Category: +Religion

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

Angelus

• 2 October 2022 – Angelus

General Audiences

• 28 September 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis On Discernment’ 3. The elements of discernment. Familiarity with the Lord

Homilies

• 25 September 2022 – Pastoral Visit to Matera for the conclusion of the 27th National Eucharistic Congress’ Eucharistic Concelebration

Messages

• 21 September 2022 – Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to the Participants in the ‘Ursuline Global Education Compact’
• 2 October 2022 – Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to the Delegates of the XXV World Congress of Stella Maris – Apostleship of the Sea [Glasgow, 2–5 ottobre 2022]

Speeches

• 5 May 2022 – To Participants in the Plenary Assembly of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG)
• 23 June 2022 – To participants in the meeting organized by the Pontifical Academy of Mary on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Anti-Mafia Investigative Directorate (D.I.A.)
• 25 June 2022 – Audience with the Orionine Family on the 150th anniversary of the birth of Saint Luigi Orione and the participants in the General Chapter of the Sons of Divine Providence
• 29 September 2022 – To Participants in the meeting on refugees promoted by the Pontifical Gregorian University
• 30 September 2022 – To the Participants in the International Summit’ ‘Sport for all. Cohesive, Accessible and Tailored to each Person’
• 3 October 2022 – To participants in the General Chapter of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate

Papal Tweets

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

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

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

Angelus

• 25 September 2022 – Pastoral Visit to Matera for the conclusion of the 27th National Eucharistic Congress’ Angelus

Speeches

• 15 September 2022 – Apostolic Journey to Kazakhstan’ Press Conference on the return flight to Rome
• 16 September 2022 – To Participants in the General Chapter of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists)
• 22 September 2022 – To the participants in the International Thomistic Congress, promoted by the Pontifical Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas
• 22 September 2022 – To the participants in the meeting of Deloitte Global
• 22 September 2022 – To the Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré (Premonstratensians) on the occasion of the ninth centenary of the founding of the Abbey of Prémontré
• 24 September 2022 – Visit of the Holy Father Francis to Assisi for the ‘Economy of Francesco’ event
• 26 September 2022 – To the participants in the General Chapter of the Capuchin Tertiary Sisters of the Holy Family
• 26 September 2022 – To the participants in the meeting of the ‘Shalom’ Catholic Community

Papal Tweets

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

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

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

Angelus

• 18 September 2022 – Angelus

General Audiences

• 21 September 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis’ The Apostolic Journey in Kazakhstan

Homilies

• 14 September 2022 – Apostolic Journey to Kazakhstan’ Holy Mass in the ‘Expo grounds’ (Nur-Sultan)

Speeches

• 12 September 2022 – To the Members of the Swiss Student Society
• 14 September 2022 – Apostolic Journey to Kazakhstan’ Opening and Plenary Session of the ‘VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions’ (Nur-Sultan)
• 15 September 2022 – Apostolic Journey to Kazakhstan’ Reading of the Final Declaration and Conclusion of the Congress at the ‘Palace of Peace and Reconciliation’ (Nur-Sultan)
• 15 September 2022 – Apostolic Journey to Kazakhstan’ Meeting with Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Consecrated Persons, Seminarians and Pastoral Workers (Nur-Sultan)
• 16 September 2022 – To Members of the Administration Board of the ‘Populorum Progressio’ Foundation
• 17 September 2022 – To the Pilgrims from the dioceses of Alessandria and Spoleto

Papal Tweets

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

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

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

Angelus

• 4 September 2022 – Angelus

Apostolic Letter

• 3 September 2022 – Decree for the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta (S.M.O.M.)

General Audiences

• 31 August 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis On Discernment’ 1. What does it mean to discern?

Homilies

• 4 September 2022 – Holy Mass and beatification of the Servant of God, Pope John Paul I

Messages

• 21 July 2022 – Message of His Holiness Pope Francis, signed by the Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on the occasion of the 43rd Meeting for Friendship among Peoples [Rimini, 20–25 August 2022] (21 July 20

Speeches

• 1 September 2022 – To members of the Italian Association of Teachers and Practitioners of Liturgy (1st September 2022)
• 1 September 2022 – To participants in the General Chapter of the Schönstatt Fathers (1st September 2022)
• 3 September 2022 – To Members of the AVSI Foundation for the ‘Open Hospitals’ Project in Syria
• 5 September 2022 – Delegation from Caritas Spain

Papal Tweets

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

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 24 August 2022 to 30 August 2022.

Angelus

• 28 August 2022 – Pastoral Visit to L’Aquila’ Angelus

General Audiences

• 24 August 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis On Old Age’ 18. The labour pains of creation. The story of the creature as a mystery of gestation

Homilies

• 27 August 2022 – Ordinary Public Consistory for the creation of new Cardinals and for the vote on some Causes of Canonization
• 28 August 2022 – Pastoral Visit to L’Aquila’ Holy Mass
• 30 August 2022 – Holy Mass with the new Cardinals and the College of Cardinals

Speeches

• 25 August 2022 – To the Participants in the meeting promoted by the International Catholic Legislators Network
• 28 August 2022 – Pastoral Visit to L’Aquila’ Greeting to the families of the victims, the authorities and citizens present in the Square

Papal Tweets

• “As we approach the end of our lives, the essentials of life that we hold most dear become definitively clear to us. Our whole life appears like a seed that will have to be buried so that its flower and its fruit can be born.” @Pontifex, 24 August 2022
• “We need #peace! #PrayTogether #Ukraine Image” @Pontifex, 24 August 2022
• “Ми потребуємо миру! #МолімосяРазом #Україна ##Мир bAGMXFlA Image” @Pontifex, 24 August 2022
• “Мы нуждаемся в мире! #МолимсяВместе #Украина #Мир QXGuRm Image” @Pontifex, 24 August 2022
• “Peace is not often achieved by famous people, but by the daily determination of ordinary men and women.” @Pontifex, 25 August 2022
• “Prayer helps us maintain a lively faith. The oil of faith preserves it, turning our thoughts often toward the Lord. Looking at the image of the crucifix, fixing our eyes on Jesus, can help us a lot. This is a beautiful way to pray.” @Pontifex, 26 August 2022
• “A Cardinal loves the Church, always with that same spiritual fire, whether dealing with great questions or handling everyday problems, with the powerful of this world or those ordinary people who are great in God’s eyes.” @Pontifex, 27 August 2022
• “Today too, Jesus wants to bring this fire to the earth. He wants to light it anew on the shores of our daily lives. Jesus calls us by name; he looks us in the eye and he asks: Can I count on you? Kz Vatican” @Pontifex, 27 August 2022
• “Mercy is the experience of feeling welcomed, put back on our feet, strengthened, healed, encouraged. To be forgiven is to experience here and now that which comes closest to being resurrected.” @Pontifex, 28 August 2022
• “et us #PrayTogether for the people of Pakistan, hit by floods of disastrous proportions. Let us pray for the numerous victims, for the wounded and those forced from their homes, and that international solidarity might be prompt and generous.” @Pontifex, 28 August 2022
• “Let us #PrayTogether for the people of Ukraine and for all those who suffer because of war. May the God of #peace revive a human and Christian sense of pity and mercy in the hearts of the leaders of nations.” @Pontifex, 28 August 2022
• “Celestine V was a courageous witness of the Gospel. In him, we admire a Church free from worldly logic, witnessing completely to that name of God which is Mercy.” @Pontifex, 28 August 2022
• “The Word of God for today invites us to become humble and meek. Beginning with our misery, humility makes us take our gaze off ourselves in order to turn it toward God.” @Pontifex, 28 August 2022
• “To renew our faith and our common mission, we are called to rediscover the core of the faith: our relationship with Jesus and the preaching of his Gospel to the whole world. This is essential!” @Pontifex, 29 August 2022
• “Dear brothers and sisters, a minister of the Church is someone who experiences wonder before God’s plan and, in that spirit, passionately loves the Church, ready to be at the service of her mission wherever and however the Holy Spirit may choose.” @Pontifex, 30 August 2022

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 6 August 2022 to 23 August 2022.

Angelus

• 21 August 2022 – Angelus

General Audiences

• 17 August 2022 – General Audience ’ Catechesis on Old Age – 17. The ‘Ancient of days’. Old age is a reassurance regarding the destination to a life that never dies again

Papal Tweets

• “The witness of the elderly unites the generations of life. Same with the dimensions of time: past, present and future. The various ages of life are not separate worlds competing with each other. The alliance of the elderly and children will save the human family. #BlessingOfTime” @Pontifex, 17 August 2022
• “Jesus shows us the patience of God, the merciful Father who calls us even at the last hour, who does not demand perfection but heartfelt enthusiasm, who wants to open a breach in our hardened hearts.” @Pontifex, 18 August 2022
• “To love like Jesus means to serve & give our life. To serve means to put others’ interests first, to fight the cancer of indifference, to share the gifts God has given us. To give our life means to leave egoism behind, to make our lives a gift, spending ourselves for all in need.” @Pontifex, 19 August 2022
• “Without humility we cannot encounter God, we cannot experience salvation, and we cannot even encounter our neighbour, the brother and sister living near us.” @Pontifex, 20 August 2022
• “I am following with concern and sorrow the situation created in Nicaragua. I would like to express my conviction and my hope that, through an open and sincere dialogue, the basis for a respectful and peaceful co-existence might still be found. #PrayTogether” @Pontifex, 21 August 2022
• “Jesus urges us to enter through the narrow door. This means following him in love, just like those who suffer because of their faith but who continue to pray and love, responding to evil with good, thus finding the strength to forgive. #GospelOfTheDay Lk 13:22–30” @Pontifex, 21 August 2022
• “The mercy of God, who has made us brothers and sisters, calls us to be builders of harmony and peace.” @Pontifex, 22 August 2022
• “#Peace is primarily an attitude of the heart. It is born of justice, grows in fraternity, flourishes on gratuitousness. It inspires us to serve the truth.” @Pontifex, 23 August 2022

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 10 August 2022 to 16 August 2022.

Angelus

• 14 August 2022 – Angelus
• 15 August 2022 – Angelus, Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

General Audiences

• 10 August 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis on Old Age’ 16. ‘I go to prepare a place for you’. Old age, a time projected towards fulfilment

Messages

• 10 August 2022 – Video Message of the Holy Father to a group of missionaries in Argentina

Papal Tweets

• “Old age is the phase in life most suited to spreading the joyful news that life is the initiation to a final fulfilment. And the best is yet to come. May God grant us an old age capable of this!” @Pontifex, 10 August 2022
• “Those who believe themselves to be rich, successful and secure, base everything on themselves and close themselves off from God and their brothers and sisters, whereas those who know they are poor and not self-sufficient remain open to God and their neighbour. And they find joy.” @Pontifex, 11 August 2022
• “We are unique, free and alive, called to live a love story with God, to make bold and firm decisions, to accept the marvelous risk of loving.” @Pontifex, 12 August 2022
• “We need to pray always, even when everything seems in vain, when God appears to be deaf and mute and it seems we are wasting time. Even if heaven is overshadowed, the Christian does not stop praying.” @Pontifex, 13 August 2022
• “The Gospel sets us in motion, and drives us to open up to God and our brothers. It is just like fire: while it warms us with God’s love, it wants to burn our selfishness, enlighten the dark sides of life, consume the false idols that enslave us. #GospelOfTheDay” @Pontifex, 14 August 2022
• “The populations of Somalia and various zones of the neighbouring countries, who already live in very precarious conditions, now find themselves in mortal danger due to drought. I hope that international solidarity can respond effectively to this emergency. #PrayTogether” @Pontifex, 14 August 2022
• “Looking at the Mother of God in glory, we understand that true power is service, that to reign means to love, and that this is the road to Heaven. #Assumption” @Pontifex, 15 August 2022
• “Let us continue to invoke the intercession of Our Lady, so that God might give the world peace, and let us pray in particular for the Ukrainian people.” @Pontifex, 15 August 2022
• “Love goes beyond usefulness, convenience or duty; love generates wonder, it inspires creative, freely-given zeal.” @Pontifex, 16 August 2022

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 16 July 2022 to 9 August 2022.

Angelus

• 7 August 2022 – Angelus

General Audiences

• 3 August 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis’ The Apostolic Journey in Canada

Messages

• 16 July 2022 – Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the Youth Festival (Mladifest) [Medjugorje, 1–6 August 2022]

Speeches

• 29 July 2022 – Apostolic Journey to Canada’ Press Conference on the return flight to Rome
• 5 August 2022 – To the participants in the ‘Alpha Youth Camp’

Papal Tweets

• “My #ApostolicJourney to #Canada was a penitential pilgrimage. Together we remembered the good memory of the thousands of years of history of these peoples, in harmony with their land and the painful memory of the abuse they suffered.” @Pontifex, 3 August 2022
• “The second step of our journey was reconciliation, and the third, healing, drawing from Christ, the spring of living water. There, in Jesus, we saw the proximity of the Father who heals wounds and also forgives sins.” @Pontifex, 3 August 2022
• “May the fortitude and peaceful action of the indigenous peoples of #Canada be an example for all indigenous peoples not to close in on themselves, but to offer their contribution for a more fraternal humanity that knows how to love creation and the Creator.” @Pontifex, 3 August 2022
• “I hope that #Lebanon, with the help of the international community, may continue on the path of rebirth, remaining faithful to its vocation to be a land of peace and pluralism, where communities of different religions can live in fraternity.” @Pontifex, 4 August 2022
• “Jesus, the Good Shepherd, cares for us because he truly loves us. We, the Church’s pastors, are asked to show that same generosity in tending the flock, so as to manifest Jesus’ concern for everyone and his compassion for each person’s wounds. #CureOfArs” @Pontifex, 4 August 2022
• “To give hope to others, sometimes it is simply enough to be kind, to put aside your own worries and priorities in order to show interest, give the gift of a smile, speak an encouraging word, create a space for listening amid so much indifference.” @Pontifex, 5 August 2022
• “Being disciples of Jesus and progressing along the path of #holiness means first and foremost letting ourselves be transfigured by the power of God’s love.” @Pontifex, 6 August 2022
• “The departure of the first ships loaded with grain from the ports of Ukraine is a sign of hope. I sincerely hope that, following in this direction, there might be an end to combat and that a just and lasting peace might be reached.” @Pontifex, 7 August 2022
• “Brothers and sisters, let us walk without fear, in the certainty that the Lord accompanies us always. And let us stay awake lest we be asleep when the Lord passes by. #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 12:32)” @Pontifex, 7 August 2022
• “Reviving a dialogue happens not with words, but witth silence; not by insisting, but by patiently beginning anew to patiently listen to another person, hearing about their struggles and what they carry inside. The healing of the heart begins with listening.” @Pontifex, 8 August 2022
• “How precious is that profoundly genuine sense of family and community among #IndigenousPeoples! And how important it is to cultivate properly the bond between young and old, and to maintain a healthy and harmonious relationship with all of creation!” @Pontifex, 9 August 2022

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 26 July 2022 to 2 August 2022.

Angelus

• 31 July 2022 – Angelus

Homilies

• 26 July 2022 – Apostolic Journey to Canada’ Participation in the ‘Lac Ste. Anne Pilgrimage’ and Liturgy of the Word
• 28 July 2022 – Apostolic Journey to Canada’ Holy Mass at the National Shrine of Saint Anne de Beaupré
• 28 July 2022 – Apostolic Journey to Canada’ Vespers with Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Consecrated persons, Seminarians and Pastoral workers in the Cathedral of Notre Dame (Québec)

Speeches

• 27 July 2022 – Apostolic Journey to Canada’ Meeting with Civil Authorities, Representatives of Indigenous Peoples and Members of the Diplomatic Corps at the ‘Citadelle de Québec’
• 29 July 2022 – Apostolic Journey to Canada’ Meeting with a Delegation of Indigenous Peoples in Québec in the Archbishop’s Residence in Québec
• 29 July 2022 – Apostolic Journey to Canada’ Meeting with young people and elders in the primary school square (Iqaluit)

Papal Tweets

• “The message of unity that Heaven sends to earth does not fear differences, but invites us to communion, to start afresh together, because we are all pilgrims on a journey. #IndigenousPeoples #Canada” @Pontifex, 26 July 2022
• “As a Church, all of us need to be healed fom the temptation of choosing to defend the institution rather than seeking the truth. With God’s help, let us contribute to the building up of a Mother Church that is pleasing to Him. #IndigenousPeoples #Canada” @Pontifex, 26 July 2022
• “Dear #Indigenous brothers and sisters, I have come here as a pilgrim also to say to you how precious you are to me and to the Church. May the Lord help us move forward in the healing process, towards an ever more healthy and renewed future. #Canada” @Pontifex, 26 July 2022
• “Today too, there are any number of forms of ideological colonization that become open to the “cancel culture” that neglects their duties toward the most weak and vulnerable: the poor, migrants, the elderly, the sick, the unborn… They are the forgotten ones in well-off societies.” @Pontifex, 27 July 2022
• “Together with the bishops of #Canada, I renew my request for forgiveness for the wrong done by so many Christians against the #IndigenousPeoples. It is tragic when some believers conform themselves to the conventions of the world rather than to the Gospel.” @Pontifex, 27 July 2022
• “We can learn much from the #IndigenousPeoples, from their ability to listen attentively to God, to persons and to nature. And we need it, especially amid the frenzied pace of today’s world that makes difficult a truly human, sustainable and integral development. #Canada” @Pontifex, 27 July 2022
• “It will not be the arms race and strategies of deterrence that will bring peace and security. We need not ask how to pursue wars, but how to stop them. What is needed is creative and farsighted policies capable of moving beyond the categories of opposition.” @Pontifex, 27 July 2022
• “Whenever our failures lead to an encounter with the Lord, life and hope are reborn and we are able to be reconciled: with ourselves, with our brothers and sisters, and with God. #ApostolicJourney #Canada” @Pontifex, 28 July 2022
• “Let us allow ourselves to meet Jesus. Let us allow his Word to show us the way to healing and reconciliation. Let us break the Eucharistic Bread together, so that we can see ourselves once again as beloved children of the Father, called to be brothers and sisters all.” @Pontifex, 28 July 2022
• “Lord Jesus, our strength and consolation, stay with us when hope fades and the night of disappointment falls. For if You walk at our side, failure gives way to the hope of new life. #ApostolicJourney #Canada” @Pontifex, 28 July 2022
• “The Church in #Canada has been hurt by the evil perpetrated by some of its sons and daughters. I would like once more to ask forgiveness of all the victims of abuse. The pain and the shame we feel must become an occasion for conversion: never again! #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 28 July 2022
• “The Gospel is preached effectively when life itself speaks and reveals the freedom that sets others free, the compassion that asks for nothing in return, the mercy that silently speaks of Christ. #ApostolicJourney #Canada” @Pontifex, 28 July 2022
• “I’ve come to #Canada as a pilgrim to walk with you & for the #IndigenousPeoples so that progress may be made in the search for truth, in the processes of healing & reconciliation, & so that seeds of hope be sown for indigenous & non-indigenous people who want to live fraternally.” @Pontifex, 29 July 2022
• “Dear #YoungPeople, in a world in which scandals, war, injustice, environmental destruction, indifference towards those in need, disillusionment on the part of those who should be giving an example, are not lacking, you are the answer because the future is in your hands.” @Pontifex, 29 July 2022
• “In a world so often individualistic, how precious is your profoundly genuine sense of family & community toward the #IndegenousPeoples! How important it is to cultivate the bond between the young & the old, and to preserve a healthy & harmonious relationship with all of creation!” @Pontifex, 29 July 2022
• “Dear brothers & sisters of the #IndigenousPeoples, I now return home bearing in my heart the treasure of all those who have left a mark on me, your faces, smiles and words, stories & places will always remain with me. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 29 July 2022
• “My thoughts and prayers in these days have focused often on Saint Kateri Tekakwitha. We venerate her for her devotion to prayer and work, and her ability to endure many trials patiently and meekly. #IndigenousPeoples” @Pontifex, 29 July 2022
• “On the feast of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, I extend a heartfelt greeting to my fellow-Jesuits. Continue to walk zealously and joyfully in serving the Lord. Be courageous!” @Pontifex, 31 July 2022
• “Let us continue to pray for the suffering and battered Ukrainian people, asking God to free them from the scourge of war. The only reasonable thing to do would be to stop and negotiate. May wisdom inspire concrete steps toward peace.” @Pontifex, 31 July 2022
• “Accumulating material goods is not enough to live well, for Jesus says that life does not consist in what one possesses (Lk 12:15). It depends, instead, on good relationships – with God, with others, and even with those who have less. #GospelOfTheDay” @Pontifex, 31 July 2022
• “I thank all those who made this penitential pilgrimage possible, beginning with the Civil Authorities, the Chiefs of the Indigenous Peoples, and the Canadian Bishops. I sincerely thank all those who accompanied me with their prayer.” @Pontifex, 31 July 2022
• “The use of #NuclearWeapons, as well as their mere possession, is immoral. Trying to defend and ensure stability and peace through a false sense of security and a “balance of terror” ends up poisoning relationships between peoples and obstructs real dialogue. #NPTRevCon” @Pontifex, 1 August 2022
• “Let us #PrayTogether for small and medium-sized businesses, hard hit by the economic and social crisis, that they may find the necessary means to continue operating and serving their communities. #PrayerIntention Video” @Pontifex, 2 August 2022

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