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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 21 October 2021 to 10 November 2021.

Angelus

• 7 November 2021 – Angelus

General Audiences

• 10 November 2021 – General Audience – Catechesis on the Letter to the Galatians’ 15. Let us not grow weary

Homilies

• 2 November 2021 – Commemoration of all the faithful departed (French Military Cemetery)
• 4 November 2021 – Holy Mass for the repose of the Cardinals and Bishops deceased during the course of the year
• 5 November 2021 – Holy Mass presided over by Pope Francis on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (Gemelli University Hospital, 5 No

Messages

• 21 October 2021 – Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the conference ‘Promoting child safeguarding in the time of Covid–19 and beyond’ [Rome, 4 November 2021]

Speeches

• 5 November 2021 – Pope Francis visits the Vatican Apostolic Library to inaugurate a new permanent exhibition area
• 6 November 2021 – To the members of the ‘Retrouvaille’ Association

Papal Tweets

• “May the protection of minors be more and more a concrete, ordinary priority within the Church’s educational works. May it be the promotion of an open, trustworthy and reliable service, in strict contrast to every form of domination, betrayal of intimacy or silent complicity.” @Pontifex, 4 November 2021
• “Being a member of the people of God is a gift, a responsibility: the responsibility of witnessing by our deeds, not just our words, to God’s wonderful works, which, once known, help people to acknowledge his existence and to receive his salvation. #Synod” @Pontifex, 5 November 2021
• “Contemplating the Heart of Christ, we can allow ourselves to be guided by three words: memory, passion and comfort.” @Pontifex, 5 November 2021
• “Memory. To remember means ”to return with the heart“. It is good for us to nurture our memory with those who have loved us, taken care of us, lifted us up. The Heard of Jesus reminds us that whatever happens to us in life, we are loved.” @Pontifex, 5 November 2021
• “Passion. The Heart of Christ is an impassioned heart, wounded by love, torn open for us on the cross. That tenderness and suffering, that Heart reveals what God’s passion is: man.” @Pontifex, 5 November 2021
• “Consolation is a strength that does not come from ourselves, but from the One who is with us: Jesus, the God-with-us. Let us encourage ourselves with this certainty, with God’s consolation. And let us as the Sacred Heart for the grace of being able to console when it is our turn.” @Pontifex, 5 November 2021
• “Let us care for our common home, and also for ourselves, trying to eliminate the seeds of conflict: greed, indifference, ignorance, fear, injustice, insecurity and violence. Humanity has never before had at its disposal so many means for achieving this goal #COP26![img #EnvConflictDay” @Pontifex, 6 November 2021
• “Let us #PrayTogether for the people of #Ethiopia, so sorely tried by the conflict that has lasted more than a year and has caused numerous victims and a serious humanitarian crisis. I renew my appeal for fraternal harmony on the peaceful path of dialogue.” @Pontifex, 7 November 2021
• “In the #GospelOfTheDay (Mk 12:38–44), Jesus proposes the poor wideo as a teacher of faith: the sound of her few coins is more beautiful than the grandiose offerings of the rich, since they express a life sincerely dedicated to God with unconditional trust.” @Pontifex, 7 November 2021
• “The world needs Christians who know how to demonstrate the beauty of the Gospel by the way they live; who are weavers of dialogue, models of fraternal life; who bring the sweet fragrance of hospitality and solidarity, who protect and safeguard life.” @Pontifex, 8 November 2021
• “Let us commit ourselves to fostering an education in fraternity, so that the outbursts of hatred that would destroy that fraternity will not prevail. The threat of antisemitism still lurking in Europe and elsewhere is a threat that must be defused.” @Pontifex, 9 November 2021
• ““Faith in Christ in your heart is like Christ in the boat” (Saint Augustine). We wake Christ up in our hearts and then we can contemplate things with his vision because He sees beyond the storm. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex, 10 November 2021

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 10 June 2021 to 3 November 2021.

Angelus

• 31 October 2021 – Angelus
• 1 November 2021 – Angelus, 1st November 2021

General Audiences

• 3 November 2021 – General Audience – On the Letter to the Galatians’ 14. Walking according to the Spirit

Messages

• 10 June 2021 – Video message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the foundation of the ‘Federación latinoamericana de Colegios de la Compañía de Jesús’ (FLACSI)
• 1 October 2021 – Message of the Holy Father to mark the World Food Forum [1–5 October 2021]
• 29 October 2021 – Message of the Holy Father to His Excellency The Right Honourable Alok Sharma President of COP26, the 26th Session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Ch
• 29 October 2021 – Audio message of the Holy Father to the ‘BBC Radio – Thought for the Day’ on the occasion of the COP26 meeting in Glasgow
• 2 November 2021 – Message of His Holiness Pope Francis, signed by the Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on the occasion of the opening of a high-level global meeting on the elimination of child labor in agric

Speeches

• 4 September 2021 – To the members of the ‘Leaders pour la Paix’ Foundation

Papal Tweets

• “Climate change can be faced with a renewed sense of shared responsibility for our world, and an effective solidarity based on justice, a sense of our common destiny and a recognition of the unity of our human family in God’s plan for the world. #Faiths4COP26” @Pontifex, 29 October 2021
• “When we pray, we never do so alone: even if we do not think about it, we are immersed in a majestic river of invocations that precedes us and proceeds after us. #Prayer #CommunionOfSaints” @Pontifex, 30 October 2021
• “The #WordOfGod must be repeated, made one’s own, safeguarded. It must reach every aspect of life, involve, as Jesus says in the #GospelOfTheDay, the entire heart, the entire soul, the entire mind, all of our strength (Mk 12:28). It must resound within us.” @Pontifex, 31 October 2021
• “Let us build cities that, while preserving their respective cultural and religious identity, are open to differences and know how to promote them in the spirit of human fraternity. #FratelliTutti #WorldCitiesDay” @Pontifex, 31 October 2021
• “This is a moment to dream big, to rethink our priorities – what we value, what we want, what we seek – and re-plan our future, committing to act in our daily life on what we have dreamed of. The time to act, and to act together, is now! #COP26![img” @Pontifex, 31 October 2021
• “I am thinking about the population of Haiti who are living in extreme conditions. I ask that all leaders of nations help this country, not to leave it on its own. How much suffering, how much pain there is in that land. Let us #PrayTogether for Haiti, let us not abaondon them.” @Pontifex, 31 October 2021
• “Do not be afraid to set your sights higher, to allow yourself to be loved and liberated by God. Do not be afraid to let yourself be guided by the Holy Spirit. Holiness does not make you less human, since it is an encounter between your weakness and the power of God’s grace” @Pontifex, 1 November 2021
• “Do not be afraid of holiness. It will take away none of your energy, vitality or joy. On the contrary, you will become what the Father had in mind when he created you, and you will be faithful to your deepest self. #UniversalSanctification” @Pontifex, 1 November 2021
• “Blessed be Jesus Christ, the only Saviour of the world, together with this immense flowering of saintly men and women who populate the earth and who have made their life a hymn to God. #AllSaintsDay” @Pontifex, 1 November 2021
• “The saints, who often count for little in the eyes of the world, are in reality the ones who sustain it, not with the weapons of money and power, but with the weapon of #prayer. #AllSaintsDay” @Pontifex, 1 November 2021
• “There is a mysterious solidarity in Christ between those who have already passed to the other life and we pilgrims in this one. Our deceased loved ones continue to take care of us from Heaven. They pray for us, and we pray for them and we pray with them. #Prayer #FaithfulDeparted” @Pontifex, 2 November 2021
• ““To you who pass by, think about your footsteps and your final step”: that it be peaceful. These tombs are a message of peace: “Stop, brother and sister, stop! Stop, weapons makers, stop!”” @Pontifex, 2 November 2021
• “There is no time to wait. Unfortunately, there are too many people suffering from the environmental crisis. Urgent and courageous action is needed along with the responsible preparation of a future in which humanity will be capable of taking care of itself and nature. #COP26![img” @Pontifex, 2 November 2021
• “When we are tempted to judge others badly, we must rather reflect on our own weakness. It is good to ask ourselves what drives us to correct a brother or a sister, and if we are not in some way co-responsible for their mistake. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex, 3 November 2021
• “Love is the supreme rule for following the path of Christ, it makes us aware of our weakness, and merciful and in solidarity with the difficulties and weaknesses of others. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex, 3 November 2021
• “Let us #PrayTogether that people who suffer from depression or burn-out will find support and a light that opens them up to life. #PrayerIntention” @Pontifex, 3 November 2021

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 21 October 2021 to 27 October 2021.

Angelus

• 24 October 2021 – Angelus

General Audiences

• 27 October 2021 – General Audience – Catechesis on the Letter to the Galatians’ 13. The fruit of the Spirit

Letters

• 22 October 2021 – Letter of the Holy Father Francis to His Holiness Bartholomew on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his election as Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch
• 25 October 2021 – Letter of the Holy Father to the Special Delegate to the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta (SMOM)

Messages

• 21 October 2021 – Video Message to the participants in the 49th Social Week of Italian Catholics
• 21 October 2021 – Message to the participants in the 49th Social Week for Italian Catholics [Taranto, 21–24 October 2021]
• 23 October 2021 – Message of His Holiness Pope Francis, signed by the Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on the occasion of the International Congress to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Maria M

Speeches

• 22 October 2021 – To the participants in the 24th General Chapter of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary, Help of Christians
• 23 October 2021 – To Participants in the International Convention of the Centesimus Annus Pro Pontifice Foundation
• 25 October 2021 – To Participants in the ecumenical pilgrimage to Rome, ‘With Luther to the Pope’

Papal Tweets

• “Keep in mind on his feast day what Saint #JohnPaulII said to us: ”Be vigilant so that nothing might separate us from the love of Christ: neither false slogans, nor erroneous ideologies, nor caving into the temptation to fall into compromises with what is not of God“.” @Pontifex, 22 October 2021
• “The preaching of the #Gospel reinvigorates hope because it reminds us that God is present in everything. He accompanies us and gives us the courage and creativity we need to start ever anew.” @Pontifex, 23 October 2021
• ““Jesus, have mercy on me!” Let us make this prayer our own today. Let us repeat it. We must ask Jesus, who can do everything, for everything. He cannot wait to pour out his grace and joy into our hearts. #GospelOfTheDay” @Pontifex, 24 October 2021
• “In the #GospelOfTheDay (Mk 10:46–52), the faith of Bartimaeus, the blind beggar, shines. He asks everything of the One who can do everything: “Have mercy on me”. He doesn’t ask for a favour, but presents himself: he asks for mercy on his person, on his life.” @Pontifex, 24 October 2021
• “To live out a mission means cultivating the sentiments that Jesus has, to believe with Him that those around me are also my brothers and sisters. May His love reawaken our hearts and make us all true missionary disciples. #WorldMissionDay Message @Pontifex, 24 October 2021
• “I express my closeness to the thousands of migrants, refugees in Libya: I never forget you; I hear your cries and pray for you. We are all responsibile for these our brothers and sisters, who have been victims of this serious situation for too many years. Let us #PrayTogether.” @Pontifex, 25 October 2021
• “The Spirit which flows forth from Jesus’ Passover is the origin of the spiritual life. He changes hearts: not our works, but the action of the Holy Spirit in us! #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex, 27 October 2021

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• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 2 October 2021 to 20 October 2021.

Angelus

• 17 October 2021 – Angelus

General Audiences

• 20 October 2021 – General Audience – Catechesis on the Letter to the Galatians’ 12. Freedom is realised in love

Homilies

• 17 October 2021 – Holy Mass with Episcopal Ordinations

Messages

• 2 October 2021 – Video Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the second global event of ‘The Economy of Francesco’
• 15 October 2021 – Message for the World Food Day 2021
• 16 October 2021 – Video Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the Fourth World Meeting of Popular Movements (EMMP)

Speeches

• 14 October 2021 – To the Participants in the Congress promoted by the Italian Society of Hospital Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Services of Health Authorities
• 18 October 2021 – To Members of the Biomedical University Foundation, of the Campus Biomedico University of Rome

Papal Tweets

• “#SaintTeresaofJesus teaches us that prayer is not to experience extraordinary things, but to unite ourselves to Christ. And the works of charity are the sign that this union is real.” @Pontifex, 15 October 2021
• “Rural women have much to teach us about how effort and sacrifice enable us to build the fabric that ensures access to food, the equitable distribution of goods, and the possibility for every human being to realise their aspirations. #RuralWomenDay” @Pontifex, 15 October 2021
• “The Word of God summons us to discernment and guides the #Synod, so it may be filled with grace, a healing process guided by the Spirit, in which Jesus calls us to ask what God wants to say to us in this time, and the direction in which he wants to lead us. #ListeningChurch” @Pontifex, 15 October 2021
• “The large mining, oil, forestry, real estate, agribusiness companies to stop destroying nature, to stop polluting, to stop intoxicating people and food.” @Pontifex, 16 October 2021
• “That the media put an end to the logic of post-truth, disinformation, defamation, slander and that sick attraction for scandal and that they seek to contribute to human fraternity.” @Pontifex, 16 October 2021
• “The telecommunications giants to liberalise access to educational material and exchange with teachers via the internet so that poor children can be educated even under quarantine.” @Pontifex, 16 October 2021
• “Technology giants to stop preying on human weakness, people’s vulnerability, in order to make a profit.” @Pontifex, 16 October 2021
• “Arms manufacturers and dealers to totally cease their activity, that foments violence and war, often in the context of geopolitical games that costs millions of lives and displaces many people.” @Pontifex, 16 October 2021
• “The big food corporations to stop imposing monopolistic production and distribution structures that inflate prices and end up withholding bread from the hungry.” @Pontifex, 16 October 2021
• “All of us religious leaders, that we never use God’s name to foment wars. Let us stand by our people, the workers, the humble, and fight together with them so that integral human development may become a reality. Let us build bridges of love.” @Pontifex, 16 October 2021
• “Financial groups and international credit institutions to guarantee poor countries the basic needs of their people and to waive those debts so often contracted against the interests of those same peoples.” @Pontifex, 16 October 2021
• “The fight against hunger demands we overcome the cold logic of the market, which is greedily focused on mere economic profit and the reduction of food to a commodity, and strengthening the logic of solidarity. #WorldFoodDay” @Pontifex, 16 October 2021
• “We must adapt our socio-economic models so they have a human face, because many models have lost it. Thinking about these situations, in God’s name I want to ask:” @Pontifex, 16 October 2021
• “The Spirit asks us to listen to the questions, concerns and hopes of every Church, people and nation. And to listen to the world, to the challenges and changes that it sets before us. Let us not soundproof our hearts; let us listen to one another. #Synod #ListeningChurch” @Pontifex, 16 October 2021
• “Powerful countries to stop aggression, blockades and unilateral sanctions against any country anywhere on earth and that conflicts be resolved in multilateral fora such as the United Nations.” @Pontifex, 16 October 2021
• “The big laboratories to liberalise patents and to carry out a gesture of humanity and allow every human being access to the vaccine.” @Pontifex, 16 October 2021
• “That governments and all politicians work for the common good. Let them beware of listening only to the economic elite; may they be servants of those people who ask for land, shelter and work and a good life in harmony with all humanity and creation.” @Pontifex, 16 October 2021
• “Jesus asks us to immerse ourselves compassionately in the lives of those we meet as He has done with us. God is love and love is humble, it does not exalt itself, but descends like the rain that falls to the earth and brings life. #GospelOfTheDay (Mk 10:35–45)” @Pontifex, 17 October 2021
• “The environmental and social crisis are two sides of the same coin. Therefore, strategies for resolving them demand an integrated approach to combating poverty, restoring dignity to the excluded, and at the same time protecting nature. #EndPoverty” @Pontifex, 17 October 2021
• “Dear brothers and sisters, have a good journey! May we be open to the Holy Spirit’s surprises, the grace of encounter, reciprocal listening and discernment, joyfully convinced that, even as we seek the Lord, He always comes with His love to meet us first. #Synod #ListeningChurch” @Pontifex, 17 October 2021
• “Today, thousands of children around the world are taking part in the campaign organized by #AidToTheChurchInNeed,praying the Rosary for unity and peace.Let us #PrayTogether with them to Our Lady with the same trust as these little ones have in our Heavenly Mother #ChildrenPraying” @Pontifex, 18 October 2021
• “Persevering in the daily recitation of the #HolyRosary, we can meet each other every day with the Virgin Mother, learning from her how to cooperate fully with the plan of salvation that God has for each one of us. #ChildrenPraying” @Pontifex, 18 October 2021
• “Prayer is like the oxygen of life. Prayer draws down upon us the presence of the Holy Spirit who always leads us forward. Adsumus, Sancte Spiritus” @Pontifex, 19 October 2021
• “Come, Holy Spirit of love, open our hearts to listen. Come, Spirit of holiness, renew the holy faithful People of God. Come, creator Spirit, renew the face of the earth! #Synod #ListeningChurch prayforthesynod.va” @Pontifex, 19 October 2021
• “True freedom – freedom in Christ – does not seek personal interests, but is guided by love and is expressed in service to others, especially to the poor. Love makes us free, it leads us to choose and to do good, it motivates us to serve. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex, 20 October 2021

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• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 6 June 2021 to 13 October 2021.

Angelus

• 10 October 2021 – Angelus

General Audiences

• 13 October 2021 – General Audience ’ Catechesis on the Letter to the Galatians – 11. Christian freedom, universal leaven of liberation

Homilies

• 10 October 2021 – Holy Mass – Opening of the Synodal Path

Letters

• 6 June 2021 – Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis on the occasion of the Jubilee proclaimed to mark 900 years since the foundation of the abbey of Premontré, France
• 10 June 2021 – Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis to the Cardinal Reinhard Marx
• 7 October 2021 – Letter of the Holy Father Francis to the Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Lateran University for the institution of the study cycle on ‘Care of our Common Home and the protection of Creation’, and o

Messages

• 10 October 2021 – Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the 60th Perugia-Assisi March for Peace

Speeches

• 2 October 2021 – To the Members of the ‘Foi et Lumière’ International Movement
• 7 October 2021 – Concluding ceremony of the Prayer for Peace Meeting organized by the St. Egidio Community’ ‘Peoples as Brothers, Future Earth. Religions and Cultures in Dialogue’
• 7 October 2021 – Academic Act for the Institution of the study cycle on ‘Care of our Common Home and the protection of Creation’, and of the UNESCO Chair ‘On Futures of Education for Sustainability’
• 7 October 2021 – To members of the Saint Irenaeus Joint Orthodox–Catholic Working Group
• 9 October 2021 – To the Participants in the Pre-COP26 Parliamentary Meeting
• 9 October 2021 – Moment of reflection for the beginning of the synodal journey
• 11 October 2021 – To Participants in the General Chapter of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Joan Antida Thouret

Papal Tweets

• “We are about to begin a synodal process ”Towards a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission“. This process was conceived as an exercise in mutual listening involving the entire People of God. #Synod” @Pontifex, 8 October 2021
• “If peoples are to remain brothers and sisters, prayer must rise unceasingly to Heaven, and one single word constantly echo on earth: peace. #FraternityForFuture Speech” @Pontifex, 8 October 2021
• “We undertake the journey to cultivate peace in God’s name aware that we are brothers and sisters. Even though some foment division and conflict, we believe in the importance of journeying together for peace: with one another, never again against one another. #FraternityForFuture” @Pontifex, 8 October 2021
• “The Synod offers us the opportunity to become a Church of closeness, that does not stand aloof from life, but immerses herself in today’s problems and needs, bandaging wounds and healing broken hearts with the balm of God. #ListeningChurch” @Pontifex, 9 October 2021
• “Synodality is an expression of the Church’s style. The word “synod” says it all: it means “journeying together”. And the movement is the fruit of docility to the Holy Spirit, who directs this history, in which all have a part to play. #Synod” @Pontifex, 9 October 2021
• “Let us experience this moment of encounter, listening and reflection as a season of grace that offers us the opportunity of becoming a synodal Church: an open square where all can feel at home and participate. #Synod #ListeningChurch” @Pontifex, 9 October 2021
• “The Synod offers us the opportunity to become a listening Church, to break out of our routine and pause from our pastoral concerns in order to stop and listen. #ListeningChurch” @Pontifex, 9 October 2021
• “Dear brothers and sisters, may this Synod be a true season of the Spirit! For we need the Spirit, the ever new breath of God, who sets us free from every form of self-absorption, revives what is moribund, loosens shackles and spreads joy. #ListeningChurch” @Pontifex, 9 October 2021
• “In the #GospelOfTheDay, Jesus listens with his heart and not just with his ears. He does more than simply answer the rich man’s question but lets him tell his story, to speak freely about himself. #Synod #ListeningChurch” @Pontifex, 10 October 2021
• “In this #Synod, we too are called to become experts in the art of encounter by taking time to encounter the Lord and one another, to listen to what the Spirit wants to say to the Church. #ListeningChurch” @Pontifex, 10 October 2021
• “The experience of encounter changes us and it frequently suggests new ways we never thought of taking. This is how God so often points out new paths. Everything changes once we are capable of genuine encounters with Him and with one another. #Synod #ListeningChurch” @Pontifex, 10 October 2021
• “Celebrating a #Synod means walking on the same road, together. Let us look at Jesus in the #GospelOfTheDay who first encounters the rich man on the road; then he listens to his questions, and finally he helps him discern what he must do to inherit eternal life. #ListeningChurch” @Pontifex, 10 October 2021
• “True encounter arises only from listening. #Synod #ListeningChurch Homily” @Pontifex, 10 October 2021
• “Let us invoke the Holy Spirit with greater fervour and frequency, and humbly listen to him, journeying together as He, the source of communion and mission, desires: with docility and courage. #Synod #ListeningChurch” @Pontifex, 11 October 2021
• “Participating in a #Synod means taking the same path as the Word made flesh: following in his footsteps, listening to his word and the words of others, discovering with amazement that the Holy Spirit always surprises us with fresh paths and new ways of speaking.” @Pontifex, 12 October 2021
• “Today we remember the final apparition of #OurLadyOfFatima. I entrust you all to the heavenly Mother of God. May she accompany you on your way and be of comfort in the trials of life.” @Pontifex, 13 October 2021
• “The Lord has liberated us from slavery freely, and set us on the path to walk in the fullness of freedom. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex, 13 October 2021

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• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 18 September 2021 to 6 October 2021.

Angelus

• 3 October 2021 – Angelus

General Audiences

• 6 October 2021 – General Audience – Catechesis On the Letter to the Galatians’ 10. Christ has set us free

Messages

• 29 September 2021 – Video Message of the Holy Father to the participants in a seminar on the promotion of sustainable education in the context of ‘Youth4Climate’ Driving Ambition’ [Milan, Italy, 28 – 30 September] (29 Se

Speeches

• 18 September 2021 – To the Faithful of the Diocese of Rome
• 27 September 2021 – To Participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life
• 4 October 2021 – To the Participants in the Meeting ‘Faith and Science’ Towards COP26’
• 5 October 2021 – To the Participants in the Meeting ‘Religions and Education’ towards a Global Compact on Education’

Papal Tweets

• “To respond concretely to the serious phenomenon of global warming is a moral imperative. Lack of action will have secondary effects, especially on the poorest, who are also the most vulnerable. #SeasonOfCreation” @Pontifex, 30 September 2021
• “Let us #PrayTogether that every baptized person may be engaged in evangelization, available to the mission, by being witnesses of a life that has the flavour of the Gospel. #PrayerIntention #Synod” @Pontifex, 30 September 2021
• “Saint #ThereseOfTheChildJesus is one of the saints who speaks to us the most about God’s grace and how God takes care of us, takes us by the hand and lets us easily climb the mountain of life – if only we abandon ourselves completely to Him.” @Pontifex, 1 October 2021
• “Life is a gift, and when it is long it is a privilege. The “wealth of many years” is a wealth in terms of the persons themselves, their experience and history. #IDOP2021” @Pontifex, 1 October 2021
• “#GuardianAngels help us in our lives and show us where we need to go. Our angel is the daily bridge to our encounter with the Father.” @Pontifex, 2 October 2021
• “To you, young people, I once again entrust the task of placing fraternity at the centre of the economy. Now as never before we feel the need for young people who, through study and practice, know how to demonstrate that a different economy exists. #EoF2021” @Pontifex, 2 October 2021
• “Let us #PrayTogether for the gift of peace for the beloved land of Myanmar: so that the hands of those who live there no longer need to wipe away tears of pain and death, but instead join together to overcome difficulties and work together to bring peace.” @Pontifex, 3 October 2021
• “The #GospelOfTheDay (Mk 10:2–16) says that Jesus is very tender with the little ones. The difficulties and situations that reveal our weakness are privileged opportunities to experience His love: in dark or lonely moments, God’s tenderness towards is made even more present.” @Pontifex, 3 October 2021
• “Being poor in spirit is the way of achieving everything as persons and as a society: it leads toward using our resources, techologies and talents for integral human development, for the common good, social justice and the care of our common home. #Beatitudes” @Pontifex, 3 October 2021
• “Together with #SaintFrancis we praise You, Father, with all your creatures who have come forth from your powerful hands. They are yours and are filled with your presence and your tenderness. #LaudatoSi’ #SeasonOfCreation” @Pontifex, 4 October 2021
• “Care for our common home is also a call to respect: respect for creation, respect for our neighbour, respect for ourselves and for the Creator. #SeasonOfCreation” @Pontifex, 4 October 2021
• “#COP26 in Glasgow is called to provide effective responses to the unprecedented ecological crisis and the crisis of values we are presently experiencing, and in this way to offer concrete hope to future generations. Let us accompany it with our spiritual closeness. #Faiths4COP26” @Pontifex, 4 October 2021
• “Openness to interdependence and sharing, the dynamism of love and a call to respect: these are three interpretative keys that can shed light on our efforts to care for our common home. #Faiths4COP26 Speech” @Pontifex, 4 October 2021
• “If we desire a more fraternal world, we need to educate the younger generations to acknowledge, appreciate and love each person, regardless of physical proximity, place of birth or where they live. #GlobalCompactOnEducation [Speech” @Pontifex, 5 October 2021
• “Today, on this World #Teachers’ Day, we wish to express our gratitude to every teacher and our concern for education. #GlobalCompactOnEducation” @Pontifex, 5 October 2021
• “Freedom makes free to the extent to which it transforms a person’s life and directs it toward the good. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex, 6 October 2021
• “This coming 9 October, the new synodal way will begin. Let us #PrayTogether so that the reflections and exchanges of this Assembly might help us rediscover the joy of being the People of God who journeys together, listening to everyone. #Synod #ListeningChurch” @Pontifex, 6 October 2021

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• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 14 September 2021 to 29 September 2021.

Angelus

• 26 September 2021 – Angelus

General Audience

• 29 September 2021 – General Audience – Catechesis on the Letter to the Galatians’ 9. Life of faith

Homily

• 23 September 2021 – Mass with the Council of Bishops’ Conferences of Europe

Letter

• 23 September 2021 – Letter of the Holy Father – Concession of the Ecclesiastica Communio to the new Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians

Message

• 14 September 2021 – XXXVI World Youth Day, 2021’ ‘Stand up. I appoint you as a witness of what you have seen.’ (cf. Acts 26’16)

Speech

• 25 September 2021 – To the Bishops who are friends of the Focolare Movement (25 September2021)

Tweets

• “Let us help today’s Europe, faint with weariness, to rediscover the ever youthful face of Jesus! Homily” @Pontifex, 23 September 2021
• “Do not look the other way at the suffering of your brothers and sisters deprived of freedom and dignity, victims of contemporary slavery. Let us ask #OurLadyOfRansom to help us work together to break their chains and give them back a dignified life.” @Pontifex, 24 September 2021
• “All of us are brothers and sisters! Let us pray to the Most High that, after this time of trial, there may no longer be “others”, but rather, a great “we”, rich in diversity.” @Pontifex, 25 September 2021
• “In the #GospelOfTheDay Jesus exhorts us: instead of judging everything and everyone, let us be careful of ourselves! Indeed, the risk is that of being inflexible towards others and indulgent towards ourselves.” @Pontifex, 26 September 2021
• “Today the Church is called to go out to the streets of the existential peripheries to heal the wounded and seek the lost, without prejudices or fear, without proselytism, but ready to expand her tent to welcome everyone in an ever larger WE. #WDMR2021” @Pontifex, 26 September 2021
• “I appeal to all men and women to journey together towards an ever broader “we”, to renew the human family, to build together a future of justice and peace, and to ensure that no one is left out. #WDMR2021” @Pontifex, 26 September 2021
• “The arms race, including nuclear weapons, continues to squander precious resources that could better be used to benefit the integral development of peoples and protect the natural environment. #NuclearDisarmament” @Pontifex, 26 September 2021
• “The example of #SaintVincentDePaul encourages us to make time and space for the poor, and to make their worries and troubles our own, because a Christianity without contact with those who suffer becomes disembodied, incapable of touching the flesh of Christ.” @Pontifex, 27 September 2021
• “Dear young people, once again I would like to take you by the hand and walk with you on the spiritual pilgrim)age that leads to the 2023 World Youth Day in Lisbon. #WYD2023 Message @Pontifex, 27 September 2021
• “During this time of crisis – health, social, environmental – let us reflect on how the use of material goods can be harmful for the earth. Let us choose to change and to move toward a simpler and more respectful style of life regarding creation. #SeasonOfCreation” @Pontifex, 28 September 2021
• “Christian spirituality proposes moderation and simplicity that allows us to stop and appreciate the small things, to be grateful for the opportunities life affords us, to be spiritually detached from what we possess, and not succumb to sadness for what we lack. #SeasonOfCreation” @Pontifex, 28 September 2021
• “Today, the Church remembers the #ArchangelSaints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, messengers of God’s grace. Let us entrust ourselves to them so that our good works might make God’s love visible in the world.” @Pontifex, 29 September 2021
• “The response of faith demands that we be active in our love for God and in our love of neighbour. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex, 29 September 2021
• “Fighting against the terrible scourge of hunger means also fighting waste. To throw food away means to throw people away. It is scandalous today not to notice how precious food is as a good, and how so much good ends up so badly. #FLWDay” @Pontifex, 29 September 2021
• “Dear young people, I would like to thank you for your dreams and good projects, and for the fact that you are as concerned about human relations as you are about caring for the environment. Thank you. It is a concern that is good for everyone. #Youth4Climate” @Pontifex, 29 September 2021

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 1 July 2021 to 22 September 2021.

Angelus

• 19 September 2021 – Angelus

General Audience

• 22 September 2021 – General Audience – Catechesis’ The Apostolic Journey in Budapest and in Slovakia

Message

• 1 July 2021 – Message of the Holy Father to the Superior General of the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ for the International Theological Congress on ‘The Wisdom of the Cross in a Pluralistic world’
• 18 September 2021 – Video Message of the Holy Father for the meeting ‘Our common mission of safeguarding God’s children’, organised by the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and the Bishops’ Conferences o

Speech

• 16 September 2021 – To the participants in the meeting of moderators of lay associations, ecclesial movements and new communities
• 17 September 2021 – To Participants in the meeting promoted by the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization

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• “#Catechesis is not an abstract communication, the memorization of theoretical knowledge. We must insist on pointing to the heart of catechesis: Jesus Christ, the Risen One, loves you and will never abandon you!” @Pontifex, 17 September 2021
• “A society is all the more human to the degree that it cares effectively for its most frail and suffering members, in a spirit of fraternal love. Let us strive to achieve this goal, so that no one will feel alone or abandoned. #PatientSafetyDay” @Pontifex, 17 September 2021
• “I would like to add my own personal thanks to the thousands of catechists throughout the world. I accompany you with my prayer and with my Apostolic Blessing.” @Pontifex, 17 September 2021
• “From our gift the life and health of others, sick and suffering, may spring forth, helping to reinforce a culture of help, giving, hope and life. Society needs these concrete gestures of solidarity and generous love, to ensure the understanding that life is something sacred.#WMDD” @Pontifex, 18 September 2021
• “Hope would have us recognize that there is always a way out, that we can always redirect our steps, that we can always do something to solve our problems. #SeasonofCreation #LaudatoSi’” @Pontifex, 18 September 2021
• “Those to be served above all are: those in need of receiving who can’t give anything back. In welcoming those on the margins, the neglected, we welcome Jesus, for He is there. And in the little one, in the poor person we serve, we too receive God’s tender embrace. #GospelOfTheDay” @Pontifex, 19 September 2021
• “In the #GospelOfTheDay (Mk 9:20–37), the Lord overturns the criteria about what truly matters: greatness and success in God’s eyes are measured by service. Not on what someone has, but on what someone gives. Do you want to be first? Serve.” @Pontifex, 19 September 2021
• “Witnesses do not lose themselves in words, but rather they bear fruit. They do not complain about others and the world, but start with themselves. They remind us that God is not to be proven, but shown; not announced with proclamations but witnessed by example.” @Pontifex, 20 September 2021
• “Saints are witnesses whom we venerate and who in thousands of different ways bring us to Jesus Christ, the only Lord and Mediator between God and humanity. They remind us that holiness can blossom even in our lives, however weak and marked by sin. #SaintMatthew” @Pontifex, 21 September 2021
• “Any time is fitting for the message of peace; in no situation is God’s grace ever lacking. #PeaceDay” @Pontifex, 21 September 2021
• “Let us #PrayTogether, asking the Holy Spirit that the seeds sown during the #ApostolicJourney to #Budapest and #Slovakia might bear good fruit in the People of God.” @Pontifex, 22 September 2021

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 22 August 2021 to 15 September 2021.

Angelus

• 12 September 2021 – Apostolic Journey to Budapest’ Angelus

Homily

• 12 September 2021 – Apostolic Journey to Budapest’ Holy Mass at Heroes’ Square in Budapest
• 14 September 2021 – Apostolic Journey to Slovakia’ Byzantine Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom presided by the Holy Father (14 September 20
• 15 September 2021 – Apostolic Journey to Slovakia’ Holy Mass on the esplanade of the National Shrine in Šaštin

Message

• 22 August 2021 – Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the 24th International Mariological-Marian Congress [8–11 September 2021]
• 7 September 2021 – Message of the Holy Father to the participants at the G20 Interfaith Forum 2021
• 9 September 2021 – Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the 14th National Pilgrimage of Families for the Family

Prayers

• 15 September 2021 – Apostolic Journey to Slovakia’ Moment of Prayer with the Bishops at the National Shrine in Šaštin)

Speech

• 11 September 2021 – To the participants in the General Chapter of the Order of Discalced Carmelites
• 12 September 2021 – Apostolic Journey to Budapest’ Greeting to journalists on the flight to Budapest
• 12 September 2021 – Apostolic Journey to Budapest’ Meeting with the Bishops (Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest)
• 12 September 2021 – Apostolic Journey to Slovakia’ Ecumenical Meeting at the Apostolic Nunciature in Bratislava
• 12 September 2021 – Apostolic Journey to Budapest’ Meeting with the Representatives of the Ecumenical Council of Churches and some Jewish Communities in Hungary at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest
• 13 September 2021 – Apostolic Journey to Slovakia’ Meeting with Authorities, Civil Society and the Diplomatic Corps in the garden of the Presidential Palace in Bratislava
• 13 September 2021 – Apostolic Journey to Slovakia’ Private Visit to the ‘Bethlehem Center’
• 13 September 2021 – Apostolic Journey to Slovakia’ Meeting with the Jewish Community at Rybné námestie Square in Bratislava
• 13 September 2021 – Apostolic Journey to Slovakia’ Meeting with Bishops, Priests, Religious, Consecrated Persons, Seminarians, Catechists at the Cathedral of Saint Martin in Bratislava
• 14 September 2021 – Apostolic Journey to Slovakia’ Meeting with Young People at Lokomotiva Stadium in Košice
• 14 September 2021 – Apostolic Journey to Slovakia’ Meeting with the Roma Community at Luník IX district in Košice

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• “Let us #PrayTogether today for all the people who suffer from sadness, because they are alone or because they do not know what the future holds for them, or because they cannot support their family, because they have no job. Many people suffer from sadness. Let us pray for them.” @Pontifex, 10 September 2021
• “A true ecological approach always becomes a social approach that must integrate justice in debates on the environment, so as to hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor. #SeasonOfCreation” @Pontifex, 11 September 2021
• “True religiosity consists in the worship of God and the love of neighbour. More than demonstrating something, we believers are called to manifest the fatherly presence of the God of heaven through our harmony on earth. #G20InterfaithForum” @Pontifex, 11 September 2021
• “Tomorrow I begin my #ApostolicJourney to Budapest and Slovakia. I ask everyone to accompany me in prayer, and I entrust this visit to the intercession of so many heroic confessors of the faith, who, amid hostility and persecution, bore witness to the Gospel in those places.” @Pontifex, 11 September 2021
• “New Year’s Day is celebrated today in Ethiopia. Let us #PrayTogether for the Ethiopian people, particularly for those suffering due to the ongoing conflict and the serious humanitarian situation it has caused. May this be a moment to hear the common desire for peace.” @Pontifex, 11 September 2021
• “May Saints Cyril and Methodius, precursors of #ecumenism, help us make every effort to work for a reconciliation of diversity in the Holy Spirit: a unity that, without being uniformity, is capable of being a sign and witness to the freedom of Christ, the Lord. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 12 September 2021
• “The Eucharist is here to remind us who God is. It does not do so just in words, but in a concrete way, showing us God as bread broken, as love crucified and bestowed. #EucharisticCongress #Budapest Homily @Pontifex, 12 September 2021
• “The “Mission Cross” is the symbol of this International #EucharisticCongresss: may it lead you to proclaim with your lives the liberating Gospel of God’s boundless love for each person. Amid the present-day famine of love, men and women long for this nourishment.” @Pontifex, 12 September 2021
• “Today, the Lord looks at each of us personally and asks: “Who am I – in fact – for you?” This question, addressed to each of us, calls for more than a quick answer straight out of the catechism; it requires a vital, personal response. #GospelOfTheDay” @Pontifex, 12 September 2021
• “Only if we become roots of peace and shoots of unity, will we prove credible in the eyes of the world, which look to us with a yearning that can bring hope to blossom. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 12 September 2021
• “The blessing of the Most High is poured out upon us, whenever he sees a family of brothers and sisters who respect and love each other and work together. Amid all the discord that defiles our world, we may always be witnesses of peace. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 13 September 2021
• “Cyril and Methodius invented new languages for handing on the Gospel; they were creative in translating the Christian message. Isn’t this perhaps the most urgent task facing the Church: finding new “alphabets” to proclaim the faith? #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 13 September 2021
• “None can stand apart, either as individuals or as a nation. Cultivate the beauty of the whole. It requires patience and effort, courage and sharing, enthusiasm and creativity. Yet it is the human work blessed by heaven above. #ApostolicJourney Speech @Pontifex, 13 September 2021
• “Organized and efficient structures will not suffice to improve our life as a human community. We need the flavour of solidarity: society rediscovers its flavor through the gratuitous generosity of those who spend their lives for others. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 13 September 2021
• “The cross demands a limpid testimony. For the cross is not a flag to wave, but the pure source of a new way of living: that of the Gospel, that of the Beatitudes. #ApostolicJourney [Homily)” @Pontifex, 14 September 2021
• “The cross was an instrument of death, yet it became the source of life. It was a horrendous sight, yet it revealed to us the beauty of God’s love. That is why, in today’s feast, the people of God venerate the cross and the Liturgy celebrates it. #ExaltationOfTheCross” @Pontifex, 14 September 2021
• “Today, being really original and revolutionary means rebelling against the culture of the ephemeral, going beyond shallow instincts and momentary pleasures, and choosing to love with every fibre of your being, for the rest of your life. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 14 September 2021
• “Do not be afraid to go out to encounter the marginalized. You will find that you are going out to meet Jesus. He awaits you wherever there is need, not comfort; wherever service rules, not power. Those are the places where he will be found. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 14 September 2021
• “For our life to be great, we need love and heroism. If we look to the crucified Jesus, we find both boundless love and the courage to give one’s life to the utmost, without half-measures. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 14 September 2021
• “#OurLadyOfSorrows, at the foot the cross, did not run away from her grief. She remains with tears on her face, but with the faith of one who knows that in her Son, God transforms suffering and triumphs over death. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 15 September 2021
• “Contemplating the Sorrowful Mother, may we open ourselves to a faith that becomes compassion, a faith that identifies with those in need. A faith that imitates God’s style, quietly relieving the suffering of our world and watering the soil of history with salvation.” @Pontifex, 15 September 2021
• “I gave thanks to God for having allowed me to accomplish this #ApostolicJourney. I am grateful to all who, in different ways, have cooperated, above all by their prayers. I carry you in my heart.” @Pontifex, 15 September 2021

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 1 September 2021 to 8 September 2021.

Angelus

• 5 September 2021 – Angelus

General Audience

• 8 September 2021 – General Audience – Catechesis on the Letter to the Galatians’ 8. We are children of God

Message

• 1 September 2021 – Joint Message of the Holy Father Francis, His Holiness Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, and His Grace Justin Welby, archbishop of Canterbury, for the protection of Creation

Speech

• 2 September 2021 – To the members of the Arché Foundation

Tweet

• “The pandemic has highlighted how vulnerable and interconnected everyone is. If we do not take care of one another, starting with the least, with those who are most impacted, including creation, we cannot heal the world. #SeasonOfCreation” @Pontifex, 3 September 2021
• “Taking into consideration the worsening of multiple converging political and environmental crises – hunger, the climate, nuclear arms, to name a few – the commitment to peace has never been so necessary and urgent.” @Pontifex, 4 September 2021
• “We all have ears, but very often we cannot hear. There is, in fact, an interior deafness worse than the physical one: the deafness of the heart that we can ask Jesus to touch and heal today. #GospelOfTheDay” @Pontifex, 5 September 2021
• “This is the medicine: fewer useless words and more of the Word of God. Let us hear the words of the #GospelOfTheDay addressed to us: “Ephphatha, be opened!” Jesus, I want to open myself to your Word, open myself to listen. Heal my heart.” @Pontifex, 5 September 2021
• “I assure my prayers for the people of the United States of America who have been hit by a strong hurricane in recent days. May the Lord receive the souls of the deceased and sustain those suffering from this calamity.” @Pontifex, 5 September 2021
• “May all Afghans, whether in their home country, in transit, or in host countries, live with dignity, in peace and fraternity with their neighbours. #PrayTogether” @Pontifex, 5 September 2021
• “God is gloriously and mysteriously present in creation since he is the Lord who reigns over it. To discover this, we need to be silent, listen, contemplate. #SeasonOfCreation” @Pontifex, 6 September 2021
• “Next Sunday I will travel to Budapest for the conclusion of the International Eucharistic Congress. My pilgrimage will continue for a few days in Slovakia and will conclude with the great popular celebration of Our Lady of Sorrows, Patroness of that country.” @Pontifex, 7 September 2021
• “This is the first time that @JustinWelby, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and I feel compelled to address together the urgency of environmental sustainability, its impact on persistent poverty, and the importance of global cooperation. #SeasonofCreation messages” @Pontifex, 7 September 2021
• “Today as we celebrate the #BirthOfMary, let us ask our Mother to help us rediscover the beauty of being God’s children, overcoming differences and conflicts, to live as brothers and sisters.” @Pontifex, 8 September 2021
• “Education is one of the most effective ways of making our world and history more human. Education is above all a matter of love and responsibility handed down from one generation to another. #WorldLiteracyDay” @Pontifex, 8 September 2021

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