This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 19 November 2015 to 31 December 2015.
Angelus
Daily Homilies (fervorinos)
- 10 December 2015 – A father’s caress
- 14 December 2015 – A grandmother’s lesson
- 15 December 2015 – Three traits
General Audiences
Homilies
- 12 December 2015 – Holy Mass on the occasion of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
- 13 December 2015 – Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy: Holy Mass and Opening of the Holy Door at the Basilica of St John Lateran
- 18 December 2015 – Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy: Opening of the “Holy Door of Charity” and Celebration of Holy Mass (Caritas Hostel in Via Marsala, 18 December 2015)
- 24 December 2015 – Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord
- 27 December 2015 – Holy Mass for the Families
Messages
- 27 November 2015 – Video message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the Fifth Festival of the Social Doctrine of the Church [Verona, 26–29 November 2015]
- 25 December 2015 – “Urbi et Orbi” Message – Christmas 2015
Speeches
- 19 November 2015 – To Participants in the International Conference sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers [for Health Pastoral Care]
- 20 November 2015 – To participants in the Convention sponsored by the Congregation for the Clergy on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Conciliar Decrees “Optatam Totius” and “Presbyterorum ordinis”
- 20 November 2015 – To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of the Federal Republic of Germany on their “ad Limina” visit
- 3 December 2015 – To the participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
- 5 December 2015 – To the Association of Catholic School Parents [AGESC]
- 18 December 2015 – To the donors of the Crib and the Christmas Tree in St. Peter’s Square
- 21 December 2015 – To the personnel of the Holy See and of the Vatican City State for the exchange of Christmas wishes
- 21 December 2015 – To the Roman Curia on the occasion of the presentation of Christmas greetings
Papal Tweets
- “Mercy is the path uniting God with man, for it opens the heart to the hope of an eternal love (MV 2).” @Pontifex 19 December 2015
- “However grave our sin, God responds with total forgiveness (MV 3).” @Pontifex 20 December 2015
- “God is in love with us. He becomes small to help us love him in return.” @Pontifex 24 December 2015
- “When Christ is your friend, you have joy, serenity, happiness.” @Pontifex 25 December 2015
- “Let us pray for Christians suffering persecution, often amid the shameful silence of so many.” @Pontifex 26 December 2015
- “The mercy of God will always be greater than any sin (MV 3).” @Pontifex 29 December 2015
- “No one can put limits on God’s love, for he is always ready to forgive (MV 3).” @Pontifex 30 December 2015
- “Let us thank God who is merciful and ever at our side (MV 6).” @Pontifex 31 December 2015
