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The Weekly Francis – 8 November 2022

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 2 November 2022 to 8 November 2022.

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  • “Tomorrow I leave for an Apostolic Journey to the Kingdom of Bahrain, a Journey under the banner of dialogue. I will participate in a Forum focusing on the inescapable need for the East and West to come closer together for the good of human coexistence.” @Pontifex, 2 November 2022
  • “Today, the Lord reminds us that death comes to make truth of life. The Gospel explains how to live out the wait: we go to meet God by loving, because He is love.” @Pontifex, 2 November 2022
  • “On the day of our farewell, it will be a delightful surprise, if we now allow ourselves to be surprised by the presence of God, waiting for us among the world’s poor and wounded.” @Pontifex, 2 November 2022
  • “May we never allow opportunities for encounter between civilizations, religions and cultures to evaporate. Let us never permit the roots of our humanity to dry up! Let us work together! Let us work for togetherness, for hope! #ApostolicJourney #Bahrain” @Pontifex, 3 November 2022
  • “These days in the Kingdom of #Bahrain mark a precious stage in the journey of friendship that has intensified in recent years with various Islamic religious leaders: a fraternal journey that, beneath the gaze of Heaven, seeks to foster peace on earth. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 3 November 2022
  • “The Kingdom of #Bahrain Declaration teaches that ”whenever hatred, violence and discord are preached, God’s name is desecrated“. The one who is religious strongly rejects the blasphemy of war and the use of violence. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 4 November 2022
  • “The religious person, the person of peace, is opposed to the race to rearmament, to the business of war, to the market of death. They do not support “alliances against some”, but paths of encounter with all, pursuing the path of fraternity, dialogue, peace. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 4 November 2022
  • “In the garden of humanity, we are playing with fire, missiles and bombs, with weapons that bring sorrow and death, covering our common home with ashes and hatred. I extend my heartfelt appeal to everyone that the war in #Ukraine be ended and that serious #peace negotiations begin” @Pontifex, 4 November 2022
  • “God is the Source of peace and never brings about war, hatred, or violence. We, who believe in Him, are called to promote peace through encounter, patient negotiations and dialogue, which is the oxygen of peaceful coexistence. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 4 November 2022
  • “Our instruments are prayer and fraternity. These are our modest but effective weapons. We must not let ourselves be tempted by shortcuts unworthy of the Most High, whose name of Peace is dishonoured by those who nurture violence, war and the arms trade.” @Pontifex, 4 November 2022
  • “We cannot witness to the God of love unless we Christians are united among ourselves as He desires. And we cannot be united without being open to witness in the name of the Spirit who wants to reach everyone. #ApostolicJourney #UnityOfChristians” @Pontifex, 4 November 2022
  • “The Creator invites us to act on behalf of all his creatures who do not yet find a sufficient place on the agenda of the powerful: the poor, the unborn, the elderly, the infirm, migrants… If we who believe in the God of mercy do not listen to the poor, who will?#ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 4 November 2022
  • “Christian martyrs of various confessions – how many there have been in these recent years! – form a single starry sky, guiding our way as we journey through the deserts of history. We have the same goal: all of us are called to the fullness of communion in God.” @Pontifex, 4 November 2022
  • “The culture of care is the antidote to a world rife with individualism and imprisoned by sadness. Let us learn to take care of others, of our cities, of our society, of creation so as to experience the joy of friendship and generosity.” @Pontifex, 5 November 2022
  • “You young people are the leaven in the dough of the world, destined to rise, to break down many social and cultural barriers and to foster the blossoming of fraternity and innovation, becoming the basis of a friendly and solidary society. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 5 November 2022
  • “Be champions of fraternity, sowers of fraternity. Thus you will be builders of the future, because only in fraternity will our world have a future!” @Pontifex, 5 November 2022
  • “Before going to the internet for advice, always seek out good counselors in life, wise and reliable people who can guide and help you. Each of us needs to be accompanied on the road of life!” @Pontifex, 5 November 2022
  • “To love like Jesus is above all a grace to be implored insistently: “Jesus, you who love me, teach me to love like you. Jesus, you who forgive me, teach me to forgive like you. Send your Spirit, the Spirit of love, upon me.” Homily” @Pontifex, 5 November 2022
  • “Behold Christ’s power: love. The greatness of his power does not derive from the force of violence, but from the weakness of love. He gives us the strength to love like he loved: unconditionally, always, everyone, even our enemies. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 5 November 2022
  • “That is what the Lord asks of us: to commit ourselves to practice universal fraternity, to persevere in good even when evil is done to us, to break the spiral of revenge by disarming violence and demilitarizing the heart. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 5 November 2022
  • “The Spirit is a wellspring of joy. The fresh water the Lord wants to make flow in the deserts of our humanity is the certainty that even despite the struggles and dark nights we sometimes endure, we are not alone, lost or defeated, because He is with us.” @Pontifex, 6 November 2022
  • “Christian joy is contagious because the Gospel makes us go beyond ourselves to share the beauty of God’s love. We cannot keep Christian joy to ourselves. It multiplies once we start spreading it.” @Pontifex, 6 November 2022
  • “The Holy Spirit is a wellspring of unity. His fire burns away worldly desires and kindles in our lives the warm and compassionate love with which Jesus loves us, so that we in turn can love one another like that.” @Pontifex, 6 November 2022
  • “If we have received the Spirit, our ecclesial vocation is above all to preserve unity and cultivate it together. To be credible in our dialogue with others, let us live in fraternity among ourselves.” @Pontifex, 6 November 2022
  • “The Spirit is a wellspring of prophecy. We cannot pretend not to see the works of evil, so as to live a “quiet life” and not get our hands dirty. We have received a Spirit of prophecy to bear the light by proclaiming the Gospel by our living witness. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 6 November 2022
  • “La profecía nos hace capaces de practicar las Bienaventuranzas evangélicas en las situaciones de cada día, es decir, de edificar con firme mansedumbre ese Reino de Dios en el que el amor, la justicia y la paz se oponen a toda forma de egoísmo, de violencia y de degradación.” @Pontifex, 6 November 2022
  • “Prophecy makes us capable of putting the Beatitudes into practice in everyday situations, meekly, yet resolutely, building God’s kingdom in which love, justice and peace are opposed to every form of selfishness, violence and degradation.” @Pontifex, 6 November 2022
  • “Thank you for these days passed together. With a heart filled with gratitude I bless all of you, especially those who worked to prepare for this journey. I thank His Majesty the King, and the Authorities of #Bahrain for their exquisite hospitality. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 6 November 2022
  • “The signing of the agreement regarding the situation in #Ethiopia is a source of hope. Let us support this commitment for a lasting #peace. And let us continue to pray for war-torn #Ukraine. May that war might come to an end.” @Pontifex, 6 November 2022
  • “Let us read the lives of the saints which narrate in a comprehensible way the style God uses in the lives of people not that different from us since the saints were made of flesh and blood like us. Their deeds dialogue with our own actions, and help us understand what they mean.” @Pontifex, 7 November 2022
  • “#Holiness is not a process of struggles and renunciations. It is above all the experience of being loved by God, of freely receiving his love, his mercy.” @Pontifex, 8 November 2022

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The Weekly Francis – 1 November 2022

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 22 October 2022 to 1 November 2022.

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Papal Tweets

  • “We must not fear moments of sadness and desolation, but be confident and sure that the Lord never abandons us, and with Him close by, we can overcome every temptation. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex, 26 October 2022
  • “I deplore the asault in Maboya, in the Democratic Republic of the #Congo, where defenceless people, including a religious sister engaged in healthcare, were killed. Let’s #PrayTogether for the victims and inhabitants of that region, exhausted by violence.” @Pontifex, 26 October 2022
  • “#Women must be entrusted with greater positions and responsibilities. Many calamitous decisions might have been avoided, had woman been directly involved in decision-making! We are committed to ensuring women are increasingly respected, acknowledged and involved! @iamcaritas” @Pontifex, 27 October 2022
  • ““Not that we loved God but that he loved us” (1 Jn 4:10). Let us never forget this. Our abilities and our merits are not central to faith, but rather the unconditional, free and unmerited love of God.” @Pontifex, 28 October 2022
  • “Acceptance is the interior disposition essential for evangelization: to sow the good news in the soil of the lives of others, learning to recognize and appreciate the seeds that God already planted in their hearts before we came on the scene. #MissionaryOctober” @Pontifex, 29 October 2022
  • “And let us pray to the Risen Lord also for those – especially the young – who died in #Seoul last night as a tragic consequence of a sudden crowd surge.” @Pontifex, 30 October 2022
  • “The meeting of eyes between Zacchaeus and Jesus in #TodaysGospel (Lk 19:1–10) seems to encapsulate the whole of salvation history: humanity, with its miseries, seeks redemption, but firstly God, with mercy, seeks his creature to save it. #Angelus” @Pontifex, 30 October 2022
  • “This is the history of salvation: God has never looked down on us to humiliate and judge us; on the contrary, he lowered himself to the point of washing our feet, looking at us from below and restoring our dignity. #TodaysGospel (Lk 19 :1–10) #Angelus” @Pontifex, 30 October 2022
  • “Let us pray for the victims of the terrorist attack in #Mogadishu, which killed more than a hundred people, including many children. May God convert the hearts of the violent!” @Pontifex, 30 October 2022
  • “Please, let us not forget martyred Ukraine in our prayers and in our heartache. Let’s #PrayTogether for #peace, and never tire of doing so!” @Pontifex, 30 October 2022
  • “Let us #PrayTogether for children who are suffering – especially for those who are homeless, orphans, and victims of war – may they be guaranteed access to education and may they have the opportunity to experience family affection. #PrayerIntention #ClickToPray HQ Video” @Pontifex, 31 October 2022
  • “The life of Jesus and the saints tell us that the seed of peace, in order to grow and bear fruit, must first die. Peace is not achieved by conquering or defeating someone, it is never violent, it is never armed.” @Pontifex, 1 November 2022

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The Weekly Francis – 25 October 2022

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 19 October 2022 to 25 October 2022.

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General Audiences

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Papal Tweets

  • “The habit of reviewing one’s own life forms the outlook, sharpens it, enables it to notice the small miracles that the good Lord accomplishes for us every day. #Discernment #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex, 19 October 2022
  • “Let us #PrayTogether for all those who have lost their lives due to the violent flooding that has hit #Nigeria, and for all those affected by this devastating calamity. May our solidarity, and the support of the international community, not be lacking.” @Pontifex, 19 October 2022
  • “Let us #PrayTogether for missionaries who, sent to different parts of the world, write a story of love in the service of the Gospel with their own lives. #OctoberMissionary” @Pontifex, 20 October 2022
  • “Our communities are also called to go out to the various types of “boundaries” there might be, to offer hope to those stationed on the existential peripheries, who have not yet experienced, or have lost, the strength and the light that comes with meeting Christ #OctoberMissionary” @Pontifex, 21 October 2022
  • “Together with Saint #JohnPaulII, today let us entrust to the Mother of God the most difficult cases, harmonizing ourselves under her gaze by praying the #HolyRosary.” @Pontifex, 22 October 2022
  • “I have registered for World Youth Day, which will take place in Lisbon in August 2023
    Dear young people, I invite you to register for #lisboa2023 to rediscover the joy of the fraternal embrace between peoples. @jmj_pt @laityfamilylife Image” @Pontifex, 23 October 2022
  • “I follow the persistent situation of conflict in Ethiopia with trepidation. May the efforts of the parties for dialogue lead to a genuine path of reconciliation. May our prayers, our solidarity and the necessary humanitarian aid not fail our Ethiopian brothers and sisters.” @Pontifex, 23 October 2022
  • “Today is World Missionary Day, on the theme: “You shall be my witnesses”. I encourage everyone to support missionaries with prayer and concrete solidarity, so that they may continue their work of evangelization and human promotion.” @Pontifex, 23 October 2022
  • “The pharisee and the publican of #TodaysGospel (Lk 18:9–14) concern us closely. Thinking of them, let us look at ourselves: let us confirm whether, in us, as in the pharisee, there is the conviction of one’s own righteousness that leads us to despise others.” @Pontifex, 23 October 2022
  • “Let us beware of narcissism and exhibitionism, based on vainglory, that lead even us Christians always to have the word “I” on our lips: “I have done this, I said it, I understood it”… Where there is too much “I”, there is too little God. #Angelus” @Pontifex, 23 October 2022
  • “Tomorrow, Tuesday 25 October, I will go to the Colosseum to pray for peace in Ukraine and in the world, together with representatives of the Christian Churches and Communities and world religions, gathered in Rome for the “Cry of Peace” meeting. #PrayTogether” @Pontifex, 24 October 2022
  • “Prayer is that quiet source of strength which brings #peace and disarms hate-filled hearts.” @Pontifex, 25 October 2022
  • “The plea for #peace cannot be suppressed: it rises from the hearts of mothers; it is deeply etched on the faces of refugees, displaced families, the wounded and the dying. And this silent plea rises up to heaven.” @Pontifex, 25 October 2022

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The Weekly Francis – 18 October 2022

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 30 September 2022 to 18 October 2022.

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Apostolic Letter

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Speeches

Papal Tweets

  • “I carry within me the sorrow of the Ukrainian people and present them in prayer to the Lord through the intercession of the Holy Mother of God. May the Spirit transform the hearts of those who hold the outcome of the war in their hands, that the hurricane of violence might cease.” @Pontifex, 12 October 2022
  • “Ношу в собі біль українського народу та за заступництвом Пресвятої Богородиці представляю його у молитві Господеві. Нехай же Його Дух зможе перемінити серця тих, в чиїх руках лежить доля війни, щоби зупинився ураган насильства.” @Pontifex, 12 October 2022
  • “Я ношу в себе боль украинского народа и, заступничеством Пресвятой Богородицы, приношу ее в молитве Господу. Пусть Его Дух преобразит сердца тех, в чьих руках находится исход войны, дабы утих ураган насилия.” @Pontifex, 12 October 2022
  • “The Lord has a great desire for us – to make us sharers in his own life. In our dialogue with Him, we learn to understand what we truly want from our lives. #Discernment #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex, 12 October 2022
  • “Evangelization is never a mere repetition of the past. The joy of the #Gospel is always Christ, but the routes this good news can travel on through time and history are different. #OctoberMissionary” @Pontifex, 13 October 2022
  • “May we never grow weary of bearing witness to the newness of Jesus, to the newness that is Jesus! Faith is not a lovely exhibit of artefacts from the past, but an ever-present event, an encounter with Christ that takes place in the here and now of our lives!” @Pontifex, 14 October 2022
  • “Everything in the Church is born from prayer, and everything grows thanks to prayer.” @Pontifex, 15 October 2022
  • “How often we send instant messages to the people we love! Let’s do this with the Lord too through short prayers of aspiration so that our hearts remain connected to Him. And let’s not forget to read His responses in the Gospel to receive a Word of life.” @Pontifex, 16 October 2022
  • “In the #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 18:1–8), Jesus offers us the remedy to rekindle a tepid faith: Prayer. Yes, #prayer is the medicine for faith, it is the restorative of the soul. It needs to be constant prayer, however.” @Pontifex, 16 October 2022
  • “Almighty God abundantly blesses all those who break bread with those who are hungry. #WorldFoodDay” @Pontifex, 16 October 2022
  • “Poor people are not “outside” our communities. They are brothers and sisters whose suffering we share, in order to alleviate their difficulties and marginalization, so that their lost dignity might be restored, and to ensure their necessary social inclusion. #EndPoverty” @Pontifex, 17 October 2022
  • “Let us #PrayTogether with the children of every continent who today are reciting the Rosary for peace in the world. Let us entrust to Our Lady’s intercession the suffering people of Ukraine and other people who are suffering due to war,violence and misery #1millionchildrenpraying” @Pontifex, 18 October 2022

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The Weekly Francis – 11 October 2022

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 5 October 2022 to 11 October 2022.

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Papal Tweets

  • “It is important to know the passwords of our heart, what we are most sensitive to, to protect ourselves from those who present themselves with persuasive words to manipulate us, but also to recognize what is truly important for us. #Discernment #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex, 5 October 2022
  • “Today we remember #StFaustinaKowalska. Through her, God taught the world to seek salvation in his mercy. Let us remember this especially when thinking of the war in #Ukraine. Let us trust in God’s mercy which can change hearts. #Peace” @Pontifex, 5 October 2022
  • “#Prayer and self-knowledge enable us to grow in freedom.” @Pontifex, 6 October 2022
  • “In the school of the Virgin Mary, let us treasure in our hearts the joyful, luminous, sorrowful and glorious mysteries of the Lord Jesus so as to become faithful disciples like her.” @Pontifex, 7 October 2022
  • “During this month of #prayer for the missions, let us learn to cultivate moments of silence and of contact with the Lord so that he might inspire us with the ways and means to be always faithful to our vocation as missionary disciples. #OctoberMissionary” @Pontifex, 8 October 2022
  • “Bishop Scalabrini, #FatherOfMigrants, looked forward, looked torward a world and a Church without barriers, without strangers, convinced that in sharing the journey of emigrants, it is not only problems that need to be seen, but also a providential plan.” @Pontifex, 9 October 2022
  • “Always include: in the Church as well as in society, still marked by such inequality and marginilization. Include everyone. Today, on the day on which Scalabrini becomes a saint, I think of migrants. Their exclusion is scandalous, it is sinful and criminal.” @Pontifex, 9 October 2022
  • “Right now, there is a migration in Europe that is making many people suffer and moves us to open our hearts: the migration of the Ukrainians fleeing from the war. Let us not forget war-torn Ukraine today.” @Pontifex, 9 October 2022
  • “Facing the danger of nuclear war, let us learn from history. Even 60 years ago there were huge tensions, but the way of peace was chosen. As the Bible says: “Ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is, and walk in it” (Jer 6:16).” @Pontifex, 9 October 2022
  • “The Salesian Brother Artemide Zatti, filled with gratitude for all he had received, wanted to say his own “thank you” by taking upon himself the wounds of others. Cured of tuberculosis, he devoted his entire life to caring for the sick with tender love.” @Pontifex, 9 October 2022
  • “The Christian faith always asks us to walk together with others, to move beyond ourselves toward God and toward our brothers and sisters, and to know how to be grateful, overcoming the dissatisfaction and indifference that disfigure our hearts. #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 17:11–19)” @Pontifex, 9 October 2022
  • “I assure my prayers for the victims of the mad act of violence that took place three days ago in #Thailand. With deep emotion, I entrust their lives to the Father, especially the little children and their families.” @Pontifex, 9 October 2022
  • “Let us #PrayTogether that the Lord might shake us from an individualism that excludes others, to awaken deaf hearts to the needs of their neighbour. Let us overcome the fear, the indifference that kills, the cynical disregard that condemns to death those on the fringes!” @Pontifex, 10 October 2022
  • “I call on all people of goodwill to mobilize for the abolition of the death penalty throughout the world. Society can effectively repress crime without definitively depriving the offenders of the possibility of redeeming themselves. #EndDeathPenalty” @Pontifex, 10 October 2022
  • “Immersed in the mystery of the Church, Mother and Bride, let us also say with Saint John XXIII: Gaudet Mater Ecclesia! May the Church be overcome with joy. If she does not rejoice, she would deny her very self, for she would forget the love that begot her. #VaticanCouncilII” @Pontifex, 11 October 2022

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The Weekly Francis – 4 October 2022

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 5 May 2022 to 4 October 2022.

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General Audiences

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Papal Tweets

  • “#Prayer is an indispensable aid for spiritual #discernment, especially when it involves the affections, enabling us to address God with simplicity and familiarity, as one would speak to a friend. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex, 28 September 2022
  • “Jesus feeds the multitude (Lk 9:10–17) and asks the disciples to ensure nothing is wasted. When food is not wasted, but is shared fairly, with solidarity, no-one is deprived of what they need, and the community can meet the needs of its poorest members. #FLWDay” @Pontifex, 29 September 2022
  • “Let us today entrust ourselves to the #HolyArchangels Michael, Raphael and Gabriel, so they may protect us in the fight against the devil’s seductions, help us bring the Good News, and take us by the hand on life’s journey so we may cooperate in God’s plan of salvation.” @Pontifex, 29 September 2022
  • “Sometimes we human beings believe that we are the masters of everything, or on the contrary, we lose all self-esteem. #Prayer helps us to find the right dimension in our relationship with God, our Father, and with all Creation.” @Pontifex, 30 September 2022
  • “Altius, citius, fortius – communiter. #SportForAll OJIRmiS Speech” @Pontifex, 30 September 2022
  • “We elderly people often have a special sensitivity for care, reflection, and affection. We are, or we can become, teachers of tenderness. In this world accustomed to war, we need a true revolution of tenderness. #IDOP” @Pontifex, 1 October 2022
  • “#ПомолимсяВместе, уповая на милосердие Бога, способного изменить сердца, и на материнское заступничество Царицы мира, духовно объединяясь с верующими во всем мире. #Украина #Россия #Мир” @Pontifex, 2 October 2022
  • “#МолімосяРазом, уповаючи на милосердя Бога, Який може перемінити серця, та на материнське заступництво Цариці миру, духовно єднаючись із вірними в усьому світі. #Україна #Росія” @Pontifex, 2 October 2022
  • “Let’s #PrayTogether, trusting in the mercy of God, who can change hearts, and in the maternal intercession of the Queen of Peace, spiritually united with the faithful all over the world. #Ukraine #Russia #Peace
    pRGQjaN angelus” @Pontifex, 2 October 2022
  • “После семи месяцев военных действий давайте использовать все дипломатические средства, даже те, которые, возможно, до сих пор не использовались, чтобы положить конец этой ужасной трагедии. #Украина #Россия #Мир” @Pontifex, 2 October 2022
  • “Нехай же після семи місяців бойових дій в #Україні будуть введені в дію всі дипломатичні засоби, навіть ті, які, можливо, не застосовувалися досі, щоби покласти край цій величезній трагедії. Війна сама у собі є помилкою та жахіттям! #Росія #Мир” @Pontifex, 2 October 2022
  • “After seven months of hostilities in #Ukraine, let us use all diplomatic means, even those that have not been used so far, to bring an end to this terrible tragedy. War is an error and a horror! #Russia #Peace” @Pontifex, 2 October 2022
  • “Политических лидеров стран я настоятельно призываю сделать всё возможное, чтобы положить конец продолжающейся войне, не втягиваться в опасную эскалацию, продвигать и поддерживать диалог. #Украина #Россия #Мир” @Pontifex, 2 October 2022
  • “Політичних лідерів країн наполегливо прошу зробити все те, що в їхніх силах, аби покласти край війні в #Україні, не дозволивши втягнутися в небезпечну ескалацію, та просувати й підтримувати діалог. #Росія #Мир” @Pontifex, 2 October 2022
  • “I urge the protagonists of international life and the political leaders of nations to do everything possible to bring an end to the war, without being drawn into dangerous escalations, and to promote and support initiatives for dialogue. #Russia #Peace” @Pontifex, 2 October 2022
  • “Опечаленный безмерными страданиями украинского народа в результате агрессии, я с такой же уверенностью обращаюсь к президенту Украины, призывая его быть открытым для серьёзных мирных предложений. @ZelenskyyUa” @Pontifex, 2 October 2022
  • “Глибоко засмучений величезними стражданнями українського населення внаслідок зазнаної агресії, скеровую такий же сповнений довіри заклик до Президента #України бути відкритим на серйозні мирні пропозиції. @ZelenskyyUa” @Pontifex, 2 October 2022
  • “Profoundly saddened by the immense suffering of the Ukrainian people as a result of the aggression they have suffered, I address an equally confident appeal to the President of #Ukraine to be open to serious proposals for peace. @ZelenskyyUa” @Pontifex, 2 October 2022
  • “Мое обращение адресовано в первую очередь президенту Российской Федерации; я призываю его остановить эту спираль насилия и смерти, в том числе и ради любви к своему народу. #Украина #Россия@KremlinRussia_E” @Pontifex, 2 October 2022
  • “My appeal is addressed first and foremost to the President of the Russian Federation, imploring him to stop this spiral of violence and death, also for the sake of his own people. #Ukraine #Russia @KremlinRussia_E” @Pontifex, 2 October 2022
  • “Да начнутся переговоры, способные привести к решениям, не навязанным силой, а согласованным, справедливым и стабильным, основанным на уважении человеческой жизни, а также суверенитета и территориальной целостности каждой страны и прав меньшинств. #Украина #Россия” @Pontifex, 2 October 2022
  • “Нехай почнуться переговори, здатні привести до вирішень, які не нав’язані силою, а є узгодженими, справедливими та стабільними, що ґрунтуються на пошані до людського життя, як також до суверенітету та територіальної цілісності кожної країни, а теж до прав меншин. #Україна #Росія” @Pontifex, 2 October 2022
  • “Let negotiations begin that will lead to solutions that are not imposed by force, but consensual, just and stable, based on respect for human life, as well as the sovereignty and territorial integrity of each country, and the rights of minorities. #Ukraine #Russia” @Pontifex, 2 October 2022
  • “Я глубоко сожалею о серьёзной ситуации, возникшей в последние дни, и об очередных действиях, противоречащих принципам международного права. Это умножает риск ядерной эскалации, вплоть до неконтролируемых и катастрофических последствий во всём мире. #Украина #Россия” @Pontifex, 2 October 2022
  • “Я рішуче засуджую серйозну ситуацію, що останніми днями створилася через чергові дії, суперечні з принципами міжнародного права. Так посилюється загроза ядерної ескалації з неконтрольованими і катастрофічними наслідками на світовому рівні. #Україна #Росія” @Pontifex, 2 October 2022
  • “I deeply deplore the grave situation that has arisen in recent days, with further actions contrary to the principles of international law. The risk of nuclear escalation thus increases giving rise to fears of uncontrollable and catastrophic consequences worldwide #Ukraine #Russia” @Pontifex, 2 October 2022
  • “Война в Украине стала крайне серьёзной и угрожающей, и это вызывает большую обеспокоенность. Во имя Бога и во имя чувства человечности, живущего в каждом сердце, я вновь призываю к немедленному прекращению огня. # Украина #Россия #Мир” @Pontifex, 2 October 2022
  • “Війна в #Україні стала настільки серйозною, нищівною і загрозливою, що викликає велике занепокоєння. У Боже ім’я та в ім’я почуття людяності, що мешкає в кожному серці, повторюю заклик негайно досягнути припинення вогню! #Росія #Мир” @Pontifex, 2 October 2022
  • “The war in #Ukraine has become so serious, devastating and threatening as to cause great concern. In the name of God and of the sense of humanity that dwells in every heart, I renew my call for an immediate ceasefire. #Russia #Peace” @Pontifex, 2 October 2022
  • “Мій заклик, насамперед, звернений до Президента Російської Федерації, благаючи його зупинити, також і з любові до свого народу, цю спіраль насильства та смерті. #Україна #Росія @KremlinRussia_E” @Pontifex, 2 October 2022
  • “Let us #PrayTogether that the Church, ever faithful to the Gospel and courageous in preaching it, may live in an increasing atmosphere of synodality and be a community of solidarity, fraternity, and welcome. #PrayerIntention https://t.co/RZlReEgtOe Video” @Pontifex, 3 October 2022
  • “As we seek to save the planet, we must not neglect those who suffer. Carbon dioxide is not the only pollution that kills; inequality also fatally damages our planet. #SeasonOfCreation” @Pontifex, 3 October 2022
  • “#SaintFrancis of Assisi, who saw himself as brother to the sun, the sea and the wind, sowed seeds of peace everywhere, and walked alongside the poor, the abandoned, the infirm, the outcast, the least. Let us follow his example! #FratelliTutti #SeasonofCreation” @Pontifex, 4 October 2022

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The Weekly Francis – 27 September 2022

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 15 September 2022 to 27 September 2022.

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  • “Our models of consumption and production, and our lifestyles, must respect creation and the integral human development of all peoples. Let us renew the covenant between human beings and the environment, a mirror reflecting the creative love of God. #TimeofCreation” @Pontifex, 22 September 2022
  • “Charity inspired by faith has the power to disarm the forces of evil. Saint #PadrePio of Pietrelcina fought evil throughout his life: with humility, with obedience, and with the Cross, offering up suffering for love.” @Pontifex, 23 September 2022
  • “A society and an economy without young people are sad, pessimistic and cynical. We are grateful to God that you are here. I am counting on you! Do not be afraid to bother us! Be an example for us! #EconomyOfFrancesco” @Pontifex, 24 September 2022
  • “In the crucial moments of history, those who left a good mark were able to do so because they translated ideals, desires and values into concrete actions. You will change the economic world if you use your hands together with your heart and head. #EconomyOfFrancesco” @Pontifex, 24 September 2022
  • “Do not forget about workers. Without dignified work and just remuneration, young people will not truly become adults and inequality will increase. Do not forget to create work, good work, work for everyone. #EconomyOfFrancesco” @Pontifex, 24 September 2022
  • “Look at the world with the eyes of the poorest. You too will improve the economy if you look at things from the perspective of victims and the discarded. If you become friends of the poor and share their life, you will have a share in the Kingdom of God. #EconomyOfFrancesco” @Pontifex, 24 September 2022
  • “There is no “Economy of Francesco” without respect, care and love for the poor, for every poor person, for every fragile and vulnerable person, from conception in the womb to the sick person with disabilities, to the elderly person in difficulty. #EconomyOfFrancesco” @Pontifex, 24 September 2022
  • “The first capital of any society is spiritual, for this is what engenders the joy of living that is also necessary for the economy. The fragility of many young people comes from a lack of this precious spiritual capital. #EconomyOfFrancesco” @Pontifex, 24 September 2022
  • “The plant paradigm takes a different approach to earth and environment. Plants cooperate with all the surroundings environment; even when they compete, they cooperate for the good of the ecosystem. Let’s learn from the meekness of plants! #EconomyOfFrancesco #TimeOfCreation” @Pontifex, 24 September 2022
  • “Today, a new economy inspired by Francis of Assisi can and must become an economy of friendship with the earth and an economy of peace. It is a question of transforming an economy that kills into an economy of life, in all its aspects. #EconomyOfFrancesco” @Pontifex, 24 September 2022
  • “Current consumerism seeks to fill the void of human relationships with ever more sophisticated commodities – loneliness is big business in our time! – but in this way it generates a famine of happiness. #EconomyOfFrancesco” @Pontifex, 24 September 2022
  • “Let’s #PrayTogether invoking the intercession of the Virgin Mary for #Myanmar. This week I heard the cry of grief at the death of children in a bombed school. May the lament of these little ones not go unheard! These tragedies must not happen!” @Pontifex, 25 September 2022
  • “I join in the appeal of the bishops of #Cameroon for the liberation of eight people kidnapped in the diocese of Mamfe, including five priests and a religious sister. Let’s #PrayTogether for them and for the peoples of Bamenda: may the Lord grant #peace to that dear country.” @Pontifex, 25 September 2022
  • “Mary, Queen of Peace, comfort the Ukrainian people and obtain from the heads of Nations the strength of will to find immediate, effective initiatives to bring the war to an end. #Peace #PrayTogether” @Pontifex, 25 September 2022
  • “Let us return to the taste of bread, because while injustice and discrimination against the poor continue in the world, Jesus gives us the Bread of Sharing and sends us out daily as apostles of fraternity, justice and peace.” @Pontifex, 25 September 2022
  • “The #Eucharist invites us to conversion: from indifference to compassion, from waste to sharing, from individualism to fraternity, because there is no true Eucharistic worship without compassion for the many “Lazaruses” who walk beside us even today.” @Pontifex, 25 September 2022
  • “#TodaysGospel tells us that bread is not always shared on the world table; the fragrance of communion does not always emanate; it is not always broken in justice: on one side a rich man clothed in purple, on the other a poor man covered in sores.” @Pontifex, 25 September 2022
  • “Today is World Day of Migrants and Refugees. Let us renew our commitment to building a future that puts migrants, refugees, displaced persons and victims of human trafficking at the centre. The Kingdom of God is built together with them. #WDMR2022 @M_RSection” @Pontifex, 25 September 2022
  • “The rich man does not even have a name; instead the poor man has a name, Lazarus, which means “God helps”. Despite his marginalised condition, his dignity is intact because he lives in a relationship with God, the unshakeable hope of his life.” @Pontifex, 25 September 2022
  • “I wish once more to declare that the use of atomic energy for purposes of war is today, more than ever, a crime not only against the dignity of human beings but against any possible future for our common home. #Peace #NuclearDisarmament #TimeofCreation” @Pontifex, 26 September 2022
  • “I pray that the Church, and each of us, may be granted the grace to discover the Lord Jesus in our brothers or sisters who are hungry, thirsty, strangers, lacking clothing and dignity, sick and imprisoned. #Charity #SaintVincentDePaul” @Pontifex, 27 September 2022

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The Weekly Francis – 21 September 2022

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 12 September 2022 to 21 September 2022.

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  • “May we never justify violence. May we never allow the sacred to be exploited by the profane. The sacred must never be a prop for power, nor power a prop for the sacred! God is peace and guides us always to peace, never to war. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 14 September 2022
  • “Let us invest not in more weapons, but in education, that peace may be the fruit of persevering commitment to education, supporting the aspirations of the young to development and a serene future. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 14 September 2022
  • “Before the mystery of the infinite that transcends and attracts us, religions remind us we are creatures: we are not omnipotent, but men and women journeying towards the same heavenly goal. #ApostolicJourney #Kazakhstan VAMcWci Speech” @Pontifex, 14 September 2022
  • “If we keep our gaze fixed on Jesus, the sting of evil can no longer prevail over us, for on the cross he took upon himself the venom of sin and death, and crushed their destructive power. #ExaltationoftheCross #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 14 September 2022
  • “From the cross of Christ we learn love, not hatred; compassion, not indifference; forgiveness, not vengeance. #ExaltationoftheCross #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 14 September 2022
  • “Let us #PrayTogether that our world may learn how to build #peace, not least by limiting the arms race and converting the enormous sums spent on war into concrete assistance to peoples. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 14 September 2022
  • “Each day children, born and unborn, migrants and elderly persons, are discarded. Many brothers and sisters die sacrificed on the altar of profit, amid indifference. Yet every human being is sacred. It is the task of religions to remind the world of this!” @Pontifex, 14 September 2022
  • “One cannot profess genuine fidelity to the Creator without showing love for his creatures. #ApostolicJourney #TimeOfCreation” @Pontifex, 15 September 2022
  • “We defend everyone’s right to religion, to hope, to beauty: to Heaven. For every human being, in their absolute uniqueness, if they are in contact with the divine, can radiate a special light in our world. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 15 September 2022
  • “Extremism, radicalism, terrorism and all other incentives to hatred, hostility, violence and war have nothing to do with the authentic spirit of religion and must be rejected in the most decisive terms possible. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 15 September 2022
  • “Thank you for your kind welcome and for the opportunity to spend these days in fraternal dialogue with the leaders of many religions. May the Most High bless the vocation of peace and unity of #Kazakhstan, the country of encounter. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 15 September 2022
  • “Openness, joy and sharing are signs of the nascent Church, and of the Church of tomorrow. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 15 September 2022
  • “Grateful hearts overflowing with praise harbour no regrets, but welcome each day as a grace. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 15 September 2022
  • “On our own spiritual and ecclesial journey, we should always remember those who first proclaimed the faith to us. Indeed, this act of remembrance inspires us to contemplate the wonders that God has worked in history. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 15 September 2022
  • “The state of decay of our common home merits the same attention as other global challenges such as grave health crises and wars. #WorldOzoneDay #TimeOfCreation” @Pontifex, 16 September 2022
  • “The Lord wants us to make our lives masterpieces through the everyday things we do.” @Pontifex, 17 September 2022
  • “Let us not forget that #peace is possible when weapons are silenced and dialogue begins! And let us continue to pray for the suffering people of Ukraine and for peace in every land bloodied by war.” @Pontifex, 18 September 2022
  • “I am saddened by the recent fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia. I express my spiritual closeness to the families of the victims, and I urge the parties to respect the ceasefire in view of a #peace agreement.” @Pontifex, 18 September 2022
  • “In times of crisis, we sometimes allow ourselves to be overcome by discouragement or start to complain. Instead, Jesus in the #GospelOfTheDay tells us to be clever in following the Gospel, attentive in discerning reality and creative in finding good solutions for us and others.” @Pontifex, 18 September 2022
  • “The lamp of faith will always be lit on earth as long as there is the oil of #prayer.” @Pontifex, 19 September 2022
  • “The activity of #prayer is not only to be carried out at times of rest, but also during our daily life as a type of breathing of our living relationship with God.” @Pontifex, 20 September 2022
  • “Being a small flock, should not frighten us, but rather invite us to live this reality with faith, so that we can become leaven, salt and light for others, trusting in the action of the Holy Spirit, who blows freely where He wills.” @Pontifex, 21 September 2022
  • “Let’s #PrayTogether for sufferers of Alzheimer’s, a disease that affects many people, who are often pushed to the margins of society as a result; for their families; and for those who lovingly care for them, that they may be increasingly helped.” @Pontifex, 21 September 2022
  • “The feast of the Evangelist #SaintMatthew, which the Church celebrates today, inspires me to urge everyone to read the #Gospel daily. You will find, in Christ’s words, light and support for your journey.” @Pontifex, 21 September 2022
  • “I would like to mention the terrible situation in martyred #Ukraine. My envoy has told me about the pain of this people, the monstrosities they suffer. Let’s #PrayTogether for this martyred people, and for #peace.” @Pontifex, 21 September 2022

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The Weekly Francis – 13 September 2022

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 15 August 2022 to 13 September 2022.

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  • “God works through unplanned events, as well as through setbacks. Let us ask the Lord to send us His Spirit so that He might help us to discern and to recognize His presence even in the unforeseen and painful situations in our lives. #Discernment” @Pontifex, 7 September 2022
  • “In the face of all the scenes of war in our time, I ask all of you to be peace builders. Let us #PrayTogether for reconciliation and harmony. Let us entrust the victims of every war to the Virgin Mary, especially the dear people of Ukraine.” @Pontifex, 7 September 2022
  • “Feast of the #NativityOfMary Image” @Pontifex, 8 September 2022
  • “The Gospel calls us to “repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near!” (Mt 3:2) It summons us to a new relationship with God and also entails a different relationship with others and with creation. Safeguarding God’s work is an essential part of the Christian life. #SeasonOfCreation” @Pontifex, 9 September 2022
  • “The Lord does not cut us out of his love. He does not lose heart or tire of tenderly offering us his trust again. God believes in us! God trusts us and accompanies us patiently. He does not get discouraged, but always instils his hope in us.” @Pontifex, 10 September 2022
  • “Let us #PrayTogether for the Ukrainian people, that the Lord may give them comfort and hope. During these days, Cardinal Krajewski is in Ukraine to bear concrete witness to the closeness of the Pope and the Church.” @Pontifex, 11 September 2022
  • “I address a special greeting to the dear people of Ethiopia, who today celebrate their traditional New Year: I assure you of my prayer and wish every family and the entire nation the gift of peace and reconciliation.” @Pontifex, 11 September 2022
  • “In this moment of prayer, I remember Sister Maria de Coppi, Combonian missionary, killed in Chipene, Mozambique, where she served lovingly for almost 60 years. May her witness give strength and courage to Christians and all the people of Mozambique.” @Pontifex, 11 September 2022
  • “Jesus, by welcoming sinners and eating with them, reveals to us that God is just like that: he excludes no one, he wants everyone at his banquet, because he loves everyone as his children. #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 15: 4–32)” @Pontifex, 11 September 2022
  • “One who loves is concerned about the one who is missing, longs for who is absent, seeks who is lost, await who has gone astray. For he wants no-one to be lost. #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 15: 4–32)” @Pontifex, 11 September 2022
  • “My message for you, dear young people, the great message entrusted to the Church, is Jesus! Yes, Jesus himself, in his infinite love for each of us, his salvation and the new life he has bestowed upon us. #WYD #Lisboa2023  Message” @Pontifex, 12 September 2022
  • “Dear young people, once more, I invite you to take part in the great pilgrimage of young people that will culminate in World Youth Day in Lisbon, August 2023. In preparation, on 20 November we will celebrate World Youth Day in local Churches throughout the world. #laityfamilylife” @Pontifex, 12 September 2022
  • “Tomorrow, I will leave for a three-day journey in #Kazakhstan, where I will take part in the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions. I ask you all to accompany me with prayer on this pilgrimage of dialogue and peace. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 12 September 2022
  • “In this land, may the memory of the sufferings and trials you endured be an indispensable part of your journey towards the future, inspiring you to give absolute priority to the dignity of every person, and every ethnic, social and religious group. #ApostolicJourney #Kazakhstan” @Pontifex, 13 September 2022
  • “I am visiting you in the course of the senseless and tragic war in Ukraine, as other conflicts continue to imperil our times. I have come to echo the plea of all those who cry out for #peace, the essential path to development for our world. #Kazakhstan” @Pontifex, 13 September 2022
  • “We need leaders who enable peoples to grow in mutual understanding and dialogue, thus giving birth to the determination to build a more stable and peaceful world, with an eye to future generations. This will take understanding, patience and dialogue with all. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 13 September 2022

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The Weekly Francis – 6 September 2022

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 21 July 2022 to 6 September 2022.

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  • “Discernment is demanding but indispensable for living. It requires a filial relationship with God. God is Father and He does not leave us alone. He is always willing to welcome us. But He never imposes His will. Why? Because He wants to be loved and not feared. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex, 31 August 2022
  • “Let us #PrayTogether that the death penalty, which attacks the dignity of the human person, may be legally abolished in every country. #PrayerIntention TVT YouTube” @Pontifex, 31 August 2022
  • “I am following with concern the violent events in Baghdad in recent days. Let us #PrayTogether for the people of Iraq. Dialogue and fraternity are the best way to face the current difficulties and reach peaceful living together.” @Pontifex, 31 August 2022
  • “God wants children, not slaves: free children. And love can only be lived in freedom. To learn to live one must learn to love, and for this it is necessary to discern. PLf Vatican” @Pontifex, 31 August 2022
  • “Today, more than ever, we need a non-worldly liturgy, one that makes us raise our eyes toward Heaven to experience that the world and life are inhabited by the Mystery of Christ; and at the same time, a liturgy that is not distanced from life.” @Pontifex, 1 September 2022
  • “Let us #PrayTogether during this #SeasonOfCreation so that the UN COP27 and COP15 Summits might unite the human family in decisively confronting the double crisis of climate change and the reduction of biodiversity.” @Pontifex, 1 September 2022
  • “May this year’s theme, “Listen to the voice of creation”, foster a concrete commitment in each person to take care of our common home. Prey to our consumerist excesses, our sister, mother earth, weeps and implores us to put an end to our abuses and destruction. #SeasonOfCreation” @Pontifex, 1 September 2022
  • “Today we celebrate the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, and the beginning of the #SeasonOfCreation, which will conclude on 4 October, the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi.” @Pontifex, 1 September 2022
  • “This #SeasonofCreation is an opportunity to cultivate our “ecological conversion,” a conversion encouraged by Saint John Paul II as a response to the “ecological catastrophe” predicted by Saint Paul VI back in 1970.
    https://t.co/GEsiGVPhRw Message” @Pontifex, 2 September 2022
  • “In this #SeasonofCreation, we pray once more in the great cathedral of creation, and revel in the grandiose cosmic choir made up of countless creatures singing God’s praises. #PrayTogether https://t.co/iKWbVyKfuW” @Pontifex, 3 September 2022
  • “Following Jesus means bearing, like him, one’s own burdens and those of others, making one’s life a gift. Jesus asks this of us: live the Gospel and you will live your life, not halfway but to the full.” @Pontifex, 4 September 2022
  • “Let us pray to #PopeJohnPaulI. Let us ask him to obtain for us ”the smile of the soul“. Using his own words, let us ask for what he himself used to request: ”Lord, take me as I am, with my defects, with my shortcomings, but help me become what you desire me to be.”” @Pontifex, 4 September 2022
  • “Blessed #JohnPaulI considered himself like dust in which God deigned to write. Therefore, he used to say, ”the Lord recommended this a lot: be humble. Even if you have done great things, say: ‘We are useless servants.’ “” @Pontifex, 4 September 2022
  • “In the #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 14:25–33), the Lord’s discourse isnot that appealing and is quite demanding: whoever does not love him more than his or her own dear ones, whoever does not carry the cross, whoever is not detached from earthly goods, cannot be his disciple.” @Pontifex, 4 September 2022
  • “If shared with love, a small amount never ends, but becomes a source of life and happiness. Such is the case with our alms, whether small or large, when offered with joy and simplicity. #InternationalDayofCharity” @Pontifex, 5 September 2022
  • “#MotherTeresa loved to say, “Perhaps I don’t speak their language, but I can smile”. Let us carry her smile in our hearts and give it to those whom we meet along our journey, especially those who suffer. In this way, we will open up opportunities of joy and hope.” @Pontifex, 5 September 2022
  • “The sweet song of creation invites us to practise an “ecological spirituality” attentive to God’s presence in the natural world, aware that everything was created through Christ and that ”without Him not one thing came into being” (Jn 1:3). #SeasonofCreation” @Pontifex, 6 September 2022

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