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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 1 January 2017 to 18 January 2017.

Angelus

• 1 January 2017
• 6 January 2017
• 8 January 2017

General Audiences

• 4 January 2017
• 11 January 2017

Homilies

• 6 January 2017 – Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
• 8 January 2017 – Feast of the Baptism of the Lord

Letters

• 13 January 2017 – Letter to Young People on the Occasion of the Presentation of the Preparatory Document of the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

Papal Tweets

• “May charity and nonviolence govern how we treat each other.” @Pontifex 5 January 2017
• “Like the Magi, may we also journey and be attentive, untiring and courageous on the path to find the invisible God who was born among us.” @Pontifex 6 January 2017
• “Let us remember our Christian brothers and sisters of the East, Catholics and Orthodox, who are celebrating Christmas today.” @Pontifex 7 January 2017
• “Let us ask the Virgin Mary to help us follow Christ on the way of faith and charity, the path set out by our Baptism.” @Pontifex 8 January 2017
• “There can be no true peace if everyone claims always and exclusively his or her own rights, without caring for the good of others.” @Pontifex 9 January 2017
• “My hope is that our countries and their peoples may find increased opportunities to work together in building true peace.” @Pontifex 10 January 2017
• “Everyone can help bring about a culture of mercy, in which no one looks at another with indifference.” @Pontifex 11 January 2017
• “Young migrants, especially when unaccompanied, are especially defenceless. Let everyone offer them a helping hand.” @Pontifex 12 January 2017
• “Children forced to flee, especially if fleeing alone, are most defenceless and vulnerable. Let’s pray for them and help them. @M_RSectionhttps://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/819887976016531456” @Pontifex 13 January 2017
• “Unscrupulous exploitation harms young girls and boys who are trafficked and enslaved. May God bless all those who set them free. @M_RSection” @Pontifex 14 January 2017
• “May the Holy Family watch over all child migrants and accompany the vulnerable and the voiceless on their journey. @M_RSection” @Pontifex 15 January 2017
• “There can never be true peace as long as a single human being is violated in his or her personal identity.” @Pontifex 16 January 2017
• “Peace is an “active virtue”, one that calls for the engagement and cooperation of each individual and society as a whole.” @Pontifex 17 January 2017
• “From the intimacy of our faith in Jesus Christ comes our need to be united in Him.” @Pontifex 18 January 2017

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 6 December 10 November 2016 to 4 January 2017.

Angelus

• 4 December 2016
• 8 December 2016
• 11 December 2016
• 18 December 2016
• 26 December 2016

General Audiences

• 7 December 2016
• 14 December 2016
• 21 December 2016

Homilies

• 12 December 2016 – Holy Mass on the occasion of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
• 24 December 2016 – Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord
• 31 December 2016 – Celebration of Vespers and Te Deum in Thanksgiving for the past year
• 1 January 2017 – Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God (1st January 2017)

Letters

• 28 December 2016 – Letter of the Holy Father to Bishops on the Feast of the Holy Innocents

Messages

• 8 December 2016 – XXV World Day of the Sick, 2017
• 25 December 2016 – “Urbi et Orbi” – Christmas 2016

Prayers

• 8 December 2016 – Act of Veneration to the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Spanish Steps

Speeches

• 10 November 2016 – To participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
• 18 November 2016 – To participants in the Formation Course for Bishops on the new guidelines regarding marriage and annulments [17–19 November 2016]
• 24 November 2016 – To participants in the Meeting sponsored by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on: “Narcotics: problems and solutions to this global issue”
• 1 December 2016 – To participants in the Fourth World Congress of Pastoral Care for International Students, organized by the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People (1st December 2016)
• 9 December 2016 – To the donors of the Crib and the Christmas Tree in Saint Peter’s Square
• 10 December 2016 – To the Community of the Pontifical Regional Seminary Pio XI of Apulia
• 15 December 2016 – Presentation of the Letters of Credence by the Ambassadors of Burundi, Fiji, Mauritius, Moldova, Sweden and Tunisia
• 22 December 2016 – To the Roman Curia on the occasion of the presentation of Christmas greetings
• 22 December 2016 – To the personnel of the Holy See and of the Vatican City State for the exchange of Christmas wishes

Papal Tweets

• “The love of God, which can look into the heart of each person and see the deepest desire hidden there, must take primacy over all else.” @Pontifex 15 December 2016
• “Forgiveness is the most visible sign of the Father’s love, which Jesus sought to reveal by his entire life” @Pontifex 16 December 2016
• “I thank you all for your kindness. Please do not forget to pray for me.” @Pontifex 17 December 2016
• “Our joy comes from the confidence we have that the Lord is close to us with his tenderness, mercy, forgiveness and love.” @Pontifex 18 December 2016
• “I express my solidarity with migrants around the world and thank all those who help them: welcoming others means welcoming God in person!” @Pontifex 18 December 2016
• “Nothing of what a repentant sinner places before God’s mercy can be excluded from the embrace of his forgiveness.” @Pontifex 19 December 2016
• “Mercy is the concrete action of God’s love that, by forgiving, transforms and changes our lives.” @Pontifex 20 December 2016
• “Mercy gives rise to joy, because our hearts are opened to the hope of a new life.” @Pontifex 21 December 2016
• “The birthday of Jesus, who took on the burden of our human weakness, is drawing closer.” @Pontifex 22 December 2016
• “The Lord becomes man to journey with us in our everyday lives.” @Pontifex 23 December 2016
• “Like the shepherds of Bethlehem, may we too, with eyes full of amazement and wonder, gaze upon the Child Jesus, the Son of God.” @Pontifex 24 December 2016
• “Christ is born for us, let us rejoice in the day of our salvation!” @Pontifex 25 December 2016
• “On today’s Feast of Saint Stephen let us remember the martyrs of today and yesterday. May we overcome evil with good and hatred with love.” @Pontifex 26 December 2016
• “Christmas has above all a taste of hope because, for all the darkness in our lives, God’s light shines forth.” @Pontifex 27 December 2016
• “God, who is in love with us, draws us to himself with his tenderness, by being born poor and frail in our midst, as one of us.” @Pontifex 28 December 2016
• “Let us be touched by the tenderness that saves. Let us draw close to God who draws close to us. Let us pause to gaze upon the crib.” @Pontifex 29 December 2016
• “Holy Family of Nazareth, help us all to recognize the sacred nature of the family and its beauty in God’s plan for humanity.” @Pontifex 30 December 2016
• “As we end this year, let us remember the days, weeks and months we have lived in order to give thanks and offer everything to the Lord.” @Pontifex 31 December 2016
• “Let us entrust the new year to Mary, Mother of God, so that peace and mercy may grow throughout the world.” @Pontifex 1 January 2017
• “At the beginning of this New Year, I offer heartfelt wishes of peace to the world’s peoples and nations.” @Pontifex 2 January 2017
• “May nonviolence become the hallmark of our decisions, our relationships and our actions.” @Pontifex 3 January 2017
• “To be true followers of Jesus today also includes embracing his teaching about nonviolence.” @Pontifex 4 January 2017

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 6 December 2016 to 14 December 2016.

 

Messages

• 3 December 1016 – To Participants of the Fortune-Time Global Forum
• 8 December 2016 – L World Day of Peace 2017: «Nonviolence: a Style of Politics for Peace»

Speeches

• 10 December 2016 – To participants in the Meeting of the International Catholic Rural Association (ICRA)

Papal Tweets

• “The Church does not grow through proselytism, but by attraction.” @Pontifex 6 December 2016
• “Let us learn from the Blessed Mother how to have a humble heart capable of receiving God’s gifts.” @Pontifex 8 December 2016
• “Let us pray for all the victims of genocide and work together so that this crime never happens again in the world.” @Pontifex 9 December 2016
• “Let us all work decisively so that no one is excluded from the effective recognition of their fundamental human rights.” @Pontifex 10 December 2016
• “May Advent be a time of hope. We go to encounter the Lord who comes to encounter us.” @Pontifex 11 December 2016
• “On this Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, let us entrust to her the American peoples and the mission of the Church on that continent.” @Pontifex 12 December 2016
• “Today I would like each of us to reflect on his and her own past and the gifts received from the Lord.” @Pontifex 13 December 2016
• “Now is the time to unleash the creativity of mercy, to bring about new undertakings, the fruit of grace.” @Pontifex 14 December 2016

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 27 October to 6 December 2016.

Angelus

• 27 November 2016

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 27 October 2016 – With the tears of father and mother
• 28 October 2016 – The cornerstone
• 8 November 2016 – Liberated servants
• 10 November 2016 – Beware of fireworks
• 11 November 2016 – Letter of Love
• 15 November 2016 – Lukewarm thinking
• 17 November 2016 – Knowing the times
• 18 November 2016 – A definitive gesture
• 22 November 2016 – On the day of justice
• 24 November 2016 – Three voices

General Audiences

• 30 November 2016

Motu Proprio

• 6 September 2016 – Statutes of the Secratariat for Communication

Speeches

• 24 October 2016 – Address of the Holy Father during the 36^th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
• 28 November 2016 – To the Organizers and Workers of the Jubilee of Mercy

Papal Tweets

• “Today we remember Blessed Charles de Foucauld who said, faith calls us to see Jesus in every human being.” @Pontifex 1 December 2016
• “I call on all people of goodwill to take action against human trafficking and new forms of slavery.” @Pontifex 2 December 2016
• “We are all called to go out as missionaries and bring the message of God’s love to every person in every area of life.” @Pontifex 3 December 2016
• “Advent is a time to prepare our hearts to receive Christ, our Saviour and hope.” @Pontifex 4 December 2016
• “Jesus teaches us always to go to the essentials and to take on our own mission with responsibility.” @Pontifex 5 December 2016
• “Jesus gives meaning to my life here on earth and hope for the life to come.” @Pontifex 6 December 2016

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 10 November 2016 to 30 November 2016.

Angelus

• 20 November 2016

General Audiences

• 23 November 2016

Messages

• 10 November 2016 – Message of the Holy Father to the President of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) [Marrakech, 7–18 November 2016]
• 27 November 2016 – Message for the 54th World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2017
• 30 November 2016 – Message of the Holy Father to His Holiness Bartholomaios, Archbishop of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch, for the Feast of St Andrew

Speeches

• 11 November 2016 – To participants in the Jubilee for Socially Excluded People
• 17 November 2016 – To participants in the International Conference of the Christian Union of the Business Executives (UNIAPAC)
• 28 November 2016 – To Participants in the Plenary Session of the Pontical Academy of Sciences

Papal Tweets

• “So many women are overwhelmed with the burdens of life and the drama of violence! The Lord wants them to be free and their dignity respected” @Pontifex 25 November 2016
• “With the close of the Jubilee, we look ahead at how to continue to experience with joy, fidelity and enthusiasm the richness of God’s mercy.” @Pontifex 26 November 2016
• “Advent is a time when we journey towards Jesus and his Kingdom of justice and peace.” @Pontifex 27 November 2016
• “Mercy is not a parenthesis in the life of the Church; it constitutes her very existence, making tangible the profound truths of the Gospel.” @Pontifex 28 November 2016
• “Jesus calls us to be bearers of joy and consolation as his merciful witnesses.” @Pontifex 29 November 2016
• “On this feast of Saint Andrew, with fraternal affection I am close to Patriarch Bartholomew and pray for him and the Church entrusted to him” @Pontifex 30 November 2016

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 5 November 2016 to 24 November 2016.

Angelus

• 13 November 2016

Apostolic Letter

• Misericordia et misera

General Audiences

• 12 November 2016 – Jubilee Audience of 12 November 2016
• 16 November 2016

Homilies

• 19 November 2016 – Ordinary Public Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals
• 20 November 2016 – Holy Mass for the closing of the Jubilee of Mercy

Speeches

• 5 November 2016 – To participants in the World Meeting of Popular Movements
• 17 November 2016 – To the Representative Council of “Caritas Internationalis”

Papal Tweets

• “It is not enough to experience God’s mercy in one’s life; whoever receives it must also become a sign and instrument for others.” @Pontifex 17 November 2016
• “If you want a heart full of love, be merciful!” @Pontifex 18 November 2016
• “God’s mercy toward us is linked to our mercy toward our neighbour.” @Pontifex 19 November 2016
• “May the Jubilee of Mercy, which concludes today, continue to bear fruit in the hearts and works of believers.” @Pontifex 20 November 2016
• “Today we close the Holy Door thanking God for having granted us this extraordinary time of grace.” @Pontifex 20 November 2016
• “May the balm of mercy reach everyone, both believers and those far away, as a sign that the Kingdom of God is already present in our midst!” @Pontifex 20 November 2016
• “We entrust the life of the Church, all humanity, and the entire cosmos to the Lord, asking him to pour out his mercy upon us.” @Pontifex 20 November 2016
• “Let us remember with gratitude the cloistered and monastic religious who pray for the Church and the world.” @Pontifex 21 November 2016
• “How much I desire that the years to come will be full of mercy, so that every person can experience the goodness and tenderness of God!” @Pontifex 22 November 2016
• “May the Holy Spirit help us to be patient when enduring, and to be humble and simple when advising.” @Pontifex 23 November 2016
• “We have to break out of ourselves to encounter others. If we don’t, even we Christians can suffer from division.” @Pontifex 24 November 2016

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 27 October 2016 to 16 November 2016.

Angelus

• 6 November 2016

General Audiences

• 9 November 2016

Homilies

• 13 November 2016 – Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy: Jubilee for Socially Excluded People

Messages

• 12 November 2016 – Message to participants in the 31st International Conference on rare pathologies organised by the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers
• 15 November 2016 – Video Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to the General Assembly of the USCCB [14–17 November 2016]

Speeches

• 27 October 2016 – To members of the “Santa Marta Group”
• 28 October 2016 – To participants in the International Congress for the Episcopal Vicars and Delegates for Consecrated Life

Papal Tweets

• “We should never forget about beauty, which humanity needs so much!” @Pontifex 10 November 2016
• “Dear Friends, never forget that in our encounter with people in need we meet Jesus himself.” @Pontifex 11 November 2016
• “I am before the Holy Door and I ask: “Lord, help me to thrust open the door of my heart!”.” @Pontifex 12 November 2016
• “If you want to find God, seek him where he is hidden: in the neediest, the sick, the hungry, the imprisoned.” @Pontifex 13 November 2016
• “In a world which has been damaged by the virus of indifference, the works of mercy are the best antidote.” @Pontifex 14 November 2016
• “If every one of us, every day, does a work of mercy, there will be a revolution in the world!” @Pontifex 15 November 2016
• “We don’t have to go far or come up with grand projects to be charitable. Often the people closest to us could use our help.” @Pontifex 16 November 2016

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 27 September 2016 to 9 November 2016.

Angelus

• 23 October 2016
• 30 October 2016
• 1 November 2016

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 27 September 2016 – Three graces
• 6 October 2016 – Half a life
• 11 October 2016 – Brazen faces
• 13 October 2016 – Dreamt of and named
• 14 October 2016 – Like grandma’s cookies
• 18 October 2016 – The solitude of the shepherd
• 20 October 2016 – In a shoreless sea
• 21 October 2016 – Let us make space
• 24 October 2016 – Never slaves of the law
• 25 October 2016 – Flour and yeast

General Audiences

• 22 October 2016 – Jubilee Audience of 22 October 2016
• 26 October 2016

Homilies

• 31 October 2016 – Apostolic Journey to Sweden: Common Ecumenical Prayer at the Lutheran Cathedral of Lund
• 1 November 2016 – Apostolic Journey to Sweden: Holy Mass in Swedbank Stadion, Malmö
• 2 November 2016 – Holy Mass for the Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed (Prima Porta Cemetery, 2 November 2016)
• 6 November 2016 – Jubilee of Mercy: Jubilee for prisoners

Speeches

• 10 October 2016 – To participants in the General Chapter of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate
• 20 October 2016 – To participants in the General Chapter of the Order of Augustinian Recollects
• 21 October 2016 – To participants in the International Conference on Pastoral Work for Vocations sponsored by the Congregation for the Clergy
• 21 October 2016 – To members of the John Paul II Foundation
• 31 October 2016 – Apostolic Journey to Sweden: Ecumenical event in Malmö Arena in Malmö
• 1 November 2016 – Apostolic Journey to Sweden: In-Flight Press Conference from Sweden to Rome (Papal Flight, 1 November 2016)
• 3 November 2016 – Interreligious audience
• 7 November 2016 – To the Second European Assembly of RENATE (Religious in Europe Networking against trafficking and exploitation)

Papal Tweets

• “Let us try always to be united with Jesus, following him especially on the way of the cross.” @Pontifex 20 October 2016
• “The sick, the poor, as well as the unborn, are all made in the image of God and worthy of the highest respect.” @Pontifex 21 October 2016
• ““Do not be afraid! Open wide the doors for Christ!” – Saint John Paul II, 22 October 1978” @Pontifex 22 October 2016
• “We are disciples, but also missionaries, bringing Christ wherever he asks us to be present.” @Pontifex 23 October 2016
• “Today there is an urgent need for politics and economics to be centered on the service of life.” @Pontifex 25 October 2016
• “Love is a patient effort by persons who dedicate themselves to listening and drawing closer to others.” @Pontifex 26 October 2016
• “The logic behind charity is to be willing to give up everything so that unity and love prevail.” @Pontifex 27 October 2016
• “Let us pray for our brothers and sisters who encounter discrimination and pay a personal price for their fidelity to the Gospel.” @Pontifex 28 October 2016
• “Let us abbandon a language of condemnation and embrace one of mercy.” @Pontifex 29 October 2016
• “I ask you to please pray that my journey to Sweden might contribute to the unity of all Christians.” @Pontifex 30 October 2016
• “Let us ask the Lord that his word, source of light and life, may help Christians be ever more united.” @Pontifex 31 October 2016
• “Christian unity is a priority, because we realize that much more unites us than separates us.” @Pontifex 31 October 2016
• “The saints have found the secret of authentic happiness, which lies deep within the soul and has its source in the love of God.” @Pontifex 1 November 2016
• “The Father watches over us, and his gaze of love inspires us to purify our past and to journey towards unity.” @Pontifex 1 November 2016
• “With faith we visit the graves of our loved ones, where we can also pray for those who no one remembers.” @Pontifex 2 November 2016
• “Christian life is a journey, but not a sorrowful journey; it is joyful.” @Pontifex 3 November 2016
• “Let us be moved by God’s watchful gaze. The one thing he desires is for us to abide like living branches in his Son Jesus.” @Pontifex 4 November 2016
• “Forgiveness is the essence of the love which can understand mistakes and mend them.” @Pontifex 5 November 2016
• “No cell is so isolated that it is shut to the Lord. His love reaches everywhere. I pray that each one may open his heart to this love.” @Pontifex 6 November 2016
• “Prophecy is saying that there is something truer, more beautiful, greater, of greater good to which we are all called.” @Pontifex 7 November 2016
• “May we make God’s merciful love ever more evident in our world through dialogue, mutual acceptance and fraternal cooperation.” @Pontifex 9 November 2016

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 8 September 2016 to 19 October 2016.

Angelus

• 9 October 2016

General Audiences

• 12 October 2016

Homilies

• 16 October 2016 – Holy Mass and Canonization of the Blesseds: Salomon Leclercq, José Sánchez del Río, Manuel González García, Lodovico Pavoni, Alfonso Maria Fusco, José Gabriel del Rosario Brochero, Elisabeth of the Holy Trinity Catez

Messages

• 8 September 2016 – Message for the 103th World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2017
• 14 October 2016 – Message for the World Food Day 2016

Speeches

• 7 October 2016 – To participants in the General Chapter of the Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate

Papal Tweets

• “Children have the right to a healthy and secure family environment. #migrants” @Pontifex 13 October 2016
• “No one is a stranger in the Christian community. #migrants” @Pontifex 13 October 2016
• “I entrust all child migrants to the protection of the Holy Family of Nazareth.” @Pontifex 13 October 2016
• “We are living the Gospel when we help the smallest and most vulnerable. #migrants” @Pontifex 13 October 2016
• “God never stops wanting our good, even when we sin.” @Pontifex 14 October 2016
• “Today St Teresa of Ávila invites us to pray more in order to be closer to God and to improve our lives.” @Pontifex 15 October 2016
• “Let us go forward with courage on the path to holiness!” @Pontifex 16 October 2016
• “May nothing keep you from growing in friendship with God.” @Pontifex 17 October 2016
• “Lord, come to our aid! Grant us peace, guide our steps in the way of peace. Mary, our Mother, pray for us.” @Pontifex 18 October 2016
• “Holiness is to live by being loving and offering our Christian witness in our everyday lives.” @Pontifex 19 October 2016

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 2 October 2016 to 11 October 2016.

General Audiences

• 5 October 2016

Homilies

• 9 October 2016 – Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy: Marian Jubilee

Speeches

• 2 October 2016 – Apostolic Journey to Georgia and Azerbaijan: In-Flight Press Conference from Azerbaijan to Rome (Papal Flight, 2 October 2016)
• 6 October 2016 – To His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Primates of the Anglican Communion
• 8 October 2016 – Marian Vigil on the occasion of the Jubilee of Mercy

Papal Tweets

• “It is by loving that the God-who-is-Love is proclaimed to the world.” @Pontifex 6 October 2016
• “The Rosary is a prayer which always accompanies me. It’s also the prayer of ordinary people and the saints…and a prayer from my heart.” @Pontifex 7 October 2016
• “Our Lady also wants to bring the great gift of Jesus to us all; and with him she brings us his love, his peace, and his joy.” @Pontifex 8 October 2016
• “We Christians have a Mother, the same Mother that Jesus had; we have a Father, the same as Jesus. We are not orphans!” @Pontifex 9 October 2016
• “Punishment should necessarily include hope! #NoDeathPenalty” @Pontifex 10 October 2016
• “To live joyfully we must let go of anger, wrath, violence, and revenge.” @Pontifex 11 October 2016

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