Author: jeffmiller

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 24 June 2022 to 19 July 2022.

Angelus

• 17 July 2022 – Angelus

Letters

• 24 June 2022 – Letter of the Holy Father on the occasion of the inauguration of the new CELAM headquarters in Colombia

Messages

• 13 July 2022 – Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the Conference ‘Resilience of People and Ecosystems under Climate Stress’ [Casina Pio IV, 13–14 July 2022]
• 15 July 2022 – Message of the Holy Father to the people of the Dominican Republic to mark the Altagracian Jubilee Year
• 15 July 2022 – Message of the Holy Father to the Participants in the SIGNIS World Congress [Seoul, 15–18 August 2022]
• 19 July 2022 – Video message of the Holy Father for the II Pan-African Catholic Congress on Theology, Society and Pastoral Life [Nairobi, 19–22 July]

Speeches

• 14 July 2022 – To the Participants in the General Chapters of the Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat, the Order of the Mother of God and the Congregation of the Mission

Papal Tweets

• “I invite you to go out and look for those elderly persons who are most alone, at home or in residences where they are guests. Let’s make sure no one feels alone. Visiting the elderly who live alone is a work of mercy in our time! #GrandparentsElderly #BlessingOfTime” @Pontifex, 13 July 2022
• “#OurLadyofMountCarmel d Image” @Pontifex, 16 July 2022
• “The word of Jesus is a teaching that touches and shapes life, frees it from the dullness of evil, satisfies and infuses it with a joy that does not pass: it is the better part. Therefore, Mary gives it first place: she stops and listens. The rest will come after. #GospelOfTheDay” @Pontifex, 17 July 2022
• “Let us #PrayTogether for the people of Sri Lanka. I urge all parties to seek a peaceful solution to the current crisis that especially favors the poorest, resecting everyone’s rights.” @Pontifex, 17 July 2022
• “I am near the suffering Ukrainian people. How is it possible not to understand that war only creates destruction and death, driving people apart, killing truth and dialogue? Let us #PrayTogether that negotiations might begin again.” @Pontifex, 17 July 2022
• “We must return to the essence of Christianity: the love of God, the driving force of our joy that sends us out to trod the pathways of the world, and welcoming our neighbour. This is the simplest and most beautiful witness we can give the world.” @Pontifex, 19 July 2022

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 17 June 2022 to 11 July 2022.

Angelus

• 10 July 2022 – Angelus

Homilies

• 3 July 2022 – Holy Mass for the Congolese community in Rome

Letters

• 30 June 2022 – Letter of the Holy Father to the Bishops of the Synod of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church

Messages

• 6 July 2022 – Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the EU Youth Conference [Prague, 11–13 July 2022]
• 8 July 2022 – Message of the Holy Father to the Members of the Commission for Catholic-Pentecostal Dialogue

Speeches

• 17 June 2022 – To the members of the editorship of the theological magazine ‘La Scuola Cattolica’
• 18 June 2022 – To participants in the General Chapter of the Comboni Missionaries Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus
• 23 June 2022 – To the Participants in the Reunion of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches (R.O.A.C.O.)

Papal Tweets

• “Every day God passes by and sows a seed in the soil of our lives. Making that seed grow depends on us, on our #prayer, on the open heart with which we approach the Scriptures so that it might become for us the Living Word of God.” @Pontifex, 6 July 2022
• “I was deeply saddened to learn of the assassination of Mr Shinzo Abe, former Prime Minister of Japan. I offer my heartfelt condolences to his family, friends & the people of Japan. I pray Japanese society will be strengthened in its historic commitment to peace and nonviolence.” @Pontifex, 9 July 2022
• “#SeaSunday is being celebrated today. Let us remember all seafarers, especially those who are stranded in war zones, so that they might return home.” @Pontifex, 10 July 2022
• “I renew my closeness to the Ukrainian people, who are daily tormented by the brutal attacks that ordinary people are paying for. Let us #PrayTogether that God might show the way to put an end to this senseless war!” @Pontifex, 10 July 2022
• “Поновлюю мою близькість із українським народом, який щоденно страждає від брутальних обстрілів, за які розплачуються звичайні люди. #МолімосяРазом, аби Господь Бог показав дорогу, як покласти край цій божевільній війні!” @Pontifex, 10 July 2022
• “Ещё раз я выражаю близость к украинскому народу, который ежедневно страдает от жестоких нападений: за них расплачиваются простые люди. #ПомолимсяВместе, дабы Господь указал путь к прекращению этой безумной войны!” @Pontifex, 10 July 2022
• “I unite myself to the sorrow of the people of Sri Lanka who continue to suffer the effects of political and economic instability. Together with the country’s Bishops, I renew my appeal for peace and I implore those who have authority not to ignore the cry of the poor.” @Pontifex, 10 July 2022
• “Let us ask the Lord to help us overcome our selfish indifference and put ourselves on the Way. Let us ask him to have compassion on those who suffer and are in need, to draw near to them and do what we can do to give them a hand. #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 10:25–37)” @Pontifex, 10 July 2022
• “Let us #PrayTogether for the people of Libya, in particular the young people and all those who are suffering because of the serious social and economic problems in the country. I recommend constructive dialogue and national reconciliation to everyone.” @Pontifex, 10 July 2022
• “Dear #YoungPeople, I invite you to transform the “old continent” into a “new continent”, and this is only possible with you: it is now up to you to present the world with a new face of #Europe.
  uJYzvsZ Message” @Pontifex, 11 July 2022
• “Taking on another person’s history, taking the time to get to know them without labeling them, putting them on our shoulders when they are tired or wounded like the good Samaritan: this is known as fraternity.” @Pontifex, 11 July 2022

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 26 April 2022 to 4 July 2022.

Angelus

• 29 June 2022 – Angelus, Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
• 3 July 2022 – Angelus

Apostolic Letter

• 29 June 2022 – Apostolic Letter Desiderio desideravi, on the liturgical formation of the People of God

Homilies

• 29 June 2022 – Holy Mass and blessing of the Pallium for the new Metropolitan Archbishops on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul

Messages

• 26 April 2022 – Video Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the Congreso Nacional Católico de Pastoral Hispana ’Raíces y Alas 2022 [April 26–30 in Arlington]
• 15 June 2022 – Message of the Holy Father to the president of Spanish Caritas on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its founding
• 2 July 2022 – Video message of the Holy Father to the peoples of the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan

Speeches

• 30 June 2022 – To the Delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
• 30 June 2022 – To the Delegation of the International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations
• 4 July 2022 – To the Delegation of the ‘Ligue Européenne de Natation’

Papal Tweets

• “#SaintsPeterandPaul, intercede for us, for the city of Rome, for the Church and the entire world!” @Pontifex, 29 June 2022
• “#Drought is a serious problem. It should make us reflect on the care of #creation, which is not a fad, it is everyone’s responsibility. The future of the earth is in our hands.” @Pontifex, 29 June 2022
• “Every day I carry in my heart the dear and tormented #Ukraine, which continues to be scourged by barbaric attacks. Let us #PrayTogether that the Lord open those paths of dialogue that men are unwilling or unable to find!” @Pontifex, 29 June 2022
• “The journey of faith is never a walk in the park, but is a commitment that is sometimes arduous. Even #SaintsPeterandPaul had to learn how to gradually trod it all the way to the end, especially during moments of trial.” @Pontifex, 29 June 2022
• “Let us listen together to what the Spirit is saying to the Church. Let us safeguard our communion. The Paschal Mystery has been given to us. Let us allow ourselves to be embraced by the desire that the Lord continues to have to eat His Passover with us.” @Pontifex, 29 June 2022
• “Desiderio desideravi – with this letter I desire to share with you some reflections on the liturgy, a dimension fundamental for the life of the Church. https://t.co/ZrdjkPzqou Apostolic Letter” @Pontifex, 29 June 2022
• “Let us #PrayTogether for the elderly, who represent the roots and memory of their people, so that their experience and wisdom may help young people to look hopefully and responsibly towards the future. #PrayerIntention https://t.co/lbWZfhNBHD Video” @Pontifex, 30 June 2022
• “The #Synod we are now celebrating calls us to become a Church that gets up to go out to meet the world, a Church in which everyone feels welcomed, where the art of listening, dialogue and participation are cultivated under the sole authority of the Holy Spirit.” @Pontifex, 30 June 2022
• “During difficult moments, let us not close in on ourselves, shutting Jesus out. Let us seek Jesus, return to him, to his forgiveness, to those wounds that have healed us. In this way, we too will become capable of compassion, of approaching the wounds of others.” @Pontifex, 1 July 2022
• “Every time we open our hearts to Jesus, God’s blessing enters our lives.” @Pontifex, 2 July 2022
• “Dear brothers and sisters of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of South Sudan, I carry you in my heart more than ever. I hold in prayer the suffering you have borne for a long time. While waiting to meet you, I ask that the Lord’s peace descend upon your hearts.” @Pontifex, 2 July 2022
• “#LetsPrayTogether for peace in Ukraine and worldwide. Let us pass from strategies of political, economic and military power to a plan for global peace: no to a world divided between conflicting powers; yes to united world of peoples and civilizations that respect each other.” @Pontifex, 3 July 2022
• “#МолімосяРазом за мир в Україні та в усьому світі! Потрібно перейти від стратегій політичного, економічного та військового впливу до глобального проекту миру: ні світові, поділеному між силами, які конфліктують; так світові єдності між народами і цивілізаціями у взаємопошані.” @Pontifex, 3 July 2022
• “Brothers, sisters, let us not place our trust in wealth and not fear our poverties, material and human. The more we are free and simple, the more the Holy Spirit gudies the mission and makes us agents of his wonders.” @Pontifex, 3 July 2022
• “The evangelizing mission is not based on personal activism, that is, on “doing”, but on the witness of brotherly love, even amid the difficulties that living together entails. #GospelOftheDay (Lk 10:1–12.17–20).” @Pontifex, 3 July 2022
• “#ПомолимсяВместе о мире в Украине и во всём мире. Нужно перейти от стратегий политической, экономической и военной мощи к глобальному проекту мира. Нет – миру, разделённому между конфликтующими державами; да – миру, объединяющему народы и цивилизации, которые уважают друг друга.” @Pontifex, 3 July 2022
• “Today, #LetsPrayTogether for #peace and reconciliation in the Democratic Republic of the #Congo, so wounded and exploited. Let us join in the Masses celebrated there with this intention, and let us pray that Christians be witnesses of peace.” @Pontifex, 3 July 2022
• “The existence of the human person is but a breath, his or her affairs are fleeting, but those who pray know they are precious in God’s eyes. #Prayer” @Pontifex, 4 July 2022

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 9 June 2022 to 28 June 2022.

Angelus

• 19 June 2022 – Angelus, Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
• 26 June 2022 – Angelus

General Audiences

• 15 June 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis on Old Age’ 14. The joyful service of faith that is learned in gratitude (cf. Mk 1, 29–31)
• 22 June 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis on Old Age’ 15. Peter and John

Homilies

• 25 June 2022 – Holy Mass – X World Meeting of Families

Messages

• 21 June 2022 – Message of the Holy Father To His Excellency Ambassador Alexander Kmentt President of the First Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
• 28 June 2022 – Video message of the Holy Father to the participants in the first ‘Global Youth Tourism Summit’ [Sorrento, 27 June – 3 July 2022]

Speeches

• 9 June 2022 – To the bishops and priests of the churches of Sicily
• 17 June 2022 – To the Buddhist Delegation from Thailand
• 18 June 2022 – To the participants in the ‘Syro-Malabar Youth Leaders Conference’
• 18 June 2022 – To participants in the General Chapter of the Society of Saint Paul
• 20 June 2022 – To the Synod Assembly of the Greek-Melkite Church
• 22 June 2022 – Festival of Families – X World Meeting of Families
• 23 June 2022 – To the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches
• 27 June 2022 – To the communities of the Neocatechumenal way

Papal Tweets

• “Let us not forget the people of Ukraine battered by war. Let us not become accustomed to live as though the war is something far off. Let us #PrayTogether for these people who are suffering so much and who are living a true martyrdom.” @Pontifex, 15 June 2022
• “Не забуваймо про багатостраждальний народ України, що перебуває в стані війни. Не звикаймо жити так, ніби війна є чимось далеким. #МолімосяРазом за цей народ, який багато страждає, переживаючи справжнє мучеництво.” @Pontifex, 15 June 2022
• “The elderly who preserve the disposition for healing, consolation, intercession for their brothers and sisters, are perhaps the greatest witnesses of that gratitude that accompanies the faith. #BlessingOfTime” @Pontifex, 15 June 2022
• “Jesus speaks in silence in the Mystery of the Eucharist. He reminds us every time that following him means going out of ourselves and not making our life a possession of our own, but rather a gift to him and to others.” @Pontifex, 16 June 2022
• “Jesus knows our strengths and our defects, and is always ready to care for us, to heal the wounds of our errors with the abundance of his grace.” @Pontifex, 17 June 2022
• “God makes himself tiny, like a morsel of bread. That is precisely why we need a large heart so we can recognize, adore and receive him.” @Pontifex, 18 June 2022
• “And let us not forget the suffering of the Ukrainian people. I would like you all to keep in mind a question: what am I doing today for the Ukrainian people? Do I pray? Am I doing something? Am I trying to understand? Each one of you, answer in your heart.” @Pontifex, 19 June 2022
• “І не забуваймо багатостраждальний український народ. Я хочу, щоб усі ви ставили собі запитання: що я сьогодні роблю для українського народу? Молюся? Докладаю якісь зусилля? Чи стараюся зрозуміти? Нехай кожен відповість у своєму серці.” @Pontifex, 19 June 2022
• “Давайте не будем забывать о многострадальном украинском народе. Я бы хотел, чтобы у всех нас возник вопрос: «Что я сегодня делаю для украинского народа? Молюсь ли? Прилагаю какие-то усилия? Пытаюсь ли понять?» Пусть каждый ответит в своём сердце.” @Pontifex, 19 June 2022
• “In the Body and Blood of Christ, we find his presence, his life given for each of us. He not only gives us help to go forward, but he gives us himself: he enters into our affairs, he visits us when we are lonely, giving us back a sense of enthusiasm. #CorpusChristi” @Pontifex, 19 June 2022
• “I join the appeal of the bishops of #Myanmar, that the international community not forget the Burmese people, that human dignity and the right to life be respected, as well as places of worship, hospitals and schools.” @Pontifex, 19 June 2022
• “If we want to cooperate with our heavenly Father in building the future, let us do so together with our brothers and sisters who are #migrants and #refugees. Let us build the future today! For the future begins today and it begins with each of us. #WorldRefugeeDay” @Pontifex, 20 June 2022
• “We need to dream even as a Church. We need enthusiasm, we need the passion of youth, to be witnesses of God who is always young!” @Pontifex, 21 June 2022
• “Tomorrow, the X World Meeting of Families will begin. It will take place in Rome and at the same time throughout the world. I thank the married couples and families who will bear witness to familial love as a vocation and way to holiness. Have a good meeting!” @Pontifex, 21 June 2022
• “We need to live with our eyes raised to heaven: as Blessed Maria and Luigi Beltrame Quattrocchi used to say to their children, confronting the efforts and joys of life, “always looking from the roof upwards”. #WMOF22” @Pontifex, 22 June 2022
• “Whenever a man and a woman fall in love, God offers them a gift; that gift is marriage. It is a marvellous gift, which contains the power of God’s own love: strong, enduring, faithful, ready to start over after every failure or moment of weakness. #WMOF22” @Pontifex, 22 June 2022
• “Dependence increases with illness, with old age, and we are no longer self-sufficient like we were before. Faith also matures here. Jesus is also with us here. Here, the wealth of our faith lived well during our journey through life also springs forth. #BlessingOfTime” @Pontifex, 22 June 2022
• “Let us always look at young people with a smile. They carry on what we have sown. An elderly person cannot be happy without looking at young people and young people cannot move ahead in life without looking at the elderly.” @Pontifex, 22 June 2022
• “I express my sympathy to the injured and those who have been affected by the earthquake in #Afghanistan, and I especially pray for those who have lost their lives and for their families. I hope that with everyone’s help the suffering of the people can be alleviated.” @Pontifex, 22 June 2022
• “Families are places of welcome, and woe if they were to disappear! Society would become cold and unbearable without welcoming families. #WMOF22” @Pontifex, 22 June 2022
• “As food diminishes, the thunder of weapons grows. So, let us not stop praying, fasting, helping, working so that paths of #peace might be given more space in the jungle of conflict.” @Pontifex, 23 June 2022
• “What is needed is an infinite mercy, like that of the #SacredHeart, to remedy so much of the evil and suffering we see in the lives of human beings…. Let us entrust ourselves and the world to Him!” @Pontifex, 24 June 2022
• “Dear priests, be patient with the faithful, always ready to encourage them. Be untiring ministers of God’s forgiveness and mercy. Never be harsh judges, but loving fathers.” @Pontifex, 24 June 2022
• “Let us place in the #ImmaculateHeart of Mary, where God is mirrored, the inestimable goods of fraternity and peace, all that we have and are, so that she, the Mother whom the Lord has given to us, may protect us and watch over us.” @Pontifex, 25 June 2022
• “The #family is the place of encounter, of sharing, of going forth from ourselves in order to welcome others and stand beside them. The family is the first place where we learn to love. #WMOF22
  vVX Event” @Pontifex, 25 June 2022
• “Dear families, be signs of the living Christ, do not be afraid of what the Lord asks of you, nor of being generous with Him. Be the seed of a more fraternal world! Be the welcoming face of the Church! And please pray, always pray! #WMOF22” @Pontifex, 26 June 2022
• “I entrust to God the soul of Sister Luisa Dell’Orto, a Little Sister of the Gospel of Saint Charles de Foucauld, who made a gift of her life to others even to martyrdom. #LetsPrayTogether for the #Haitian people, so they might have a more serene future.” @Pontifex, 26 June 2022
• “In #Ukraine, bombardments continue which are causing death, destruction and suffering for the population. Please, let us not forget these people afflicted by the war. Let us not forget this in our heart and with our prayers.” @Pontifex, 26 June 2022
• “Let us ask Jesus for the strength to be like him, to follow him resolutely, not to be vindictive and intolerant when difficulties present themselves, when we spend ourselves in doing good and others do not understand this. #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 9:51–62)” @Pontifex, 26 June 2022
• “To serve the Gospel and our brothers and sisters, to offer our own lives without expecting anything in return, without seeking any worldly glory: this is what we are called to.” @Pontifex, 27 June 2022
• “I sorrowfully heard the news of the tragedy of the #migrants in Texas and #Melilla. Let us #PrayTogether for these brothers and sisters who died following their hope of a better life; and for ourselves, may the Lord might open our hearts so these misfortunes never happen again.” @Pontifex, 28 June 2022
• “The Christian #faith is fundamentally an encounter with Jesus Christ. If we truly believe in Jesus, we must try to act like Jesus did: encounter others, encounter our neighbours, so as to share the saving truth of the Gospel with them.” @Pontifex, 28 June 2022

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 4 June 2022 to 14 June 2022.

Angelus

• 12 June 2022 – Angelus

General Audiences

• 8 June 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis on Old Age’ 13. Nicodemus. ‘How can a man be born when he is old?’ (Jn 3’4)

Messages

• 4 June 2022 – Video message of the Holy Father to mark the Ecumenical Pentecost Vigil organized by CHARIS
• 13 June 2022 – Sixth World Day of the Poor, 2022’For your sakes Christ became poor(cf. 2 Cor 8’9)

Speeches

• 4 June 2022 – Children’s Train, an initiative promoted by the Cortile dei Gentili
• 10 June 2022 – To Directors of the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe
• 11 June 2022 – To the Soldiers of the Sardinia Grenadiers Brigade engaged in Operation ‘Strade Sicure’ (‘Safe Streets’)
• 13 June 2022 – To Participants in the General Chapter of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)

Papal Tweets

• “Those who pass through the period of old age can discover a new mission in the light of the Gospel: to be signs and instruments of God’s love that indicate what the definitive goal is to which we are called, eternal life with God. #BlessingofTime” @Pontifex, 8 June 2022
• “The Holy Spirit enables us to discern God’s presence and activity not in great things, not in outward appearances or shows of force, but in littleness and vulnerability.” @Pontifex, 9 June 2022
• “May the #LongNightoftheChurches, taking place in many churches in several European countries, be a moment of encounter. And may it light many lights of hope in the darkness of the night.” @Pontifex, 10 June 2022
• “I add my voice to that of the Pan-American and Pan-African Committees of Judges for Social Rights in calling on the @WTO to adopt measures to ensure access to Covid–19 vaccines for all, especially the peoples of Africa. #MC12” @Pontifex, 10 June 2022
• “Equitable access to safe and effective vaccines is fundamental to saving lives and livelihoods. Africa must not be left behind. No one is safe until everyone is safe. @WTO #MC12” @Pontifex, 10 June 2022
• “If we can truly invoke God, calling him “Abba — Dad”, it is because the Holy Spirit dwells in us; he is the One who transforms us deep within and makes us experience the soul-stirring joy of being loved by God as his true children.” @Pontifex, 11 June 2022
• “У моєму серці не згасає думка про населення України, що страждає від війни. Нехай же час, який минає, не охолодить наш біль та наше занепокоєння цими багатостраждальними людьми. Будь ласка, не звикаймо до цієї трагічної дійсності! #МолімосяРазом” @Pontifex, 12 June 2022
• “The thought of the people of Ukraine, afflicted by war, remains vivid in my heart. Let the passage of time not temper our grief and concern for that suffering population. Please, let us not grow accustomed to this tragic situation! Let us #PrayTogether” @Pontifex, 12 June 2022
• “Today is the World Day against Child Labour. Let us all work to eliminate this scourge, so that no child is deprived of his or her fundamental rights and forced or coerced to work. #EndChildLabour” @Pontifex, 12 June 2022
• “Love not only means that we wish others well or that we are good to others, but first and foremost, at the root, that we welcome others, make room for others, make space for others.” @Pontifex, 12 June 2022
• “The #MostHolyTrinity teaches us that a person can never be without the other. We are not islands, we are in the world to live in God’s image: open, in need of others and in need of helping others.” @Pontifex, 12 June 2022
• “Jesus summarized his commandments in a single one: “Love one another as I have loved you” (Jn. 15:12). To love like Christ loves means to put yourself at the service of your brothers and sisters, especially those in greatest need, as we are and with what we have.” @Pontifex, 13 June 2022
• “What great poverty is produced by the senselessness of war! Wherever we look, we can see how violence strikes those who are defenseless and vulnerable. #WorldDayOfThePoor j Message” @Pontifex, 14 June 2022

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 30 May 2022 to 7 June 2022.

General Audiences

• 1 June 2022 – General Audience, 1st June 2022 – Catechesis on Old Age’ 12. ‘Forsake me not when my strength is spent’ (Ps 71’9)

Homilies

• 5 June 2022 – Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Pentecost (5 June2022)

Regina Caeli

• 5 June 2022 – Regina Caeli, Solemnity of Pentecost

Speeches

• 30 May 2022 – To Participants in the General Chapters of the Poor Sisters and Poor Servants of Divine Providence (Don Calabria)
• 1 June 2022 – To the Participants in the International Conference’ ‘Lines of Development of the Global Compact on Education’, promoted by the Congregation for Catholic Education (of Institutes of Studies) (1st June
• 3 June 2022 – To Young Priests and Monks from Oriental Orthodox Churches
• 4 June 2022 – To the members of the Federsanità Confederation
• 6 June 2022 – To participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue

Papal Tweets

• “Every educational process must be centred on persons and concentrate on what is essential; everything else is secondary. But never without roots and hope for the future. #GlobalCompactOnEducation” @Pontifex, 1 June 2022
• “Блокада экспорта зерна из Украины угрожает жизни миллионов людей. Я настойчиво призываю гарантировать всеобщее право человека на питание. Пожалуйста, не используйте пшеницу, основной продукт питания, в качестве орудия войны!” @Pontifex, 1 June 2022
• “Блокування експорту зерна з України ставить під загрозу життя мільйонів людей. Звертаюся із палким закликом гарантувати загальнолюдське право на харчування. Будь ласка, не використовуйте зерно, основний продовольчий продукт, як зброю на війні!” @Pontifex, 1 June 2022
• “The elderly, in their weakness, can teach those in other ages of life that we all need to surrender ourselves to the Lord, to invoke his help. For God is always our hope and our support. #BlessingofTime” @Pontifex, 1 June 2022
• “The blocking of grain exports from Ukraine endangers the lives of millions of people. I make a heartfelt appeal that every effort be made to guarantee the universal human right to food. Please do not use wheat, a staple food, as a weapon of war!” @Pontifex, 1 June 2022
• “Let us #PrayTogether for Christian families around the world; may each and every family embody and experience unconditional love and advance in holiness in their daily lives. #PrayerIntention rPc Video” @Pontifex, 2 June 2022
• “We ask the Lord for many things, but how often do we forget to ask him for what is most important and what he desires most to give us: the Holy Spirit, the power to love. Indeed, without love, what can we offer to the world?” @Pontifex, 3 June 2022
• “The culture of encounter is built in the search for harmony among diversity, a harmony that requires acceptance, openness and creativity. At the root of this style of life there is the Gospel. Never tire of invoking the Holy Spirit, Creator of harmony.” @Pontifex, 4 June 2022
• “#LetsPrayTogether for the orphaned children fleeing from the war, who suffer throughout our world from hunger or lack of medical care, abuse and violence, and those denied the right to be born.” @Pontifex, 4 June 2022
• “#МолімосяРазом за дітей, які осиротіли і які втікають від війни; за тих, що страждають в усьому світі через голод, брак лікування, від зловживань і насильства; за тих, яким заперечено право народитися. Захистімо всіх дітей!” @Pontifex, 4 June 2022
• “#ПомолимсяВместе о детях, оставшихся сиротами и бегущих от войны, о детях во всем мире, страдающих от голода, от отсутствия ухода, от жестокого обращения и насилия; о тех, кому отказано в праве родиться. Давайте защитим всех детей!” @Pontifex, 4 June 2022
• “Теперь, когда бушует ярость разрушения и смерти, когда разгораются конфликты, подпитывая эскалацию, всё более опасную для всех, я вновь призываю лидеров государств: пожалуйста, не ведите человечество к гибели!” @Pontifex, 5 June 2022
• “Let the desperate cry of the people who suffer be heard! May human life be respected! Let the macabre destruction of cities and villages in Eastern Ukraine stop! Let us #PrayTogether and commit ourselves untiringly to peace.” @Pontifex, 5 June 2022
• “Нехай буде почутим сповнене відчаю волання людей, що страждають, нехай зберігається пошана до людського життя, нехай зупиниться моторошне знищення міст і сіл на сході України. #МолімосяРазом і невтомно докладаймо зусилля на користь миру.” @Pontifex, 5 June 2022
• “У той час, як шаленіє безумство руйнування і смерті та розпалюються протистояння, підживлюючи ескалацію, дедалі небезпечнішу для всіх, повторюю свій заклик до провідників народів: будь ласка, не доведіть людство до знищення!” @Pontifex, 5 June 2022
• “The Holy Spirit, the Spirit of love, fills us with love, makes us feel loved, and teaches us how to love. He is the “motor” of our spiritual lives. #Pentecost
  f Homily” @Pontifex, 5 June 2022
• “A sound and sustainable ecology, one capable of bringing about change, will not develop unless people change, unless they are encouraged to opt for another style of life, one less greedy and more serene, more respectful and less anxious, more fraternal. #WorldEnvironmentDay” @Pontifex, 5 June 2022
• “Да будет услышан отчаянный крик страдающих людей, да сохранится уважение к человеческой жизни, да прекратится чудовищное разрушение городов и деревень на востоке Украины. #ПомолимсяВместе, без устали трудясь ради мира.” @Pontifex, 5 June 2022
• “While the madness of destruction and death rages, and clashes flare up, fueling an even more dangerous escalation for everyone, I renew my appeal to the leaders of nations: please do not bring humanity to destruction!” @Pontifex, 5 June 2022
• “#Мир eOYp Image” @Pontifex, 5 June 2022
• “#Peace https://t.co/YWdjyavNux Image” @Pontifex, 5 June 2022
• “Let us invoke the Holy Spirit each day, so that He can remind us to make God’s gaze upon us our starting point, to make decisions by listening to His voice, and to journey together as Church, docile to Him and open to the world. #Pentecost” @Pontifex, 5 June 2022
• “The Holy Spirit teaches the Church how to walk – the vital importance of going forth to proclaim the Gospel, not to remain closed in on herself, so that all can be nourished by God’s beauty. #Pentecost” @Pontifex, 5 June 2022
• “The Spirit makes us see everything in a new way, with the eyes of Jesus. On the great journey of life, the Spirit teaches us where to begin, which paths to take, and how to walk. #Pentecost” @Pontifex, 5 June 2022
• “#Мир lnAHBOO Image” @Pontifex, 5 June 2022
• “I was deeply saddened to learn of the horrific attack at Saint Francis church in Owo in #Nigeria. #PrayTogether for all those affected by this act of unspeakable violence and for the conversion of those blinded by hatred and violence.” @Pontifex, 6 June 2022
• “Mary is the Mother who gives us her Son Jesus. Mary is the path that guides us to the Heart of Christ, who gave his life for love of us. This is why we love her and venerate her. #MotheroftheChurch” @Pontifex, 6 June 2022
• “I encourage all of you to invoke the Holy Spirit often during the day. His good and creative strength allows us to go out of ourselves and to be a sign of comfort and hope for others.” @Pontifex, 7 June 2022

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 20 May 2022 to 31 May 2022.

General Audiences

• 25 May 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis on Old Age’ 11. Ecclesiastes’ the uncertain night of meaning and of things in life

Messages

• 20 May 2022 – Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to Participants in the Plenary Council of the International Catholic Migration Commission
• 20 May 2022 – Message of the Holy Father for the 102nd German Catholic Convention (Katholikentag) [Stuttgart, 25–29 May 2022]

Regina Caeli

• 29 May 2022 – Regina Caeli, Solemnity of the Ascension of Our Lord

Speeches

• 25 May 2022 – To the Delegation of the Global Solidarity Fund
• 28 May 2022 – To a Buddhist Delegation from Mongolia
• 28 May 2022 – To the members of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences
• 28 May 2022 – To the members of the Movement of Cursillos of Christianity in Italy
• 30 May 2022 – To a ​Delegation from B’nai B’rith International

Papal Tweets

• “Rich in wisdom and humour, #elderly people do so much good for the young! They save young people from the temptation of a knowledge of the world that is sad and devoid of the wisdom of life. #BlessingOfTime @LaityFamilyLife @PontAcadLife” @Pontifex, 25 May 2022
• “In Christ, true God and true man, our humanity has been brought to God. Christ opened the path for us. He attracts us to himself and leads us to God. If we entrust our lives to him we are certain to be in the hands of our Saviour. #AscensionOfTheLord” @Pontifex, 26 May 2022
• “Let us #PrayTogether for educational institutions, schools and universities in particular, that they might be transparent, active, welcoming, responsible communities, in a fruitful climate of cooperation, exchange and dialogue, valuing each and every person. #LaudatoSi7” @Pontifex, 26 May 2022
• “True wealth does not consist simply in multiplying the things we have, but in sharing them fairly with those around us.” @Pontifex, 27 May 2022
• “Today I invite you to #PrayTogether for our religious communities: may they be prophetic servants in the care of our common home and for the least among us. #LaudatoSi7 #LaudatoSiWeek” @Pontifex, 28 May 2022
• “Listening is the first indispensable ingredient of dialogue and good #communication. Communication does not take place if listening has not taken place, and there is no good journalism without the ability to listen. #WCD xSdRWgdI Message” @Pontifex, 29 May 2022
• “Ascending to Heaven, instead of remaining beside a few people with his body, Jesus becomes close to all with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit makes Jesus present in us, beyond the barriers of time and space, to make us his witnesses in the world. #AscensionOfTheLord” @Pontifex, 29 May 2022
• “Religious differences do not justify indifference or enmity. Rather, on the basis of our religious faith we are enabled to become peacemakers, rather than standing passively before the evil of war and hatred. #Peace” @Pontifex, 30 May 2022
• “Mary’s faith is prophetic. By her very life, Mary is a prophetic sign pointing to God’s presence in human history, his merciful intervention that confounds the logic of the world, lifts up the lowly and casts down the mighty (Lk 1:52). #Visitation” @Pontifex, 31 May 2022
• “Today at 6 pm, in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, we will pray the Rosary for peace. #LetsPrayTogether to obtain from God, by the intercession of the Queen of Peace, the gift the world awaits. #HolyRosary #Peace WJFa YouTube Image” @Pontifex, 31 May 2022
• “Today we lift our hearts to You, Queen of Peace: intercede for us before Your Son, reconcile hearts filled with violence and vengeance, let your lasting peace reign over all the earth. Amen. #HolyRosary #Peace” @Pontifex, 31 May 2022
• “Сьогодні підносимо наші серця до Тебе, Царице миру: заступайся за нас перед Своїм Сином, примири серця, переповнені насильством і помстою, нехай же по всій землі тривало запанує Твій мир. Амінь. #СвятийРозарій #Мир” @Pontifex, 31 May 2022
• “Сегодня мы возносим наши сердца к Тебе, о Царица мира: ходатайствуй за нас перед Сыном Твоим, примири сердца, исполненные насилием и местью, да воцарится на всей земле Твой прочный мир. Аминь. #СвятойРозарий #Мир” @Pontifex, 31 May 2022
• “We are sure that with the weapons of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, and with the gift of grace, the hearts of people and the fortunes of the entire world can be changed. #HolyRosary #Peace” @Pontifex, 31 May 2022
• “Ми впевнені, що зброєю молитви, посту, милостині та з даром Твоєї благодаті можливо перемінити серця людей і долю всього світу. #СвятийРозарій #Мир” @Pontifex, 31 May 2022
• “Мы уверены, что с помощью орудий молитвы, поста, милостыни и дара Твоей благодати можно изменить сердца людей и судьбы всего мира. #СвятойРозарий #Мир” @Pontifex, 31 May 2022

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 12 May 2022 to 24 May 2022.

General Audiences

• 18 May 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis on Old Age’ 10. Job. The trial of faith, the blessing of waiting

Messages

• 12 May 2022 – Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to the Pontifical Mission Societies
• 14 May 2022 – Message of the Holy Father to participants in the International Conference ‘‘Adamo, dove sei?’ La questione antropologica oggi’ on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Insti

Regina Caeli

• 22 May 2022 – Regina Caeli

Speeches

• 18 May 2022 – Members of the Charles de Foucauld Spiritual Family Association
• 19 May 2022 – To the Community of the Pio Romanian College
• 19 May 2022 – Santa Marta Group International Conference
• 19 May 2022 – Address of His Holiness Pope Francis for the presentation of Credential Letters by the Ambassadors of Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Burundi and Qatar accredited to the Holy See
• 21 May 2022 – Representation of readers of the weekly magazine ‘Famiglia Cristiana’
• 21 May 2022 – To candidates for Confirmation from Genoa
• 21 May 2022 – To participants in the 46th General Chapter of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
• 21 May 2022 – To participants in the International Conference ‘Nature in Mind’ on the protection of biodiversity
• 23 May 2022 – To Members of the National Civil Protection Service

Papal Tweets

• “When we find ourselves faced with evil, we need to learn, from the example of so many older people, to unite our prayer to that of Jesus, who abandons himself to the Father on the cross. #BlessingOfTime @LaityFamilyLife @PontAcadLife
  l General Audience” @Pontifex, 18 May 2022
• “As a Church, we need to return to what is essential instead of losing ourselves in so many secondary things, running the risk of losing sight of the simple purity of the Gospel.” @Pontifex, 18 May 2022
• “The Church remains grateful for every expression of fraternal charity and care shown to all who have been enslaved and exploited, for in this way, God’s loving mercy becomes visible and the fabric of society is strengthened and renewed.” @Pontifex, 19 May 2022
• “We need profound change, a conversion, that demilitarizes hearts, that would allow everyone to recognize the other as a brother or sister. #Peace #FratelliTutti” @Pontifex, 20 May 2022
• “Mary is the icon of our own vocation, since we, like her, are called to be holy and blameless in love (Eph 1:4), becoming images of Christ.” @Pontifex, 21 May 2022
• ““My peace I give you” (Jn 14:27). Jesus knows that on our own we are not able to cultivate peace, that we need help, a gift, the Holy Spirit. It is He who disarms the heart and fills it with serenity. #GospelOftheDay” @Pontifex, 22 May 2022
• “#LaudatoSiWeek #LaudatoSi7 zugxyadu Image” @Pontifex, 22 May 2022
• “Whoever welcomes a person in need performs not only an act of #charity, but also of #faith, because he or she recognizes Jesus in the brother or sister.” @Pontifex, 23 May 2022
• “Mary, Help of Christians, we entrustthe journey of the faithful in #China to you. We ask you to present to the Lord of history the trials and tribulations, the petitions and the hopes of all those who pray to you, O Queen of Heaven! #PrayTogether #MaryHelpOfChristians” @Pontifex, 24 May 2022
• “We must regenerate the economy, so it may be more just, sustainable, solidale, and respectful of the Earth, our common home. With our eyes fixed on Jesus, we can to journey together towards a better future. #LaudatoSi’ #LaudatoSiWeek” @Pontifex, 24 May 2022

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 9 May 2022 to 17 May 2022.

General Audiences

• 11 May 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis on Old Age

Homilies

• 15 May 2022 – Holy Mass and Canonization

Messages

• 9 May 2022 – Message for the 108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2022

Regina Caeli

• 15 May 2022 – Regina Caeli

Speeches

• 12 May 2022 – Address of the Holy Father to the participants in the second edition of the General States of Natality
• 13 May 2022 – To the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Dialogue Commission
• 13 May 2022 – Managers and staff of the National Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC)
• 14 May 2022 – Young people from the diocese of Viviers, France
• 14 May 2022 – Members of the ‘Village de François’
• 14 May 2022 – Members of the ‘Cornelia de Lange’ Association
• 14 May 2022 – Pilgrims from the Institute of the Maestre Pie Filippini, and of the dioceses of Viterbo and Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the birth of Saint Lucy Filippini (14
• 16 May 2022 – Rectors of the Universities of Lazio
• 16 May 2022 – Participants in the General Chapter of the Order of Ministers of the Infirm (Camillians)
• 16 May 2022 – To Members of the ‘Political Fraternity’ of the ‘Chemin Neuf’ Community

Papal Tweets

• “I address a special thought to the people of #SriLanka, especially the young. I urge everyone to maintain a peaceful approach, without giving in to violence. I appeal to all those with responsibility to listen to the aspirations of the people, respecting human and civil rights.” @Pontifex, 11 May 2022
• “A long life – so the Bible teaches – is a blessing. The #ElderlyAndGrandparents are signs of the goodness of God who bestows life in abundance. Blessed is the house where an older person lives! Blessed is the family that honours its grandparents! #BlessingOfTime” @Pontifex, 11 May 2022
• “Part of the vocation of grandparents is to support their sons and daughters in raising their children. The little ones learn the power of tenderness and respect for frailty: irreplaceable lessons that are easier to impart and receive with grandparents. #BlessingOfTime” @Pontifex, 11 May 2022
• “Old people lose some sight, but their inner gaze becomes more penetrating. They become capable of seeing things that previously escaped them. The Lord does not give his talents only to the young and the strong. He has talents for everyone, made to fit each person. #BlessingOfTime” @Pontifex, 11 May 2022
• “A better future can exist only if it is built by everyone for everyone. No one must be excluded! I dedicated my Message for the 108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees to this. #BuildingtheFutureTogether #WDMR2022 @M_RSection
  Sh Message” @Pontifex, 12 May 2022
• “#BuildingtheFutureTogether #WDMR2022 @M_RSection YouTube” @Pontifex, 12 May 2022
• “#OurLadyOfFatima https://t.co/RcIjWUqzbR Image” @Pontifex, 13 May 2022
• “The tears of those who suffer are not sterile. They are a silent prayer rising up to heaven. In Mary they always find a place under her mantle. With her, God becomes our companion on the way. He carries our crosses with us so we are not crushed by our pain.” @Pontifex, 14 May 2022
• “#Holiness does not consist of a few heroic deeds, but of loving a lot every day.
  DKitWPh Homily” @Pontifex, 15 May 2022
• “As tensions and wars increase in the world, may the new Saints inspire paths of dialogue, especially in the hearts and minds of those who hold positions of great responsibility and are called to be agents of #peace, not war.” @Pontifex, 15 May 2022
• “Let us support the #family! Let us defend it from what compromises its beauty. Let us approach this mystery of love with discretion and tenderness. And let us commit ourselves to safeguarding its precious and delicate bonds that allow it to flourish make humanity more fraternal.” @Pontifex, 15 May 2022
• “Each of us is called to #holiness, to a unique and unrepeatable form of holiness. The Lord has a design of love for everyone. He has a dream for your life. Welcome it! Pursue it joyfully! DKiclXJ Homily” @Pontifex, 15 May 2022
• “Beatitude, holiness, is not a life plan made up only of effort and renunciation, but is above all the joyful discovery of being God’s beloved children.” @Pontifex, 16 May 2022
• “Let us allow Jesus the Living Bread to heal us of our self-absorption. May he open our hearts to sharing, heal us from rigidity and turning in on ourselves, and inspire us to follow him wherever he wants to lead us.” @Pontifex, 17 May 2022

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 12 April 2022 to 10 May 2022.

General Audiences

• 4 May 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis on Old Age

Letters

• 12 April 2022 – Chirograph of the Holy Father relating to the Institution of the Interdicastery Commission for the Revision of the General Regulations of the Roman Curia

Messages

• 4 May 2022 – Message of the Holy Father to participants in the Conference ‘Charism and creativity. Catalogues, management and innovation regarding the cultural heritage of institutes of consecrated life’ (4 May 20
• 7 May 2022 – Easter Message to the Political Leaders of South Sudan, signed jointly by the Holy Father Francis, His Grace Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Right Reverend Jim Wallace, Moderator of th
• 8 May 2022 – Message for the 59th World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2022
• 10 May 2022 – Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the Day of Friendship between Copts and Catholics

Regina Caeli

• 8 May 2022 – Regina Caeli

Speeches

• 2 May 2022 – To Members of the International Federation of Catholic Pharmacists
• 6 May 2022 – To the Pontifical Swiss Guard
• 6 May 2022 – To Participants at the Plenary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
• 7 May 2022 – To participants in the General Chapter of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (Mercedarians)
• 7 May 2022 – Teachers and students of the Pontifical Liturgical Institute
• 9 May 2022 – Students and teachers of the University of Macerata

Papal Tweets

• “Dear elderly brothers and sisters, please look at the young people. The young people are watching us and our consistency can open up a beautiful path of life for them. Hypocrisy, on the other hand, will do so much harm. Let us #PrayTogether for one another. #BlessingOfTime” @Pontifex, 4 May 2022
• “We need to be careful of the mentality that separates priests from laity, considering the first as protagonists and the second as executors, and carry out the Christian mission as one People of God. The entire Church is an evangelizing community. #Prayer #Vocations” @Pontifex, 5 May 2022
• “For the 59th World Day of Prayer for #Vocations, I would like to reflect with you on the bigger meaning of ”vocation“ in the context of a synodal Church that listens to God and the world. YAMF Message” @Pontifex, 5 May 2022
• “As Christians, we are individually called to a #vocation, but also called together. Each of us shines like a star in the heart of God, but we are called to form constellations that can guide the path of humanity.” @Pontifex, 6 May 2022
• “The word of God frees us from self-centeredness, and is able to purify, enlighten and recreate us. So let us listen to that Word, to open us to the vocation that God entrusts to us! #Prayer #Vocations” @Pontifex, 6 May 2022
• “Let us often turn to Mary, Mother of believers! The various forms of Marian devotion, and especially the recitation of the #HolyRosary, will help us live our journey of faith and Christian witness. #PrayTogether” @Pontifex, 7 May 2022
• “Christ’s followers go where He goes, on the same path. They seeks the lost, are interested in those who are far-off, take to heart the situation of the suffering, weep with those who weep, take their neighbour by the hand, placing them on their shoulders. #GospelOfTheDay” @Pontifex, 8 May 2022
• “Today is Mother’s Day in many countries. Let us affectionately remember our mothers, even those who are no longer with us down here, but who live in our hearts. Our prayer, our affection, and our best wishes for all our mothers.” @Pontifex, 8 May 2022
• “Before the madness of war, please, let us continue to pray the Rosary for peace each day. And let us pray for the leaders of nations, so they might not lose the “pulse of the people” who want peace and who know well that weapons never achieve it, never.” @Pontifex, 8 May 2022
• “We should not fear the crises of life and faith. Crises help us recognize that we need God and thus allow us to return to the Lord, to experience his love anew.” @Pontifex, 9 May 2022
• “Dear #GrandparentsAndElderly, in our world, we are called to create a revolution of tenderness, to together free the world from the darkness of loneliness and the demon of war! Message” @Pontifex, 10 May 2022

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