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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 4 April 2017 to 3 May 2017.

Homilies

• 29 April 2017 – Apostolic Journey to Egypt: Holy Mass

Regina Cæli

• 23 April 2017

Speeches

• 4 April 2017 – To the participants in the conference organized by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Encyclical Populorum Progressio”
• 5 April 2017 – To a Delegation of Muslim leaders from the UK
• 8 April 2017 – Prayer vigil in preparation of World Youth Day
• 10 April 2017 – To the members of the Italian National Committee for Biosecurity, Biotechnologies and Life Sciences
• 14 April 2017 – Way of the Cross at the Colosseum presided over by the Holy Father – Good Friday
• 27 April 2017 – To members of the Papal Foundation
• 28 April 2017 – Apostolic Journey to Egypt: Courtesy visit to H.H. Pope Tawadros II (Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, Cairo – 28 April 2017)
• 28 April 2017 – Apostolic Journey to Egypt: meeting with political and civil authorities
• 28 April 2017 – Apostolic Journey to Egypt: to the participants in the International Peace Conference (Al-Azhar conference centre, Cairo – 28 April 2017)
• 29 April 2017 – Apostolic Journey to Egypt: Return flight press conference of His Holiness Pope Francis from Egypt to Rome (Papal Flight, 29 April 2017)
• 29 April 2017 – Apostolic Journey to Egypt: Meeting and prayer with priests, religious and seminarians

Papal Tweets

• “Please pray for my journey tomorrow as a pilgrim of peace to Egypt.” @Pontifex 27 April 2017
• “We are called to walk together, in the conviction that the future also depends on the encounter of religions and cultures.” @Pontifex 28 April 2017
• “May the Lord today grant us to set out together as pilgrims of communion and messengers of peace.” @Pontifex 28 April 2017
• “The presence of Jesus can be communicated through our lives and the language of gratuitous and concrete love.” @Pontifex 29 April 2017
• “By his resurrection, Jesus Christ has set us free from the slavery of sin and death, and has opened before us the way to eternal life.” @Pontifex 30 April 2017
• “May Saint Joseph give young people the ability to dream, to take risks for big tasks, the things that God dreams for us.” @Pontifex 1 May 2017
• “Let’s work together to increase solidarity and sharing. Cooperation helps to build better and more peaceful societies.” @Pontifex 2 May 2017
• “May our attitude be gentle and humble, attentive to caring for the poor.” @Pontifex 3 May 2017

Papal Instagram

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 11 February 2017 to 26 April 2017.

Angelus

• 9 April 2017

Apostolic Letter

• 11 February 2017 – Apostolic Letter issued Motu Proprio by the Supreme Pontiff Francis transferring competences for Shrines to the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 23 March 2017 – A day for listening
• 28 March 2017 – Dried out roots
• 30 March 2017 – God’s Dreams and Disappointments
• 3 April 2017 – Corruption and mercy

General Audiences

• 5 April 2017
• 12 April 2017
• 19 April 2017

Homilies

• 2 April 2017 – Pastoral Visit: Holy Mass in Piazza Martiri (Carpi, 2 April 2017)
• 13 April 2017 – Mass of the Lord’s Supper
• 16 April 2017 – Easter Sunday

Letters

• 25 March 2017 – Letter of the Holy Father on the occasion of the Ninth World Meeting of Families [Dublin, 21–26 August 2018]

Messages

• 25 April 2017 – Video message of His Holiness Pope Francis on the occasion of the Apostolic Journey to Egypt (24 April 2017)
• 26 April 2017 – Video message of His Holiness Pope Francis on the occasion of the TED conference in Vancouver

Unknown

• 17 April 2017 – Regina Cæli, 17 April 2017, Easter Monday

Speeches

• 30 March 2017 – To participants in the General Chapter of the Order of Clerics Regular of Somasca

Papal Tweets

• “Since Christ is resurrected, we can look with new eyes and a new heart at every event of our lives, even the most negative ones.” @Pontifex 20 April 2017
• “When we have reached the lowest point of our misery and our weakness, the Risen Christ gives us the strength to rise again.” @Pontifex 21 April 2017
• “Lord, bring healing to our lives, that we may protect the world and not prey on it, that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.” @Pontifex 22 April 2017
• “God’s mercy is forever; it never ends, it never runs out, it never gives up when faced with closed doors, and it never tires.” @Pontifex 23 April 2017
• “Let us pray for the grace to never grow tired of drawing from the well of the Father’s mercy and bringing it to the world.” @Pontifex 23 April 2017
• “If we had God’s Word always in our heart, no temptation could separate us from God.” @Pontifex 24 April 2017
• “He died, He was buried, He rose and He appeared. Jesus is alive! This is the heart of the Christian message.” @Pontifex 25 April 2017
• “Let’s promote friendship and respect between men and women of different religious traditions in order to build a world of peace” @Pontifex 26 April 2017

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 23 March 2017 to 5 April 2017.

Messages

• 23 March 2017 – Message of the Holy Father to the President of the United Nations Conference to Negotiate a Legally Binding Instrument to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons, Leading Towards their Total Elimination [New York, 27–31 March 2017]

Speeches

• 24 March 2017 – To the Heads of State and Government of the European Union
• 31 March 2017 – To participants in the Meeting promoted by the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences: “Luther: 500 Years Later”

Papal Tweets

• “May the certainty of faith be the engine of our lives.” @Pontifex 23 March 2017
• “Fasting is fruitful when accompanied by concrete expressions of love towards our neigbors, especially those in difficulty.” @Pontifex 24 March 2017
• “Let us remember our Christian brothers and sisters who are suffering persecution for their faith. May we be united with them.” @Pontifex 24 March 2017
• “The word of God is alive and powerful, capable of bringing about the conversion of hearts.” @Pontifex 25 March 2017
• “Lent is a favourable season for deepening our spiritual life through fasting, prayer and almsgiving.” @Pontifex 26 March 2017
• “Caring for the sacred gift of all human life, from conception to death, is the best way of preventing every type of violence.” @Pontifex 27 March 2017
• “If we learn to read everything in the light of the Holy Spirit, we realize that everything is grace!” @Pontifex 28 March 2017
• “The peace that springs from faith is a gift: it is the grace of feeling that God loves us and that he is always beside us.” @Pontifex 29 March 2017
• “Prayer is powerful. Prayer conquers evil. Prayer brings peace.” @Pontifex 30 March 2017
• “Fasting with a proud heart does more harm than good. The first fast is for humility.” @Pontifex 31 March 2017
• “Even in the hardest and most disturbing moments, the Lord’s mercy and goodness are greater than every thing.” @Pontifex 1 April 2017
• “https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/848965834865233920” @Pontifex 3 April 2017
• “Today is the International Day of Mine Awareness. Let us please renew the commitment for a world without mines!” @Pontifex 4 April 2017
• “Let us follow in the footsteps of Christ, especially by dedicating ourselves to our brothers and sisters in need.” @Pontifex 5 April 2017

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 27 February 2017 to 22 March 2017.

Angelus

• 12 March 2017

General Audiences

• 15 March 2017

Homilies

• 12 March 2017 – Pastoral Visit to the Roman Parish of Santa Maddalena di Canossa

Messages

• 27 February 2017 – XXXII World Youth Day: “The Mighty One has done great things for me” (Lk 1:49)
• 21 March 2017 – Video message of the Holy Father to the young people from all over the world on the occasion of the upcoming World Youth Days (27 February 2017)

Speeches

• 10 March 2017 – Address of the Holy Father at the conclusion of the annual Lenten retreat (Ariccia, 10 March 2017)

Papal Tweets

• “The Church wishes to be close to each person with the love, compassion and consolation that come from Christ.” @Pontifex 16 March 2017
• “Fasting means not only abstaining from food, but also from any unhealthy attachment, and especially sin.” @Pontifex 17 March 2017
• “I invite you not to build walls but bridges, to conquer evil with good, offence with forgiveness, to live in peace with everyone.” @Pontifex 18 March 2017
• “May St Joseph, Spouse of Mary and Patron of the Universal Church, bless you and watch over you. And best wishes to fathers!” @Pontifex 19 March 2017
• “t is vital that we sow the seeds of goodness in order to cultivate justice, foster accord, and sustain integration, without growing weary.” @Pontifex 21 March 2017
• “Even if we may be men and women of little faith, the Lord saves us. We must always have hope in the Lord!” @Pontifex 22 March 2017

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 15 February 2017 to 15 March 2017.

Angelus

• 5 March 2017

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 28 February 2017 – Everything and nothing
• 2 March 2017 – The Christian’s compass

Speeches

• 15 February 2017 – To Participants of the III Global Meeting of the Indigenous Peoples’ Forum of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• 17 February 2017 – Visit to the Roma Tre University
• 25 February 2017 – To participants in the course on the marriage process
• 2 March 2017 – Meeting with the parish priests of Rome
• 4 March 2017 – To Participants in the International Conference on Sacred Music

Papal Tweets

• “Let us strive to fast during Lent with a smile, rather than a long face.” @Pontifex 10 March 2017
• “The road from love to hate is easy. The one from hate to love is more difficult, but brings peace.” @Pontifex 11 March 2017
• “Lent is the favourable season for renewing our encounter with Christ, living in his word, in the sacraments and in our neighbour.” @Pontifex 12 March 2017
• “May the Holy Spirit lead us on a true journey of conversion, so that we can rediscover the gift of God’s word.” @Pontifex 13 March 2017
• “Let us pray for one another so that we may open our doors to the weak and poor.” @Pontifex 14 March 2017
• “The word of God helps us to open our eyes to welcome and love life, especially when it is weak and vulnerable.” @Pontifex 15 March 2017

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 13 February 2017 to 5 March 2017.

Angelus

• 19 February 2017
• 26 February 2017

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 13 February 2017 – The story of Cain and Abel
• 14 February 2017 – Lambs among wolves
• 16 February 2017 – The war is over
• 21 February 2017 – Worldly temptations
• 23 February 2017 – Do not delay conversion

General Audiences

• 22 February 2017
• 1 March 2017

Homilies

• 26 February 2017 – Visit to the Anglican Church of “All Saints”
• 1 March 2017 – Holy Mass, blessing and imposition of the Ashes (1st March 2017)

Speeches

• 18 February 2017 – To participants in the General Chapter of the Congregation of the Marian Clerics of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• 23 February 2017 – To Rabbi Abraham Skorka and to a Delegation of Jewish Leaders for the Presentation of a New Edition of the Torah
• 24 February 2017 – To participants in the Fourth Workshop organized by the Pontifical Academy of Science [23–24 February 2017]

Papal Tweets

• “Do not underestimate the value of example, for it is more powerful than a thousand words, a thousand “likes”, retweets or YouTube videos.” @Pontifex 23 February 2017
• “The Christian heart is always full of joy. Always. Joy received as a gift and kept in order to be shared with everyone.” @Pontifex 24 February 2017
• “Proclaiming to all the love and tenderness of Jesus, we become apostles of the joy of the Gospel. And joy is contagious!” @Pontifex 25 February 2017
• “I invite you to persevere in prayer, so that Jesus’ wish may be fulfilled: “that they may all be one”.” @Pontifex 26 February 2017
• “When the journey is uncertain and you fall, God, rich in mercy, will extend his hand to pick you up.” @Pontifex 27 February 2017
• “Lent is a new beginning, a path leading to the certain goal of Easter, Christ’s victory over death.” @Pontifex 1 March 2017
• “God is always faithful and never stops for a moment loving us, following our steps, and running after us when we have strayed from him.” @Pontifex 2 March 2017
• “Fasting is not only about abstaining from food. It also means sharing food with those who are hungry.” @Pontifex 3 March 2017
• “Lent urgently calls us to conversion. We are called to return to God with all our heart.” @Pontifex 4 March 2017
• “Jesus is the faithful friend who never abandons us. Even when we sin, he patiently awaits our return.” @Pontifex 5 March 2017
• “I ask, please, for your prayers for me and my collaborators, who until Friday will be on retreat.” @Pontifex 5 March 2017

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 28 January 2017 to 22 February 2017.

Angelus

• 12 February 2017

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 9 February 2017 – Woman is the world’s harmony
• 10 February 2017 – How to respond to temptation

General Audiences

• 15 February 2017

Messages

• 10 February 2017 – Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the World Meetings of Popular Movements in Modesto [California, United States of America, 16–19 February 2017]

Speeches

• 28 January 2017 – To Participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
• 16 February 2017 – To a Delegation from the Special Olympics World Winter Games 2017
• 21 February 2017 – To Participants in the International Forum on “Migration and Peace”

Papal Tweets

• “I invite you to join in the fight against poverty, both material and spiritual. Together let’s build peace and bridges of friendship.” @Pontifex 16 February 2017
• “A youthful heart does not tolerate injustice and cannot bow to a “throw-away culture” nor give in to the globalization of indifference.” @Pontifex 17 February 2017
• “How often in the Bible the Lord asks us to welcome migrants and foreigners, reminding us that we too are foreigners!” @Pontifex 18 February 2017
• “Let us be moved by the Holy Spirit in order to be courageous in finding new ways to proclaim the Gospel.” @Pontifex 19 February 2017
• “If evil is contagious, so is goodness. Let us be infected by goodness and let us spread goodness!” @Pontifex 20 February 2017
• “God knows better than we do about what we need. We must have faith, because his ways are different from ours.” @Pontifex 21 February 2017
• “Jesus entrusted to Peter the keys to open the entrance to the kingdom of heaven, and not to close it.
  ” @Pontifex 22 February 2017

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 2 February 2016 to 15 February 2017.

Angelus

• 29 January 2017
• 5 February 2017

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 31 January 2017 – Jesus looks at each of us
• 6 February 2017 – Two wonders
• 7 February 2017 – A matter of DNA

General Audiences

• 1 February 2017
• 8 February 2017

Homilies

• 15 January 2017 – Visit of the Holy Father to the Roman Parish «Santa Maria a Setteville»
• 2 February 2017 – Holy Mass on the occasion of the World Day of Consecrated Life

Messages

• 2 February 2016 – XX World Day For Consecrated Life – Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
• 18 October 2016 – Lent 2017: “The Word is a gift. Other persons are a gift”.
• 2 February 2017 – XXI World Day For Consecrated Life – Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

Speeches

• 4 February 2017 – To participants in the meeting “Economy of Communion”, sponsored by the Focolare Movement
• 9 February 2017 – To the Delegation of the “Anti-Defamation League”

Papal Tweets

• “Let us never forget to pray for each another. Prayer is our greatest strength.” @Pontifex 3 February 2017
• “Take action! Live life to the full! And when others see the witness you give, they may ask: why do you live this way?” @Pontifex 4 February 2017
• “Those who do not believe in or search for God have perhaps never been challenged by a testimony of faith.” @Pontifex 5 February 2017
• “Being a believer means learning how to see with eyes of faith.” @Pontifex 6 February 2017
• “Let us hear the cry of the many children who are enslaved. No one must remain indifferent to their sorrow. @M_RSection” @Pontifex 7 February 2017
• “Those who traffic human beings are ultimately accountable to God. Let us pray for the conversion of hearts. @M_RSection” @Pontifex 8 February 2017
• “Hope opens new horizons and enables us to dream of what is not even imaginable.” @Pontifex 9 February 2017
• “Let us be close to our brothers and sisters who are going through illness and also their families.” @Pontifex 10 February 2017
• “I encourage all of you to see in Mary, Health of the Infirm, the sure sign of God’s love for every human being.” @Pontifex 11 February 2017
• “The dignity of children must be respected: we pray that the scandal of child-soldiers may be eliminated the world over.” @Pontifex 12 February 2017
• “Let us never place conditions on God! Entrusting ourselves to the Lord means entering into his plans without demanding anything.” @Pontifex 13 February 2017
• “It is good to know the Lord takes on the burden of our fragilities and patiently gets us back on our feet with the strength to start over.” @Pontifex 14 February 2017
• “The throwaway culture is not of Jesus. The other is my brother, beyond every barrier of nationality, social extraction or religion.” @Pontifex 15 February 2017

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 18 October 2016 to 2 February 2017.

Angelus

• 15 January 2017
• 22 January 2017

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 9 January 2017 – With the Gospel in your pocket
• 10 January 2017 – The astonished innkeeper
• 12 January 2017 – No replay
• 13 January 2017 – A seated soul
• 17 January 2017 – No parking
• 19 January 2017 – The daily struggle
• 20 January 2017 – A new heart
• 23 January 2017 – Three wonders
• 24 January 2017 – One after the other
• 27 January 2017 – Shrunken souls
• 30 January 2017 – When martyrs don’t make the news

General Audiences

• 18 January 2017
• 25 January 2017

Homilies

• 21 January 2017 – Closing of the Jubilee for the 800th anniversary of the confirmation of the Order of Preachers
• 25 January 2017 – Solemnity of the Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle – Celebration of Second Vespers

Messages

• 24 January 2017 – LI World Communications Day, 2017 – «Fear not, for I am with you» (Is 43:5). Communicating Hope and Trust in our Time

Motu Proprio

• 18 October 2016 – Statutes of the Pontifical Academy for Life

Speeches

• 9 January 2017 – To the Members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See for the traditional exchange of New Year greetings
• 14 January 2017 – To a Delegation of the “Global Foundation”
• 19 January 2017 – To the Organizers of the Exhibit “Antiquorum Habet”
• 19 January 2017 – To members of the Ecumenical Delegation from Finland on the occasion of the feast of Saint Henrik
• 21 January 2017 – Inauguration of the Judicial Year of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota
• 27 January 2017 – To members of the International Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue Between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches

Papal Tweets

• “We invoke Christian unity because we invoke Christ. We want to live unity: we want to follow Christ and to live in His love.” @Pontifex 19 January 2017
• “Christian unity is not the fruit of our human efforts but a gift that comes from above.” @Pontifex 20 January 2017
• “With St Dominic “we go forward with joy, thinking of our Saviour”. #OP800” @Pontifex 21 January 2017
• ““Be not afraid, for I am with you”. Let us communicate hope and trust in our time!” @Pontifex 23 January 2017
• “Let us offer the men and women of our time stories marked by the logic of the “good news”. http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/…” @Pontifex 24 January 2017
• “I love to repeat that Christian unity is achieved by walking together, by encounter, prayer and preaching the Gospel.” @Pontifex 25 January 2017
• “Hope lets new life blossom, like a plant that grows from the seed fallen on the earth.” @Pontifex 26 January 2017
• “Today I want to remember in my heart all the victims of the Holocaust. May their sufferings and their tears never be forgotten.” @Pontifex 27 January 2017
• “The Kingdom of God is already in our midst like a hidden seed. Anyone with pure eyes can see it blossom.” @Pontifex 28 January 2017
• “Lord, God of peace, hear our prayer and grant us peace in the Holy Land. Shalom, salaam, peace!” @Pontifex 29 January 2017
• “Nothing is impossible if we turn to God in prayer. We can all be builders of peace.” @Pontifex 30 January 2017
• “Let us imitate the attitude of Jesus toward the sick: he takes care of everyone, He shares their suffering and opens their hearts to hope.” @Pontifex 31 January 2017
• “God wants us all to see one another as brothers and to live as such, forming a great human family that is harmonious in its diversity.” @Pontifex 1 February 2017
• “Consecrated life is a great gift of God: a gift of God to the Church, a gift of God to His People.” @Pontifex 2 February 2017
• “The unity of love is realised when we announce together the wonders God has done for us.” @Pontifex 22 December 2017

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