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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 3 March 2015 to 24 March 2015.

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 3 March 2015 – When the Lord exaggerates
• 5 March 2015 – Nameless
• 9 March 2015 – Never a spectacle
• 10 March 2015 – An open door

Speeches

• 20 March 2015 – To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Japan on their “ad Limina” visit

Papal Tweets

• “May every Church and Christian community be a place of mercy amid so much indifference.” @Pontifex 23 March 2015
• “Suffering is a call to conversion: it reminds us of our frailty and vulnerability.” @Pontifex 24 March 2015

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 27 February 2015 to 17 March 2015.

Angelus

• 1 March 2015
• 8 March 2015

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 2 March 2015 – Shame and mercy

General Audiences

• 4 March 2015
• 11 March 2015

Homilies

• 7 March 2015 – Pastoral Visit to the Roman Parish of “Ognissanti”
• 8 March 2015 – Pastoral Visit to the Roman Parish «Santa Maria Madre del Redentore a Tor Bella Monaca»

Letters

• 2 March 2015 – Letter of the Holy Father to the Bishops of Nigeria
• 3 March 2015 – Letter of the Holy Father to the Grand Chancellor of the “Pontifical Universidad Católica Argentina” on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Faculty of Theology

Speeches

• 27 February 2015 – Address of the Holy Father at the conclusion of the annual Lenten retreat
• 28 February 2015 – To representatives of the Confederation of Italian Cooperatives
• 2 March 2015 – To the Bishops of the Regional Episcopal Conference of North Africa (C.E.R.N.A.) on their ad Limina visit
• 4 March 2015 – To Bishop-friends of the Focolare Movement
• 5 March 2015 – To participants in the Plenary of the Pontifical Academy for Life
• 6 March 2015 – To members of the Neocatechumenal Way
• 7 March 2015 – Meeting with the Communion and Liberation Movement
• 12 March 2015 – To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Korea on their ad Limina visit

Papal Tweets

• “If we are too attached to riches, we are not free. We are slaves.” @Pontifex 5 March 2015
• “Let us build our lives of faith on the rock who is Christ.” @Pontifex 7 March 2015
• “Humility saves man: pride makes him lose his way.” @Pontifex 9 March 2015
• “n the roughest moments, remember: God is our Father; God does not abandon his children.” @Pontifex 10 March 2015
• “Beware of getting too comfortable! When we are comfortable, it’s easy to forget other people.” @Pontifex 12 March 2015
• “Lent is a time for drawing near to Christ by listening to the word of God and celebrating the sacraments.” @Pontifex 14 March 2015
• “Let us allow God to fill our hearts with his goodness and mercy.” @Pontifex 17 March 2015

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 2 February 2015 to 3 March 2015.

Angelus

• 22 February 2015

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 19 February 2015 – Stop and choose
• 20 February 2015 – Abstaining from injustice

Messages

• 2 February 2015 – Message on the occasion of the Brotherhood Campaign 2015 of the Church in Brazil

Speeches

• 20 February 2015 – Address to the Bishops of Ukraine on their “ad Limina” Visit (Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Bishops of Byzantine Rite and Bishops of the Ukrainian Episcopal Conference)
• 21 February 2015 – To pilgrims from the Diocese of Cassano all’Jonio

Papal Tweets

• “Jesus intercedes for us each day. Let us pray: Lord, have mercy on me; intercede for me!” @Pontifex 28 February 2015
• “The heart grows hard when it does not love. Lord, give us a heart that knows how to love.” @Pontifex 3 March 2015

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 23 January 2015 to 21 February 2015.

Angelus

• 15 February 2015

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 17 February 2015 – As martyrs

General Audiences

• 18 February 2015

Homilies

• 18 February 2015 – Holy Mass, blessing and imposition of the Ashes

Messages

• 23 January 2015 – XLIX World Communications Day, 2015 – Communicating the Family: A Privileged Place of Encounter with the Gift of Love
• 31 January 2015 – XXX World Youth Day, 2015: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God (Mt 5: 8)
• 2 February 2015 – Feast of the Presentation of the Lord – XIX World Day of Consecrated Life

Speeches

• 5 February 2015 – Closing ceremony of the Fourth World Congress sponsored by “Scholas Occurrentes”
• 16 February 2015 – To the delegation of the “Pro Petri Sede” Association

Papal Tweets

• “During Lent, let us find concrete ways to overcome our indifference.” @Pontifex 17 February 2015
• “Wherever there are men and women who have consecrated their lives to God, there you find joy.” @Pontifex 19 February 2015
• “The Sacraments are the manifestation of the Father’s tenderness and love towards each of us.” @Pontifex 20 February 2015
• “There is no sin that God cannot pardon. All we need to do is ask for forgiveness.” @Pontifex 21 February 2015

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