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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 2 February 2015 to 16 February 2015.

Angelus

• 8 February 2015

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 5 February 2015 – I will cure you
• 6 February 2015 – The great one’s darkest hour
• 9 February 2015 – Working with God
• 10 February 2015 – Two identity cards

General Audiences

• 11 February 2015

Homilies

• 8 February 2015 – Visit to the Roman Parish «San Michele Arcangelo a Pietralata»
• 14 February 2015 – Ordinary Public Consistory for the creation of 20 new Cardinals
• 15 February 2015 – Holy Mass with the new Cardinals

Messages

• 7 February 2015 – Video message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the meeting “The Ideas of Expo 2015”

Speeches

• 2 February 2015 – To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Lithuania on their “ad Limina” visit
• 5 February 2015 – To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Greece on their “ad Limina” visit
• 6 February 2015 – To the Prefects of various Italian cities
• 7 February 2015 – To participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Laity
• 7 February 2015 – To participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Culture
• 7 February 2015 – To the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar
• 12 February 2015 – Greeting of the Holy Father to Cardinals gathered for the Consistory
• 16 February 2015 – To the Moderator and Representatives of the Church of Scotland

Papal Tweets

• “Jesus came to bring joy to everyone in every age.” @Pontifex 16 February 2015

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 31 January 2015 – 08 February 2015.

Angelus

• 01 February 2015

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 03 February 2015 – The Gospel in hand (3 February 2015)

General Audiences

• 04 February 2015

Homilies

• 02 February 2015 – Feast of the Presentation of the Lord – XIX World Day of Consecrated Life (2 February 2015)

Letters

• 02 February 2015 – Letter to the Presidents of Episcopal Conferences and Superiors of Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life concerning the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors (2 February 2015)

Speeches

• 31 January 2015 – To representatives of the Italian National Confederation of Independent Farmers [Coldiretti] (31 January 2015)

Papal Tweets

• 03 February 2015 – We are all sinners. We are all called to a conversion of heart.
• 06 February 2015 – Having faith does not mean having no difficulties, but having the strength to face them, knowing we are not alone.
• 08 February 2015 – Jesus is not a figure from the past: he continues now and always to light the way for us.

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 28 October 2014 – 31 January 2015

Angelus

• 25 January 2015

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 22 January 2015 – He who intercedes on our behalf (22 January 2015)
• 23 January 2015 – When God forgets (23 January 2015)
• 26 January 2015 – We owe it all to women (26 January 2015)
• 27 January 2015 – The food of Jesus (27 January 2015)
• 29 January 2015 – No to ecclesial elites who privatize the faith
• 30 January 2015 – That first love

General Audiences

• 21 January 2015
• 28 January 2015

Homilies

• 25 January 2015 – Solemnity of the Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle – Celebration of Vespers (25 January 2015)

Letters

• 04 January 2015 – Letter of the Holy Father to those who will be created Cardinals at the upcoming Consistory (4 January 2015)

Messages

• 27 November 2014 – Message of the Holy Father to the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Peru on the occasion of the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [Lima, 1–12 December 2014] (27 November 2014)

Speeches

• 28 October 2014 – To participants in the World Meeting of Popular Movements (28 October 2014)
• 01 December 2014 – Meeting with the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Switzerland on their “ad Limina” visit (1st December 2014)
• 19 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: In-Flight Press Conference of His Holiness Pope Francis from the Philippines to Rome
• 21 January 2015 – To an ecumenical delegation from Finland for the Feast of Saint Henrik (22 January 2015)
• 22 January 2015 – To the Officers and Agents of the General Inspectorate for Public Security at the Vatican (22 January 2015)
• 23 January 2015 – Inauguration of the Judicial Year of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota (23 January 2015)
• 24 January 2015 – To participants in the International Congress sponsored by the Faculty of Canon Law of the Pontifical Gregorian University (24 January 2015)
• 24 January 2015 – To participants in the Ecumenical Colloquium of Men and Women Religious, held by the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (24 January 2015)
• 24 January 2015 – To participants in the Meeting sponsored by the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (24 January 2015)
• 30 January 2015 – To the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue Between the Catholic Church and the Oriental Orthodox Churches (30 January 2015)

Papal Tweets

• 22 January 2015 – Every Life is a Gift. #marchforlife
• 24 January 2015 – Practicing charity is the best way to evangelize.
• 27 January 2015 – Auschwitz cries out with the pain of immense suffering and pleads for a future of respect, peace and encounter among peoples.
• 30 January 2015 – A credible witness to truth and to the values of the Gospel is urgently needed.
• 31 January 2015 – True love does not pay attention to the evil it suffers. It rejoices in doing good.

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 9 – 19 January 2015.

Angelus

• 11 January 2015

Homilies

• 11 January 2015 – Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
• 14 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Holy Mass and Rite of Canonization of Blessed Joseph Vaz
• 16 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Holy Mass with the Bishops, Priests and Religious people gathered in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Manila)
• 17 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Holy Mass (Tacloban International Airport)
• 18 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Holy Mass at Rizal Park (Manila)

Messages

• 9 January 2015 – Message to participants in the meeting of the Presidents of the Doctrinal Commissions of the European Episcopal Conferences (Esztergom, Hungary, 13–15 January 2015)

Speeches

• 12 January 2015 – Meeting with Members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See
• 13 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Arrival ceremony (International Airport of Colombo)
• 13 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Interreligious Meeting at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall
• 14 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Marian prayer at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary (Madhu)
• 15 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Press Conference onboard the Flight from Colombo to Manila
• 16 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Meeting with Authorities and the Diplomatic Corps at the Rizal Ceremonial Hall of the Malacañang Presidential Palace (Manila)
• 16 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Meeting with families at the Mall of Asia Arena (Manila)
• 17 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Meeting with Priests, Religious, Seminarians and families of survivors of Typhoon Yolanda (Cathedral of Palo)
• 18 January 2015 – Sri Lanka – Philippines: Meeting with the young people in the sports field of Santo Tomas University (Manila)

Papal Tweets

• “Please pray with me for everyone in Sri Lanka and the Philippines as I begin my trip.” @pontifex, 12 January 2015
• “Saint Joseph Vaz, teach us to grow in holiness and to live the Gospel’s message of mercy.” @pontifex, 14 January 2015
• “May God bless and protect Sri Lanka.” @pontifex, 15 January 2015
• “The Philippines bear witness to the youthfulness and vitality of the Church.” @pontifex, 16 January 2015
• “The family is the greatest treasure of any country. Let us all work to protect and strengthen this, the cornerstone of society.” @pontifex, 16 January 2015
• “The com-passion of God, his suffering-with-us, gives meaning and worth to our struggles and our sufferings.” @pontifex, 17 January 2015
• “We who are Christians, members of God’s family, are called to go out to the needy and to serve them.” @pontifex, 17 January 2015
• “How often we forget to dedicate ourselves to that which truly matters! We forget that we are children of God.” @pontifex, 18 January 2015
• “To my friends in Sri Lanka and the Philippines: May God bless you all! Please pray for me.” @pontifex, 19 January 2015

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 1 November 2014 – 10 January 2015.

Angelus

• 1 November 2014
• 21 December 2014
• 26 December 2014 – Feast of Saint Stephen
• 28 December 2014 – Angelus, Feast of the Holy Family of Nazareth
• 1 January 2015 – Solemnity of Mary, Most Holy Mother of God
• 4 January 2015
• 6 January 2015 – Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord

General Audiences

• 7 January 2015

Homilies

• 31 December 2014 – Celebration of Vespers and Te Deum of Thanksgiving for the end of the year

Messages

• 24 December 2014 – Video message to Korean faithful on the occasion of Christmas
• 1 January 2015 – Video message of the Holy Father to the people of Rio de Janeiro for the 450th anniversary of the founding of the city

Speeches

• 18 December 2014 – Presentation of Letters of Credentials for the new Ambassadors
• 18 December 2014 – To a Delegation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany
• 18 December 2014 – To the children of the Italian Catholic Action
• 19 December 2014 – To the delegations from Verona and Catanzaro for the gift of the Crib and the Christmas Tree in Saint Peter’s Square
• 19 December 2014 – To the Leaders and Athletes of the Italian National Olympic Committee
• 20 December 2014 – To the Members of the “Pope John XXIII Community” Association
• 22 December 2014 – To the personnel of the Holy See and of the Vatican City State for the exchange of Christmas wishes
• 28 December 2014 – To the National Numerous Family Association
• 10 January 2015 – To participants in the meeting held in the Vatican on the fifth anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 8 January 2015 – May the Lord change the hearts of the cruel
• 9 January 2015 – Hardened hearts

Papal Tweets

• #PrayersForParis @pontifex, 8 January 2015
• “Sunday is the Lord’s Day. Let us find time to be with him.” @pontifex, 10 January 2015

Note: There is still a large backlog of material not yet translated into English. After auditing material released during the last year I found several items that I had missed or had been published later.

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 21 March 2014 – 6 January 2015.

Homilies

• 1 January 2015 – Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Most Holy Mother of God
• 6 January 2015 – Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord

Messages

• 4 July 2014 – Message signed by the Secretary of State to the President of the Conference on anti-personnel landmines [Maputo, Mozambique, 23–27 June 2014]
• 26 August 2014 – Message of the Holy Father to the International Peace Meeting organized by the Community of Sant’Egidio [Antwerp, 7–9 September 2014]
• 29 November 2014 – Video-Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the Vigil of Prayer at Saint Mary Major
• 5 Decemeber 2014 – Message of the Holy Father to the Second International Conference of the Santa Marta Group [London, 5–6 December 2014]
• 11 December 2014 – Message of the Holy Father to the Participants in the Fourth European Conference of Youth Pastoral Care [Rome, 11–13 December 2014]

Speeches

• 21 March 2014 – Prayer Vigil for the 19th “Memorial and Commitment Day”
• 31 May 2014 – Address of the Holy Father to children taking part in the Meeting sponsored by the Pontifical Council for the Culture
• 28 July 2014 – Private visit of the Holy Father to Caserta for a meeting with the evangelical pastor Giovanni Traettino
• 18 August 2014 – Meeting with religious leaders at the old Curia Palace of the Archdiocese of Seoul
• 19 September 2014 – To participants in the Meeting sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization
• 20 September 2014 – To the Bishops taking part in the Seminar organized by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
• 20 October 2014 – Ordinary Public Consistory

Papal Tweets

• “Today people are suffering from poverty, but also from lack of love.” @pontifex, 30 December 2014
• “Lord, thank you!” @pontifex, 31 December 2014
• “How many innocent people and children suffer in the world! Lord, grant us your peace!” @pontifex, 1 January 2015
• “Christianity spreads through the joy of disciples who know that they are loved and saved.” @pontifex, 3 January 2015
• “Lord, help us to recognize you in the sick, poor and suffering.” @pontifex, 5 January 2015
• “Jesus came to save us: let us not reject this marvellous gift!” @pontifex, 6 January 2015

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 21 – 28 December 2014.

Homilies

• 24 December 2014 – Solemnity of the Lord’s Birth – Midnight Mass

Letters

• 21 December 2014 – Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis to the Christians in the Middle East

Messages

• 25 December 2014 – Urbi et Orbi – Christmas Day 2014

Speeches

• 22 December 2014 – To the Roman Curia on the occasion of the presentation of Christmas greetings

Papal Tweets

• “At times we are slaves of sin. Lord, come to free us!” @pontifex, 23 December 2014
• “May we try to listen and be silent in order to make space for the beauty of God.” @pontifex, 24 December 2014
• “With Jesus there is true joy.” @pontifex, 25 December 2014
• “Let us pray today for all those who are persecuted for their Christian faith.” @pontifex, 26 December 2014
• “The Christian family is missionary: it announces the love of God to the world.” @pontifex, 28 December 2014

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 8 November – 19 December 2014.

Angelus

• 7 December 2014
• 8 December 2014 – Angelus, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• 14 December 2014

General Audiences

• 3 December 2014
• 10 December 2014
• 17 December 2014

Homilies

• 12 December 2014 – Eucharist Celebration on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
• 14 December 2014 – Pastoral visit to the Roman parish of «San Giuseppe all’Aurelio»

Letters

• 8 November 2014 – Letter of the Holy Father to participants in the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Italian Episcopal Conference [Assisi, 10–13 November 2014]
• 9 December 2014 – Letter of the Holy Father for the 8th World Meeting of Families [Philadelphia, 22–27 September 2015]

Messages

• 20 November 2014 – Video message of the Holy Father for the Fourth Edition of the Festival of the Social Doctrine of the Church [Verona, 20–23 November 2014]
• 27 November 2014 – Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the International Pastoral Congress on the World’s Big Cities [Barcelona, 25–26 November 2014]
• 30 November 2014 – Message of the Holy Father for the opening of the Year of Consecrated Life
• 2 December 2014 – Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the opening meeting of the 3rd edition of the Family Festival in Riva del Garda
• 6 December 2014 – Video message of the Holy Father to the Christians of Mosul refugees in Erbil

Speeches

• 22 November 2014 – To participants in the Fourth National Missionary Convention sponsored by the Italian Episcopal Conference
• 27 November 2014 – Meeting with the Pauline Family
• 27 November 2014 – To participants at the International Pastoral Congress on the World’s Big Cities
• 27 November 2014 – To participants in the Plenary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
• 2 December 2014 – Ceremony for the signing of the Faith Leaders’ Universal Declaration Against Slavery
• 4 December 2014 – To the Federation of Christian Organizations for International Volunteer Service (FOCSIV)
• 5 December 2014 – To members of the International Theological Commission
• 7 December 2014 – Lighting of the Christmas tree in Gubbio
• 8 December 2014 – Act of Veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the occasion of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
• 11 December 2014 – Message of the Holy Father to the Participants in the Fourth European Conference of Youth Pastoral Care [Rome, 11–13 December 2014]
• 12 December 2014 – To the Syro-Antiochian Community
• 12 December 2014 – To a Delegation of the Salvation Army
• 13 December 2014 – To the National Council of the Italian Union of Blind and sight-impaired Persons on the occasion of the Feast of Saint Lucy
• 15 December 2014 – To the Board of Directors and Personnel of the Television Network “TV 2000”

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 15 December 2014 – Darkness of the heart
• 16 December 2014 – They shall be first
• 18 December 2014 – We are History
• 19 December 2014 – The Church is not an entrepreneur but a mother

Papal Tweets

• “It is so important to listen! Husbands and wives need to communicate to bring happiness and serenity to family life.” @pontifex, 16 December 2014
• “The Lord put it clearly: you cannot serve two masters. You have to choose between God and money.” @pontifex, 18 December 2014
• “If Jesus is to become the centre of our life, we need to spend time in his presence, before the Tabernacle.” @pontifex, 19 December 2014

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 20 November – 13 December 2014.

Note: The Vatican has translated very few documents into English for the month of December.

Messages

• 7 December 2014 – Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the Vienna Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons [Vienna, 8–9 December 2014]
• 10 December 2014 – Message for the World Day of Peace 2015

Speeches

• 20 November 2014 – Visit to FAO on the occasivion of the 2nd International Conference on Nutrition
• 30 November 2014 – Press Conference of the Holy Father during the return flight from Turkey (Papal Flight)

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 2 December 2014 – Only the humble understand
• 9 December 2014 – Going out to give life
• 11 December 2014 – God’s lullaby

Papal Tweets

• “The Church is called to draw near to every person, beginning with the poorest and those who suffer.” @pontifex, 2 December 2014
• “Slaves no more. We are all brothers and sisters. #EndSlavery” @pontifex, 2 December 2014
• “Advent increases our hope, a hope which does not disappoint. The Lord never lets us down.” @pontifex, 4 December 2014
• “Advent begins a new journey. May Mary, our Mother, be our guide.” @pontifex, 6 December 2014
• “My video message for Iraqi Christians” @pontifex, 6 December 2014
• “Let us learn from the Virgin Mary how to be bolder in obeying the word of God.” @pontifex, 8 December 2014
• “The family is a community of love where each of us learns to relate to others and to the world around us.” @pontifex, 9 December 2014
• “Ecology is essential for the survival of mankind; it is a moral issue which affects all of us.” @pontifex, 11 December 2014
• “Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us!” @pontifex, 12 December 2014
• “Today is my anniversary of ordination to the priesthood. Please pray for me and all priests.” @pontifex, 13 December 2014