizza lill-udjenza żagħżugħa tiegħu b’diskors qasir ta’ introduzzjoni fejn involva lit-tfal bit-tweġibiet tagħhom… Read more »

Pope at Angelus: The Holy Spirit accompanies us in life

Mass on World Children's Day

  St. Peter's Square, Vatican

A child once asked his mom: what is God like? What does it mean that God is Trinity? In response, his mother did this: she took him in her arms, then hugged his father too, and when all three of them were within this embrace, she said: “this how God is!”

Dear children, are you happy when your mom and dad hug you? … Read more »

Pope at Audience: Humility is a strong virtue

  St Peter's Square, the Vatican

Cycle of Catechesis. Vices and Virtues. 20. Humility

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

We will conclude this cycle of catechesis by looking at a virtue which is not part of the seven cardinal and theological virtues, but which is at the base of Christian life: this virtue is humility. It is the great antagonist of the most mortal of sins, namely arrogance… Read more »

Pope Francis: World needs peace in this time of war

We no longer have a “war fought piecemeal,” but a real “world war.” The Pope acknowledged this situation at the end of his Wednesday General Audience held with thousands of the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square.

Prayers for Ukraine, the Middle East, Myanmar

Pope Francis deviated from his prepared remarks and listed the countries suffering due to conflicts: “martyred Ukraine,” where the rain of Russian drones continues; the Middle East, where the death toll from bombings continues; and, Myanmar, with its internal crisis and the plight of the Rohingya… Read more »

Pope at Audience: We speak a lot about love, but what is love?

  Saint Peter's Square, The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

Today we will talk about the third theological virtue, charity. The other two, let us remember, were faith and hope: today we will talk about the third, charity. It is the culmination of the entire itinerary we have undertaken with the catecheses on the virtues. To think of charity immediately expands the heart, and it expands the mind, it evokes the inspired words of Saint Paul in the First Letter to the Corinthians… Read more »

Pope: The elderly are the ‘firm foundation’ of the future

In his Message for the Fourth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which will take place on 28 July 2024, Pope Francis recognizes the situation of many elderly people today, and assures them: “God never abandons His children, never.”

“Do not cast me off in my old age” (cf. Ps 71:9): This sincere plea, taken from Psalm 71, is the theme of the Fourth World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, which will take place on 28 July 2024… Read more »

AI is awakening humanity from the slumber induced by the illusion of omnipotence – Pope Francis

Dear brothers and sisters!

The development of systems of artificial intelligence, to which I devoted my recent Message for the World Day of Peace, is radically affecting the world of information and communication, and through it, certain foundations of life in society. These changes affect everyone, not merely professionals in those fields. The rapid spread of astonishing innovations, whose workings and potential are beyond the ability of most of us to understand and appreciate, has proven both exciting and disorienting… Read more »

Bull of indiction of the Ordinary Jubilee of the Year 2025

  St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican

1. SPES NON CONFUNDIT. “Hope does not disappoint” (Rom 5:5). In the spirit of hope, the Apostle Paul addressed these words of encouragement to the Christian community of Rome. Hope is also the central message of the coming Jubilee that, in accordance with an ancient tradition, the Pope proclaims every twenty-five years. My thoughts turn to all those pilgrims of hope who will travel to Rome in order to experience the Holy Year and to all those others who, though unable to visit the City of the Apostles Peter and Paul, will celebrate it in their local Churches… Read more »

Il-Papa fl-Udjenza – The world needs hope

  Saint Peter's Square, The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters!

In the last catechesis we began to reflect on the theological virtues. There are three of them: faith, hope and charity. Last time, we reflected on faith. Now it is the turn of hope. “Hope is the theological virtue by which we desire the kingdom of heaven and eternal life as our happiness, placing our trust in Christ’s promises and relying not on our own strength, but on the help of the grace of the Holy Spirit” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no… Read more »

Pope at Regina Caeli – It takes friendship

  Saint Peter's Square, The Vatican

Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!

Today the Gospel tells us about Jesus who says to the Apostles: “I do not call you servants any longer, but friends” (cf Jn 15:15). What does this mean?

In the Bible the “servants” of God are special people, to whom He entrusts important missions, such as, for example, Moses (cf. Ex 14:31), King David (cf.  … Read more »