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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 3 April 2019 to 10 April 2019.

General Audiences

• 3 April 2019

Letters

• 4 April 2019 – Letter sent by the Holy Father to the people of L’Aquila for the tenth anniversary of the earthquake in Abruzzo

Speeches

• 6 April 2019 – To Members of the “Missionszentrale der Franziskaner” Foundation (Germany)

Papal Tweets

• “#Lent invites us to look upward with prayer, which frees us from a horizontal, flat life, where we find time only for our ego, but forget God.” @Pontifex 7 April 2019
• “During this time of #Lent we are invited to look to others too with charity, which frees us from the vanity of possessing, from thinking that things are good if they are good for me.” @Pontifex 7 April 2019
• “Lenten fasting frees us from our attachment to things, from the worldliness that anaesthetizes the heart. #Lent” @Pontifex 8 April 2019
• “May the Lord always give us hope for the future and the strength to keep going. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 9 April 2019
• “Almsgiving helps us emerge from the foolishness of living to accumulate everything for ourselves, under the illusion of securing a future that is not ours. #Lent” @Pontifex 10 April 2019

Papal Instagram

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 19 March 2019 to 5 April 2019.

Angelus

• 24 March 2019

Post-Syndoal Exhortation

• 25 March 2019 – “Christus vivit”: Post-Synodal Exhortation to Young People and to the entire People of God

General Audiences

• 27 March 2019

Homilies

• 29 March 2019 – Celebration of the Sacrament of Penance
• 31 March 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Morocco: Holy Mass (Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, 31 March 2019)

Motu Proprio

• 19 March 2019 – Apostolic Letter issued ‘Motu Proprio’ Communis vita

Speeches

• 29 March 2019 – To participants in the Course on the Internal Forum organized by the Tribunal of the Apostolic Penitentiary
• 30 March 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Morocco: Meeting with Migrants at the premises of diocesan Caritas
• 30 March 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Morocco: Appeal by His Majesty King Mohammed VI and His Holiness Pope Francis regarding Jerusalem / Al-Quds the Holy City and a place of encounter (Rabat, 30 March 2019)
• 30 March 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Morocco: Meeting with the Moroccan People, the Authorities, with Civil Society and with the Diplomatic Corps on the Esplanade of the Hassan Tower (Rabat, 30 March 2019)
• 31 March 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Morocco: Press Conference on the return flight from Rabat to Rome (Papal flight, 31 March 2019)
• 31 March 2019 – Apostolic Journey to Morocco: Meeting with Priests, Religious, Consecrated Persons and the Ecumenical Council of Churches (Cathedral of Rabat, 31 March 2019)
• 3 April 2019 – To the “Rainbow Choir” of the Home for the Elderly with Alzheimer’s in Bonheiden (Belgium)
• 4 April 2019 – To a Delegation of Catholic and Evangelical journalists from the Federal Republic of Germany

Papal Tweets

• “Brothers and sisters, God calls us once again to conversion: let us pray to obtain the grace of a new life in Christ the Lord. #24hoursfortheLord” @Pontifex 29 March 2019
• “Dear Moroccan friends, I am coming as a pilgrim of peace and fraternity. We Christians and Muslims believe in God, the Creator and the Merciful, who created people to live like brothers and sisters, respecting each other in their diversity, and helping one another in their needs.” @Pontifex 29 March 2019
• “The courage to encounter one another and extend a hand of friendship is a pathway of peace and harmony for humanity. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex 30 March 2019
• “Every human being has the right to life, to dream and to find his or her rightful place in our “common home”! Every person has a right to the future. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex 30 March 2019
• “Charity, especially towards the vulnerable, is the best opportunity we have to keep working to build up a culture of encounter. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex 31 March 2019
• “Jesus invites us to contemplate the heart of our Father. Only from that perspective can we acknowledge once more that we are brothers and sisters. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex 31 March 2019
• “I thank all the Moroccan people for your warm welcome. May the Almighty, Gracious and Merciful, protect you and bless Morocco! #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex 31 March 2019
• “Let us not pass this favourable time of #Lent in vain! Let us ask God to assist us on a journey of true conversion.” @Pontifex 1 April 2019
• “Christ is alive! He is our hope, and in a wonderful way he brings youth to our world. #ChristusVivit http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20190325_christus-vivit.html …” @Pontifex 2 April 2019
• “The Church is young when she receives ever anew the strength born of God’s Word, the Eucharist, and the daily presence of Christ and the power of His Spirit in our lives. The Church is young when she shows herself capable of constantly returning to her source. #ChristusVivit” @Pontifex 2 April 2019
• “If you are young in years, but feel weak, weary or disillusioned, ask Jesus to renew you. With him, hope never fails. #ChristusVivit http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20190325_christus-vivit.html …” @Pontifex 2 April 2019
• “Through prayer we learn to renounce the idolatry and self-sufficiency of our ego, and to admit we need the Lord and His mercy. #Lent” @Pontifex 3 April 2019
• “When we pray, let us recall that we do so with Jesus. Jesus is our courage. Jesus is our security, who in this moment intercedes for us. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 4 April 2019
• “Video” @Pontifex 4 April 2019
• “Fasting from sin gives hope to creation too, which will be “set free from slavery to corruption and share in the glorious freedom of the children of God” (Rom 8:21). #Lent” @Pontifex 5 April 2019

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 31 January 2019 to 20 March 2019.

Angelus

• 10 March 2019

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 31 January 2019 – The joyful priest
• 1 February 2019 – Memory and hope
• 7 February 2019 – Humility and healing
• 8 February 2019 – The great gift of martyrdom
• 18 February 2019 – Compromises in response to uncomfortable questions
• 19 February 2019 – God’s feelings
• 28 February 2019 – Five minutes for an examination of conscience

Messages

• 27 February 2019 – Video message of the Holy Father to the participants in the 7th World Congress Against the Death Penalty [Brussells, 27 February – 1 March 2019],
• 2 March 2019 – Video message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the inauguration of the new healthcare centre of the Bambino Gesù Hospital in Bangui, Central African Republic

Speeches

• 7 March 2019 – Meeting with the Priests of the Diocese of Rome
• 15 March 2019 – The Holy Father Francis’ words of thanks at the end of the Spiritual Exercises (Ariccia, 15 March 2019)
• 16 March 2019 – To members of the Confederation of Italian Cooperatives
• 18 March 2019 – To Officials of the Court of Auditors
• 18 March 2019 – To Men and Women Religious of the Camillian Charismatic Family

Papal Tweets

• “#Lent is a reminder to stop, to return to the essential, to fast from all that is superfluous and distracting. It is a wake-up call for the spirit.” @Pontifex 16 March 2019
• “#Lent is a journey of returning to the essential, during which the Lord asks us to follow three steps: almsgiving, prayer, and fasting.” @Pontifex 17 March 2019
• “I pray for the victims of the horrible attack against two mosques in #Christchurch, New Zealand. I renew my invitation for prayer and gestures of peace to combat hatred and violence.” @Pontifex 17 March 2019
• “How do we not judge, not condemn, and forgive? ”Give and it will be given to you“: be generous in giving. Not only material alms, but spiritual alms too: spend time with someone in need, visit someone who is sick, offer a smile. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 18 March 2019
• “Saint Joseph, spouse of the Virgin Mary, watch over the whole Church always, and protect Her in every moment.” @Pontifex 19 March 2019
• “#Lent is rediscovering that we are made for the flame that always burns: for God, for the eternity of Heaven, and not for the world.” @Pontifex 20 March 2019
• “I express my sorrow and closeness to the dear people of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi, affected by Cyclone Idai. I entrust the many victims and their families to the mercy of God. #PrayForAfrica #cycloneIdai” @Pontifex 20 March 2019

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 5 January 2017 to 7 March 2019.

Angelus

• 24 February 2019

General Audiences

• 27 February 2019

Homilies

• 6 March 2019 – Holy Mass, Blessing and Imposition of the Ashes

Messages

• 2 February 2018 – 22nd World Day for Consecrated Life – Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
• 2 February 2019 – 23nd World Day for Consecrated Life – Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
• 11 February 2019 – Message for the Fraternity Campaign 2019 promoted by the Brazilian Church

Speeches

• 5 January 2017 – To the people affected by the earthquake
• 17 March 2017 – To participants in the 28th Course on the internal forum sponsored by the Apostolic Penitentiary
• 28 February 2019 – To Members of the “Circolo San Pietro”
• 28 February 2019 – To Participants at the Meeting commemorating the 50th anniversary of the death of Cardinal Agostino Bea

Papal Tweets

• “Let’s take a little time every day to examine our conscience, to convert to the Lord. Five minutes at the end of each day will help us think about a change of heart and conversion to the Lord, without procrastination. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 28 February 2019
• “In order to pray well, we need to have the heart of a child.” @Pontifex 1 March 2019
• “Sometimes we may feel we are alone in facing difficulties. But, even if He doesn’t intervene immediately, the Lord walks by our side and, if we keep going forward, He will open up a new path.” @Pontifex 2 March 2019
• “Let us hear the cry of the earth, wounded in a thousand ways by human greed. Let us allow her to remain a welcoming home, in which no one feels excluded. #WorldWildlifeDay” @Pontifex 3 March 2019
• “Prayer gives consistency and vitality to everything we do.” @Pontifex 4 March 2019
• “Video” @Pontifex 5 March 2019
• “The Lenten journey begins today, Ash Wednesday. I invite each of you to live this time in an authentic spirit of penance and conversion, like a return to the Father, who awaits us all with open arms.” @Pontifex 6 March 2019
• “At the beginning of Lent, it would do us good to ask for the grace to preserve the memory of all that the Lord has done in our lives, of how He has loved us. #SantaMarta” @Pontifex 7 March 2019

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 4 October 2018 to 27 February 2019.

Angelus

• 17 February 2019

General Audiences

• 20 February 2019

Messages

• 4 October 2018 – Lent 2019: “For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God” (Rm 8:19)

Speeches

• 21 February 2019 – Meeting “The Protection of Minors in the Church”: Introduction of the Holy Father
• 22 February 2019 – Meeting “The Protection of Minors in the Church”: Intervention by the Holy Father Francis after hearing the report by Dr. Ghisoni, under-secretary of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
• 24 February 2019 – Meeting “The Protection of Minors in the Church”: Address of His Holiness at the end of the Eucharistic Concelebration
• 25 February 2019 – To Participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life
• 25 February 2019 – To a Delegation of the “Apostolikì Diakonìa” of the Church of Greece

Papal Tweets

• “Let us ask the Holy Spirit to sustain us during these days and to help us transform this evil into an opportunity for awareness and purification. #PBC2019” @Pontifex 21 February 2019
• “Lord, you know how we resist placing the sufferings of others in our heart. Open our hearts and shape them in your image. #PBC2019” @Pontifex 21 February 2019
• “Lord, deliver us from the temptation to want to save ourselves, and our reputations; help us to acknowledge our guilt and to seek humble and concrete answers together, and in communion with all the People of God. #PBC2019” @Pontifex 22 February 2019
• “Lord, focus our gaze on what is essential, make us strip ourselves of everything that does not help to make the Gospel of Jesus Christ transparent. #PBC2019” @Pontifex 23 February 2019
• “Every abuse is an atrocity. In people’s justified anger, the Church sees the reflection of the wrath of God. It is our duty to listen attentively to this silent cry. #PBC2019 http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2019/february/documents/papa-francesco_20190224_incontro-protezioneminori-chiusura.html …” @Pontifex 24 February 2019
• “God’s love is the only power capable of making all things new.” @Pontifex 25 February 2019
• “Religious life consists in loving God with all your heart, and your neighbour as yourself.” @Pontifex 26 February 2019
• “If you believe in God you must try to live justly with everyone, according to the golden rule: “Do to others whatever you would have them do to you” (Mt 7,12).” @Pontifex 27 February 2019

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 8 January 2019 to 10 February 2019.

Angelus

• 3 February 2019

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 8 January 2019 – No to the culture of indifference

General Audiences

• 6 February 2019

Messages

• 10 February 2019 – Video message of the Holy Father to the participants in the World Government Summit [Dubai, 10–12 february 2019] (10 february 2019)

Speeches

• 1 February 2019 – To Participants at the General Chapter of the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of God (Fatebenefratelli) (1th February 2019)
• 1 February 2019 – To the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches (1th February 2019)
• 3 February 2019 – Apostolic Journey to the United Arab Emirates: Greeting to journalists on the flight to Abu Dhabi (Papal flight, 3 February 2019)
• 4 February 2019 – Apostolic Journey to the United Arab Emirates: Interreligious meeting at the Founder’s Memorial (Abu Dhabi, 4 February 2019)
• 5 February 2019 – Apostolic Journey to the United Arab Emirates: Press Conference on the return flight from Abu Dhabi to Rome (Papal flight, 5 February 2019)
• 7 February 2019 – To Personnel of the “Regina Coeli” District House of Rome
• 8 February 2019 – To Members of the Galileo Foundation
• 9 February 2019 – To teachers and students of the Alphonsian Academy Higher Institute of Theology
• 9 February 2019 – To the National Association of Magistrates

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus