Category: +Religion

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 1 February 2023 to 7 February 2023.

Homilies

• 1 February 2023 – Apostolic Journey to the Democratic Republic of Congo’ Holy Mass at ‘Ndolo’ Airport (Kinshasa, 1st February 2023)
• 5 February 2023 – Apostolic Journey to South Sudan’ Holy Mass at ‘John Garang’ Mausoleum (Juba)

Messages

• 2 February 2023 – Message of the Holy Father to consecrated persons gathered in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major for the 27th World Day for Consecrated Life
• 4 February 2023 – Video Message of the Holy Father for the Third International Day of Human Fraternity and the presentation of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity

Speeches

• 1 February 2023 – Apostolic Journey to the Democratic Republic of Congo’ Meeting with Representatives from some Charities at the Apostolic Nunciature (Kinshasa, 1st February 2023)
• 1 February 2023 – Apostolic Journey to the Democratic Republic of Congo’ Meeting with Victims from the Eastern Part of the Country at the Apostolic Nunciature (Kinshasa, 1st February 2023)
• 2 February 2023 – Apostolic Journey to the Democratic Republic of Congo’ Prayer Meeting with Priests, Deacons, Consecrated Persons and Seminarians in the Cathedral ‘Notre Dame du Congo’ (Kinshasa, 2nd February 2023)
• 2 February 2023 – Apostolic Journey to the Democratic Republic of Congo’ Meeting with Young People and Catechists in Martyrs’ Stadium (Kinshasa, 2nd February 2023)
• 3 February 2023 – Apostolic Journey to South Sudan’ Meeting with Authorities, Civil Society and the Diplomatic Corps in the garden of the Presidential Palace (Juba, 3rd February 2023)
• 3 February 2023 – Apostolic Journey to the Democratic Republic of Congo’ Meeting with Bishops at CENCO (Kinshasa, 3rd February 2023)
• 4 February 2023 – Apostolic Journey to South Sudan’ Ecumenical Prayer at ‘John Garang’ Mausoleum (Juba)
• 4 February 2023 – Apostolic Journey to South Sudan’ Meeting with Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Consecrated Persons and Seminarians in the Cathedral of Saint Therese (Juba)
• 4 February 2023 – Apostolic Journey to South Sudan’ Meeting with internally displaced Persons in the ‘Freedom Hall’ (Juba)

Papal Tweets

• “There is no Christianity without community,just as there is no peace without fraternity. Let us believe in community and,with God’s help,build a Church free of the worldly spirit and full of the Holy Spirit, ree from the personal hoarding of riches and filled with brotherly love!” @Pontifex, 1 February 2023
• “I ask all who orchestrate war in the #DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo to listen to the voice of God who calls you to conversion. Put an end to war. Stop getting rich at the cost of the poor. Stop getting rich from resources and money stained with blood!” @Pontifex, 1 February 2023
• “With pain in my heart, I ask God to forgive the violence of man against man. Father, have mercy on us! Console the victims and those who suffer. Convert the hearts of those who carry out brutal atrocities that bring shame upon all humanity! #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 1 February 2023
• “Hatred and violence are never acceptable, never justifiable, never tolerable, all the more so for Christians. Hate merely breeds further hate and violence further violence. #ApostolicJourney Speech” @Pontifex, 1 February 2023
• “The Lord is to be sought and loved in the poor. As Christians, we must take care not to distance them from us. There is something wrong when a believer keeps Christ’s loved ones at a distance. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 1 February 2023
• “Poverty and rejection are an offence against the human person, disfiguring his or her dignity. They are like ashes that extinguish the fire carried within as persons created in the image of God. Only by restoring dignity do we restore humanity! #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 1 February 2023
• “Christ wants to anoint us with his forgiveness, to give us peace and the courage to forgive others in turn, the courage to grant others a great amnesty of the heart. May today be a time of grace for you to accept and experience Jesus’ forgiveness!” @Pontifex, 1 February 2023
• “We Christians are called to break the cycle of violence, to dismantle the machinations of hatred to be a conscience of peace in our world: witnesses of love, fraternity and forgiveness, missionaries of the love God has for each human being. ncpRnaA Homily” @Pontifex, 1 February 2023
• “How can we safeguard and cultivate the peace of Jesus? He himself points to three wellsprings of peace, three sources from which we can draw as we continue to nurture peace. They are forgiveness, community and mission. #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 1 February 2023
• “We have been called to offer our lives for our brothers and sisters, and to bring them Jesus, the One who alone heals the wounds of every heart.” @Pontifex, 2 February 2023
• “When we remain docile in God’s hands, He shapes us to become a people of reconciliation, capable of openness and dialogue, acceptance and forgiveness, who make rivers of peace flow through the arid plains of violence. #ApostolicJourney #DRCongo” @Pontifex, 2 February 2023
• “The #PresentationOfTheLord, which in the Christian East is called the “feast of the encounter”, reminds us of the priority for our life: our encounter with the Lord, especially in personal prayer, because our relationship with Him is the basis of everything we do.” @Pontifex, 2 February 2023
• “God has placed the gift of life in your hands. From your hands tomorrow is born. From your hands peace so lacking in this country can come about. I would like to suggest some “ingredients for the future”: five of them, each corresponding to a finger on your hand #ApostolicJourney” @Pontifex, 2 February 2023
• “Overcome evil with good. May you be the ones who transform society, the ones who turn evil into good, hatred into love, war into peace. KFhA Speech” @Pontifex, 2 February 2023
• “It has been a joy for me to spend these days in your country which, with its large forest, represents the “green heart” of Africa, a lung for the whole world. #ApostolicJourney #DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo” @Pontifex, 3 February 2023
• “As a Church we need to breathe the pure air of the Gospel, to dispel the tainted air of worldliness, to safeguard the young heart of faith. That is how I imagine the African Church and that is how I see this Congolese Church.” @Pontifex, 3 February 2023
• “I come to #SouthSudan as a pilgrim of peace, with two brothers: the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. We stretch out our hands to you in the name of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace. @JustinWelby @churchmoderator” @Pontifex, 3 February 2023
• “In the name of God, in whom so many people of #SouthSudan believe, it is time to say enough. No more bloodshed, no more conflicts, no more violence and mutual recriminations. No more destruction; it is time to build! Leave the time of war behind, and let a time of #Peace dawn!” @Pontifex, 3 February 2023
• “Let us set out each day praying for one another, working together as witnesses of the peace of Jesus, by persevering in the same journey by our practical acts of charity and unity. In all things, let us love one another from the heart. #EcumenicalPilgrimage” @Pontifex, 4 February 2023
• “I plead with everyone from the heart: let us help #SouthSudan; let us not abandon its population that continues to suffer greatly! Together with urgently needed aid, it is very important to accompany the population on the path of development and independent growth.” @Pontifex, 4 February 2023
• “I renew my forceful and heartfelt appeal to end all conflict in #SouthSudan, and to resume the #peace process so that violence can end and people can return to living with dignity. #EcumenicalPilgrimage Ig Speech” @Pontifex, 4 February 2023
• “We cannot remain neutral before the pain caused by acts of injustice and violence. To violate the fundamental rights of any woman or man is an offence against Christ. #ApostolicJourney #SouthSudan YlTWz Speech” @Pontifex, 4 February 2023
• “We all bear in our heart the desire to live as brothers and sisters, in mutual assistance and harmony. The fact that this often does not occur – and, unfortunately, we have dramatic signs of this – should further stimulate the search for #HumanFraternity. @alimamaltayeb” @Pontifex, 4 February 2023
• “We entrust to Our Lady of Africa the cause of #Peace in #SouthSudan and in the entire African continent. To Our Lady we also entrust peace in our world, especially in the many countries at war, like Ukraine, which suffers so greatly. #PrayTogether” @Pontifex, 5 February 2023
• “Dear brothers and sisters of #SouthSudan, I return to Rome with you even closer to my heart. You are in my heart; you are in the hearts of Christians worldwide! Never lose hope. And lose no opportunity to build #Peace in your country!” @Pontifex, 5 February 2023
• “I came to #SouthSudan with my brothers Justin and Iain, whom I sincerely thank. We will continue to accompany your steps and do all we can to make them steps of #Peace, steps to peace. #EcumenicalPilgrimage @JustinWelby @churchmoderator” @Pontifex, 5 February 2023
• “I pray that you will be salt that spreads, dissolves and seasons #SouthSudan with the fraternal taste of the Gospel. May your Christian communities shine radiantly, so they show that it is beautiful and possible to live with generosity and to build together a reconciled future.” @Pontifex, 5 February 2023
• “Even though we are tiny and frail, and our strength seems paltry before the magnitude of our problems and the blind fury of violence, we are able to make a decisive contribution to changing history. https://t.co/eVXgsGySuT Homily” @Pontifex, 5 February 2023
• “I was deeply saddened to learn of the huge loss of life caused by the earthquake in #Türkiye and in #Syria. Entrusting those who have died to the loving mercy of the Almighty, I pray for the emergency personnel involved in the ongoing relief efforts.” @Pontifex, 6 February 2023
• “I remain close with all my heart to the people affected by the earthquake in #Türkiye and #Syria. I continue to pray for those who have lost their lives, as well as the injured, family members, and rescuers. May our concrete aid sustain them in the midst of this appalling tragedy” @Pontifex, 7 February 2023

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 1 January 2023 to 31 January 2023.

Angelus

• 1 January 2023 – Angelus, 1st January 2023, Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
• 6 January 2023 – Angelus, Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
• 8 January 2023 – Angelus, Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
• 15 January 2023 – Angelus
• 22 January 2023 – Angelus
• 29 January 2023 – Angelus

General Audiences

• 4 January 2023 – General Audience – Catechesis on Discernment. 14. Spiritual Accompaniment
• 11 January 2023 – General Audience – Catechesis. The passion for evangelization’ The believer’s apostolic zeal. The call to the apostolate (Mt 9’9–13)
• 18 January 2023 – General Audience – Catechesis. The passion for evangelization’ The apostolic zeal of the believer. 2. Jesus, model of evangelization
• 25 January 2023 – General Audience – Catechesis. The passion for evangelization’ the apostolic zeal of the believer. 3. Jesus teacher of proclamation

Homilies

• 1 January 2023 – Holy Mass on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (1st January 2023)
• 5 January 2023 – Papal Chapel for the Funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
• 6 January 2023 – Holy Mass on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord
• 8 January 2023 – Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
• 22 January 2023 – Holy Mass on the occasion of the Sunday of the Word of God
• 25 January 2023 – Solemnity of the Conversion of Saint Paul – Celebration of Second Vespers

Messages

• 6 January 2023 – Message for World Mission Day 2023
• 17 January 2023 – Message of the Holy Father to participants in the 2nd International Symposium on Hansen’s Disease – ‘Leave No One Behind’ [23–24 January 2023]
• 20 January 2023 – Video message of Pope Francis to young people preparing for World Youth Day Lisbon 2023

Speeches

• 7 January 2023 – To Members of the Young Missionary Service (Servizio Missionario Giovani, SERMIG)
• 9 January 2023 – To members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See
• 10 January 2023 – To Participants in the ‘Rome call’ meeting promoted by the Renaissance Foundation
• 12 January 2023 – To the Management and Staff of the Office Responsible for Public Security at the Vatican
• 13 January 2023 – To the Members of the Primatial Council of the Confederation of Canons Regular of Saint Augustine
• 14 January 2023 – To the Members of the ‘Pope John XXIII Community’ Association
• 14 January 2023 – To the Community of the Pontifical North American College
• 16 January 2023 – To representatives of the National Federation of the Associations of Medical Radiology Health Technicians and Technical, Rehabilitation and Prevention Health Professions
• 16 January 2023 – To the Confederation of Confraternities from various Dioceses of Italy
• 19 January 2023 – To the Ecumenical Delegation from Finland
• 19 January 2023 – To the Buddhist Delegation from Cambodia
• 20 January 2023 – Participants in the course ‘Living liturgical action fully’
• 20 January 2023 – Meeting with the Sisters of Social Service
• 21 January 2023 – Audience with the superiors and students of the Pontifical Urban College ‘de Propaganda Fide’
• 21 January 2023 – Audience with members of the National Union for Persons Injured in Service
• 23 January 2023 – To Volunteers of the Opera for the Promotion of Literacy in the World (OPAM)
• 25 January 2023 – To the Delegation of the All Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations
• 26 January 2023 – To the Members of the Association of Italian Philanthropic Foundations and Institutions (ASSIFERO)
• 26 January 2023 – To Participants in the International Conference ‘Women Building a Culture of Encounter Interreligiously’
• 26 January 2023 – To the delegation from the ‘Instituto Europeo de Estudios Internacionales de Salamanca’ (Spain)
• 27 January 2023 – Inauguration of the Judicial Year of the Tribunal of the Roman Rota
• 30 January 2023 – To the participants in the General Chapter of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
• 30 January 2023 – To the Members of the Italian Volleyball Federation
• 31 January 2023 – Apostolic Journey to the Democratic Republic of Congo’ Greeting to journalists on the flight to Kinshasa
• 31 January 2023 – Apostolic Journey to the Democratic Republic of Congo’ Meeting with Authorities, Civil Society and the Diplomatic Corps in the garden of the ‘Palais de la Nation’ (Kinshasa)

Papal Tweets

• “Протягом цих місяців народ #України постійно присутній у моїх молитвах. Молюся з вами і за вас, дорогі брати й сестри українці, за завтрашній день #миру, в якому економічні та політичні інтереси, що породжують війну, нарешті поступляться місцем спільному благу народів.” @Pontifex, 25 January 2023
• “In these months, the people of #Ukraine are always in my prayers. I pray with you and for you, dear brothers and sisters of Ukraine, for a future of #peace, one in which economic and political interests that generate war will finally give way to the good of the people.” @Pontifex, 25 January 2023
• “To be Christians under the sign of the cross spurs all believers in Christ to cultivate communion at every level, in the name of the God who embraces all with his mercy. #Prayer #UnityOfChristians” @Pontifex, 25 January 2023
• “В эти месяцы украинский народ всегда присутствует в моих молитвах. Я молюсь вместе с вами и о вас, дорогие украинские братья, о завтрашнем дне мира, в котором экономические и политические интересы, порождающие войну, наконец уступят место общему благу народов. #Украина #мир” @Pontifex, 25 January 2023
• “If, following the example of the Apostle Paul, we desire that the grace of God in us not be in vain (cf. 1 Cor 15:10), we must be opposed to war, to violence and to injustice wherever they begin to appear. #UnityOfChristians
  t Event” @Pontifex, 25 January 2023
• “What is the shortest way to encounter Jesus? Make yourself needy. Recognize your need for grace, your need for forgiveness, your need for joy. And Jesus will draw near to you. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex, 25 January 2023
• “On the hundredth anniversary of the proclamation of Saint #FrancisdeSales as patron of journalists, let us #PrayTogether that journalists might be inspired by this saint toward tenderness, toward the search and narration of truth with courage and freedom.” @Pontifex, 26 January 2023
• “The memory of the extermination of millions of Jewish people and people of other faiths must neither be forgotten nor denied. There can be no fraternity without first dispelling the roots of hatred and violence that fueled the horror of the Holocaust. #HolocaustRemembranceDay” @Pontifex, 27 January 2023
• “As Christians we must radiate the beauty of God’s love everywhere through our lives. Faith is not a privilege to be claimed, but a gift to be shared.” @Pontifex, 28 January 2023
• “The “poor in spirit” are those who know they cannot rely on themselves, that they are not self-sufficient. They feel their need for God and recognize every good that comes from Him as a gift, as a grace. #GospelOfTheDay (Mt 5:1–12) #Beatitudes” @Pontifex, 29 January 2023
• “Tomorrow I will depart on an Apostolic Journey to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to the Republic of South Sudan. I greet with affection those beloved peoples who await me. I ask everyone, please, to accompany this Journey with their prayers.” @Pontifex, 30 January 2023
• “Let us #PrayTogether that parishes, placing communion – communion among individuals and ecclesial communion – at the center, might increasingly become communities of faith, of fraternity and of welcoming the most in need. #PrayerIntention #ClickToPray Video” @Pontifex, 30 January 2023
• “The #DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo and #Africa deserve to be respected and listened to. They deserve to find space and receive attention. Stop choking Africa: it is not a mine to be stripped or a terrain to be plundered. May Africa be the protagonist of its own destiny!” @Pontifex, 31 January 2023
• “We cannot grow accustomed to the bloodshed that has marked the #DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo for decades, causing millions of deaths. The current #peace processes, which I greatly encourage, need to be sustained by concrete deeds, and commitments should be maintained.” @Pontifex, 31 January 2023

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 18 January 2023 to 24 January 2023.

Messages

• 24 January 2023 – LVII World Communications Day, 2023 – Speaking with the heart. ‘The truth in love’ (Eph 4’15)

Papal Tweets

• “Last Saturday, a new missile attack in #Ukraine caused many civilian victims, babies among them. I unite myself to the sorrow of their relatives. The testimonials of this tragic episode are a powerful appeal to every conscience. You cannot remain indifferent!” @Pontifex, 18 January 2023
• “Let us pray to God so that he might grant us a pastoral heart that suffers and takes risks in bearing witness. It is not only a burden, but also a duty, to bring the Word of God to those who have been entrusted to us and to those whom we meet in our daily lives.” @Pontifex, 18 January 2023
• “I ask all of you to join me in praying for Father Isaac Achi, of the Diocese of Minna in northern Nigeria, who was killed last Sunday in an attack on his rectory. So many Christians continue to be the target of violence. Let us #PrayTogether for them.” @Pontifex, 18 January 2023
• “Today the Week of Prayer for #ChristianUnity begins. This year’s theme is: “Learn to do good; seek justice” (Is 1:17). Let us thank the Lord who faithfully guides his people towards full communion. #PrayTogether” @Pontifex, 18 January 2023
• “Through #prayer, the #WordofGod comes to abide in us and we abide in it. The Word inspires good intentions, sustains action. It gives us strength and serenity. When we are confused, it grounds the heart in confidence and in a love that protects it from the attacks of the evil one” @Pontifex, 19 January 2023
• “God’s word pushes us to go out of ourselves so as to encounter our brothers and sisters solely with the gentle power of God’s liberating love.” @Pontifex, 20 January 2023
• “Dear young people, we are getting closer to World Youth Day and 400,000 young people have already registered. Let’s hope others will follow your example! Get ready to open horizons, to open your hearts! #WYD YzE Video” @Pontifex, 20 January 2023
• “May the Holy Spirit lead us to welcome the Sacred Scriptures more and more like a lamp that sheds light on the steps of our daily lives. #WordofGod” @Pontifex, 21 January 2023
• “Let us #PrayTogether that the acts of violence in Peru might cease. I encourage all the parties involved to undertake the path of dialogue as brothers of the same nation, in full respect for human rights and the rule of law.” @Pontifex, 22 January 2023
• “The call to follow Jesus is a decisive moment for every Christian. If someone does not find the courage to set out on the journey, the risk is to remain a spectator of one’s own existence and to live the faith halfway. #GospelOfTheDay (Mt 4:12–23)” @Pontifex, 22 January 2023
• “The #WordOfGod is for everyone. The Word calls everyone to conversion, the Word makes us heralds. #SundayOfTheWord
  https://t.co/qwdrSFQGJV Homily” @Pontifex, 22 January 2023
• “The #WordOfGod heals and raises up. It is destined for everyone. Jesus wants to reach those far away. He wants to heal the sick, to save sinners, to gather the lost sheep and lift up those whose hearts are weary and oppressed. God’s mercy is for everyone.” @Pontifex, 22 January 2023
• “The #WordOfGod calls us to conversion. It shakes us, disturbs us, incites us to change. It throws us into crisis because it “is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword…and judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart” (Heb 4:12).” @Pontifex, 22 January 2023
• “The #WordoOfGod, which is addressed to everyone and calls us to conversion, makes us heralds. It draws us into the “net” of the Father’s love and makes us apostles, moved by an unquenchable desire to bring everyone we meet into the barque of the Kingdom.” @Pontifex, 22 January 2023
• “My thought turns to Myanmar, where the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption in the Village of Can Thar was burned and destroyed. Let us #PrayTogether that this conflict will soon come to an end, opening a new period of forgiveness, love and peace.” @Pontifex, 22 January 2023
• “In these days, as we pray in particular for the full unity of all Christians, please, let us not forget to pray for peace for war-torn Ukraine. May the Lord comfort and sustain that people who are suffering so much!” @Pontifex, 22 January 2023
• “The solution to these divisions is not to oppose another person, because discord generates more discord. The true remedy begins by asking God for peace, reconciliation, unity. #Prayer #ChristianUnity” @Pontifex, 23 January 2023
• “Today more than ever, speaking with the heart is essential to foster a culture of peace in places where there is war; to open paths that allow for dialogue and reconciliation in places where hatred and enmity rage.” @Pontifex, 24 January 2023
• “We are all called to seek and to speak the truth – and to do so with charity.
  RyQx Message” @Pontifex, 24 January 2023

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 30 September 2022 to 17 January 2023.

Letters

• 8 December 2022 – Letter of the Holy Father on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Saint John Paul II’s Apostolic Journey to Cuba

Speeches

• 30 September 2022 – To the members of the ‘Fraternidad de Agrupaciones Santo Tomás de Aquino’ (FASTA)
• 31 October 2022 – To participants in the meeting organized by the Coordination of Communication Associations (COPERCOM)
• 19 December 2022 – To Managers and Delegates of the Italian General Confederation of Labor (CGIL)

Papal Tweets

• “Let us always remember that the way we treat the last and the least of our brothers and sisters speaks of the value we place upon all human life.” @Pontifex, 12 January 2023
• “We need daily #prayer, time dedicated to God, so He can enter into our time. We need frequent moments in which we open our hearts to Him so He can daily pour out his love on us and nourish our faith.” @Pontifex, 13 January 2023
• “Just as the earth bears abundant fruit when it is well cultivated and cared for, so it is with us. When we cultivate our spiritual health, when we have a well cultivated relationship with the Lord, we begin to bear very good fruit.” @Pontifex, 14 January 2023
• “John the Baptist sets his disciples in Jesus’s footsteps. He is not interested in having a following for himself, but he bears witness and then takes a step back, so that many would have the joy of meeting Jesus. #GospelOfTheDay (Jn 1:29–34)” @Pontifex, 15 January 2023
• “Brothers and sisters, let us not forget the battered people of Ukraine who are suffering so much! Let us stay close to them with our thoughts, with our help, and with our prayers.” @Pontifex, 15 January 2023
• “In the love we show in this world, in loving with tenderness, we will discover that every day and every thing bears within it a fragment of the mystery of God.” @Pontifex, 16 January 2023
• “Those who are familiar with God’s Word receive healthy lessons about what is essential. They discover that life is not the time to look at others and protect themselves, but is an opportunity to go out and meet others in the name of the God who is near.” @Pontifex, 17 January 2023

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 18 December 2022 to 11 January 2023.

Apostolic Letter

• 6 January 2023 – Decree of the Holy Father Francis for the assignment of sectors, areas and pastoral services to the Auxiliary Bishops of the Diocese of Rome

Messages

• 10 January 2023 – 31th World Day of the Sick 2023

Speeches

• 18 December 2022 – To the children assisted by the ‘Santa Marta’ Paediatric Dispensary
• 22 December 2022 – To the employees of Vatican City State for the exchange of Christmas greetings

Papal Tweets

• “I urge everyone to persevere in demonstrating through closeness and solidarity to the battered people of Ukraine who are suffering very much, asking for the gift of the peace for them.” @Pontifex, 4 January 2023
• “Discernment is an art that can be learned and has its own rules. Let us ask the Holy Spirit to place on our path people who can accompany us on our journey toward God.” @Pontifex, 4 January 2023
• “Jesus, Crucified and Risen, the Living One and the Lord, was the destination to which Pope Benedict led us, taking us by the hand. May he help us rediscover in Christ the joy of believing and the hope of living.” @Pontifex, 4 January 2023
• “vV Image” @Pontifex, 5 January 2023
• “The Magi who set out following the star teach us that faith is a story of setting out and setting out anew. Faith does not grow if it remains static. We need to bring it outside, to live it in a constant journey towards God and towards our brothers and sisters.” @Pontifex, 6 January 2023
• “On the Feast of Epiphany, World Missionary Childhood Day is celebrated. I greet all the boys and girls who everywhere in the world are spreading the joy of being Jesus’ friends, and are dedicated through prayer, sacrifice and offerings, to support the missionaries of the Gospel.” @Pontifex, 6 January 2023
• “I extend my heartfelt best wishes to the communities of the Eastern Churches who celebrate the Nativity of the Lord, in particular the suffering people of Ukraine. May the Lord’s birth instill comfort and inspire concrete steps that can finally lead to peace.” @Pontifex, 7 January 2023
• “By having himself baptized, Jesus reveals that the true justice of God is the mercy that saves, the love that shares our human condition and is in solidarity with our suffering, entering into our darkness to restore light. #GospelOfTheDay (Mt 3:13–17)” @Pontifex, 8 January 2023
• “Let us do as Jesus did: let us share, let us carry each other’s burdens, let us look at each other with compassion, let us help each other. Let us ask ourselves: am I a person who divides or shares?” @Pontifex, 8 January 2023
• “Let us not forget our Ukrainian brothers and sisters. Today, seeing Our Lady who is holding the infant in the Nativity scene, who nurses him, I think of the mothers of the victims of war, of the soldiers who have fallen in this war in Ukraine.” @Pontifex, 8 January 2023
• “The paths of peace are paths of solidarity, for no one can be saved alone. We live in a world so interconnected that, in the end, the actions of each person affect everyone.
  https://t.co/yIExqxBNkg Speech” @Pontifex, 9 January 2023
• “Let us #PrayTogether that educators be credible witnesses, teaching fraternity rather than competition, and helping especially the youngest and most vulnerable. #PrayerIntention #ClickToPray RS Video” @Pontifex, 10 January 2023
• “The joint signing of the #RomeCall for #AIEthics by Catholics, Jews and Muslims is a hopeful sign. Religions are accompanying humanity in the development of a technology centered on the human person, thanks to the shared ethical reflection on the use of algorithms. #Algor-ethics” @Pontifex, 10 January 2023
• “Sick people are at the centre of God’s people, and the Church advances together with them as a sign of a humanity in which everyone is precious and no one should be discarded or left behind. https://t.co/AvGBBjPkrh Message” @Pontifex, 10 January 2023
• “#ЗагальнаАудієнція WlRtennh Image” @Pontifex, 11 January 2023
• “We don’t have to wait til we are perfect to bear witness to Jesus; our proclamation begins today, right where we live. And it does not begin by trying to convince others, but by witnessing every day to the beauty of the Love that has looked upon us and lifted us up.” @Pontifex, 11 January 2023
• “#GeneralAudience https://t.co/KLGNLTtcvp Image” @Pontifex, 11 January 2023
• “#ОбщаяАудиенция Image” @Pontifex, 11 January 2023

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 28 December 2022 to 3 January 2023.

Apostolic Letter

• 28 December 2022 – Apostolic Letter Totum amoris est of the Holy Father Francis on the Fourth Centenary of the Death of Saint Francis de Sales

General Audiences

• 28 December 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis. Christmas with Saint Francis de Sales

Homilies

• 31 December 2022 – Celebration of Vespers and Te Deum in Thanksgiving for the past year

Papal Tweets

• “Let us #PrayTogether for Pope Emeritus Benedict who is supporting the Church in silence. Let us ask the Lord to console him and to sustain him in this witness of love for the Church, until the end.” @Pontifex, 28 December 2022
• ““Everything pertains to love” is the title of the Apostolic Letter to be published today to commemorate the fourth centenary of the death of Saint Francis de Sales, Doctor of the Church.
  Apostolic Letter” @Pontifex, 28 December 2022
• “The Love of God that was revealed in Bethlehem brings consolation to our hearts troubled by the drama of the war in #Ukraine and in other parts of the world. Let us remember that the last word in the history of humanity belongs to God because ”everything pertains to love“.” @Pontifex, 28 December 2022
• “God loves us so much that He shares our humanity and our lives. He never leaves us alone either in joy or in sorrow because He is the Emmanuel, the God with us, the light that illuminates the darkness and the tender presence that accompanies us on our journey. #Christmas” @Pontifex, 29 December 2022
• “The Baby Jesus, with his Mother Mary, and St Joseph, radiate the light of mercy and salvation for the human family and for individual families. This light encourages us to offer human warmth to those family living through difficult situations. #HolyFamily” @Pontifex, 30 December 2022
• “ Image” @Pontifex, 31 December 2022
• “To all men and women of good will, I express my desire that, as artisans of #peace, you may work, day by day, to make this a good year! May Mary Immaculate, Mother of Jesus and Queen of Peace, intercede for us and for the whole world.” @Pontifex, 1 January 2023
• “Even when we feel plunged into a dark and difficult maelstrom of injustice and suffering, we are still called to keep our hearts open to hope, trusting in God who accompanies us with tenderness, sustains us, and guides us along our way. #Peace
  yN Message” @Pontifex, 1 January 2023
• “The divine motherhood of Mary reveals God’s utmost respect for our freedom. God could have come into the world in a thousand ways manifesting his power and, instead, willed to be conceived in full freedom in Mary’s womb.” @Pontifex, 1 January 2023
• “Let us pray to our Mother in a special way for her children who are suffering and no longer have the strength to pray, and for our many brothers and sisters throughout the world who are victims of war, passing these holidays immersed in violence and indifference.” @Pontifex, 1 January 2023
• “In celebrating the World Day of Peace, let us implore Mary Most Holy, the Mother of God, so that in this epoch, polluted by diffidence and indifference, she might make us capable of being compassionate and providing care.” @Pontifex, 1 January 2023
• “At this time, let us invoke the intercession of Mary Most Holy for Pope emeritus Benedict XVI. Let us all join together, with one heart and one soul, in thanking God for the gift of this faithful servant of the Gospel and of the Church.” @Pontifex, 1 January 2023
• “God does not love us in word but in deed; not from “on high”, from far away, but “up close”, from within our flesh, because in Mary, the Word was made flesh, because in Christ’s chest a heart of flesh continues to beat, it beats for each and every of us!” @Pontifex, 2 January 2023
• “When we have strong feelings of doubt and fear, and we seem to be sinking, we must not be ashamed to cry out like Peter: “Lord, save me” (Mt 14:30). This is a beautiful prayer! And Jesus immediately stretches out his hand.” @Pontifex, 3 January 2023

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 8 December 2022 to 23 December 2022.

Angelus

• 18 December 2022 – Angelus

General Audiences

• 14 December 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis on Discernment. 12. The Vigilance
• 21 December 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis on Discernment

Messages

• 8 December 2022 – LVI World Day of Peace 2023 – No one can be saved alone. Combatting Covid–19 together, embarking together on paths of peace

Speeches

• 15 December 2022 – To the young people from Italian Catholic Action
• 15 December 2022 – Presentation of Credential Letters by the Ambassadors of Belize, Bahamas, Thailand, Norway, Mongolia, Niger, Uganda and Sudan
• 17 December 2022 – To the Delegation of the ‘Mother Teresa Award’
• 17 December 2022 – To the Artists of the Christmas Concert in the Vatican
• 22 December 2022 – Christmas Greetings of the Holy Father to the Roman Curia

Papal Tweets

• “#Advent reminds us of a basic Christian attitude – vigilance. Let us wait for the Lord’s coming by being attentive to our most vulnerable brothers and sisters who knock on the door of our hearts. Let us ask the Lord to keep us watchful in humility and availability.” @Pontifex, 14 December 2022
• “Let’s renew our closeness to the battered people of #Ukraine, persevering in fervent #prayer for our brothers and sisters who are suffering so much. Let us celebrate #Christmas in a humbler way, with simpler gifts, and let us send what we save to the Ukrainian people who need it.” @Pontifex, 14 December 2022
• “At times we find ourselves incapable of recognizeing the newness of the Lord, with the presumption that we already know so much about Him. #Advent, then, is the season to overturn our perspective, to allow ourselves to marvel at the greatness of God’s mercy.” @Pontifex, 15 December 2022
• “The time is right to evaluate ourselves, to learn, to grow and to allow ourselves to be transformed, both as individuals and as communities. This is a privileged moment to prepare ourselves for “the day of the Lord”. #Peace
  yN Message” @Pontifex, 16 December 2022
• “God is faithful to His promises and guides our steps in the way of #peace. He guides the steps of those who journey on Earth with their gaze turned toward Heaven.” @Pontifex, 16 December 2022
• “May Our Lady take us by the hand in these days of preparation for #Christmas. And in the littleness of her Child, may she help us recognize the greatness of the God who comes. #Advent” @Pontifex, 17 December 2022
• “When we find ourselves in crisis, we should not make decisions quickly or instinctively, but, like Saint Joseph “consider everything”, and base ourselves on the underlying certainty of God’s mercy. #GospeloftheDay (Mt 1:18–24)” @Pontifex, 18 December 2022
• “Let us ask the Virgin Mary to touch the hearts of those who can stop the war in Ukraine. Let us not forget the suffering of those people, especially of the babies, the elderly, the people who are sick. Let us #PrayTogether.” @Pontifex, 18 December 2022
• “It’s important to safeguard the roots of life and faith. Thus, the apostle Paul reminds us of the foundation in which to root our lives to remain firm: remain “rooted in Jesus Christ” (Col 2:7) he says. This is what the #Christmas tree reminds us of: being rooted in Jesus Christ.” @Pontifex, 19 December 2022
• “In these difficult times we are living, let us respond in faith to the appeals the Holy Spirit is directing to us, that we might give the proof of our #solidarity to the people we meet and who count on our fraternal support.” @Pontifex, 20 December 2022
• “The Holy Spirit gives us the ability to recognize God’s fatherhood. We have a tender, affectionate Father who loves us, who has always loved us. When we experience this, our hearts melt, and doubts and fears dissolve. Nothing can resist this love.” @Pontifex, 21 December 2022
• “On the Feast when God became a child, let‘s think of the Ukrainian children suffering so much because of this war. Let‘s think of the Ukrainian people deprived of the basics to survive, and let us #PrayTogether to the Lord that He might bring them #peace as soon as possible.” @Pontifex, 21 December 2022
• “God became a Child and then let himself be nailed on a cross. In that weakness, God’s omnipotence is manifested. In forgiveness, God’s omnipotence is always at work. Thus, may our gifts this #Christmas be gratitude, conversion and peace.
  Speech” @Pontifex, 22 December 2022
• “Let us ask Mary, the Virgin of Sweet Expectation, to teach us how to ”watch and pray“ so we do not get distracted in our following of her Son, and to discover His saving presence in the events of our daily lives. #Advent” @Pontifex, 23 December 2022

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 24 November 2022 to 13 December 2022.

Angelus

• 8 December 2022 – Angelus, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• 11 December 2022 – Angelus

General Audiences

• 7 December 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis on Discernment. 11. The confirmation of the good choice

Messages

• 27 November 2022 – Message of the Holy Father to the International Forum of Catholic Action
• 1 December 2022 – Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the VIII Rome MED Dialogues Conference [1–3 December 2022]
• 7 December 2022 – Video Message of the Holy Father Francis to the Archdiocese of Rosario, Argentina, on the occasion of the archdiocesan Marian Year [7 October 2022 – 7 October 2023]

Speeches

• 24 November 2022 – To members of the International Theological Commission
• 26 November 2022 – To Participants in the Assembly of the Union of Superiors General (U.S.G.)
• 2 December 2022 – To the Members of the Forum of Family Associations (2nd December 2022)
• 9 December 2022 – To members of the Christian Workers’ Movement
• 10 December 2022 – To the Community of the Seminary of Barcelona
• 10 December 2022 – To the firefighters, with family members
• 12 December 2022 – To members of Amitié Judéo-Chrétienne de France’
• 12 December 2022 – To Members of the Italian Union of Blind and Partially-Sighted People

Papal Tweets

• “Let us place our trust in the Lord of the universe, who loves us immensely and knows that we can build something wonderful, something eternal with Him. The lives of the saints show us this in a most beautiful way. #GeneralAudience” @Pontifex, 7 December 2022
• “Let us entrust to the intercession of the Mother of God the universal desire for peace, in particular for tormented Ukraine, which suffers greatly. With God’s help, peace is possible; disarmament is possible. May Our Lady help us to convert ourselves towards God’s plans.” @Pontifex, 8 December 2022
• “With Baptism, we became God’s beloved children forever. This is our original beauty, for which to be joyful! Today, Mary, surprised by the grace that made her beautiful from the first instant of her life, leads us to marvel at our beauty. #ImmaculateConception” @Pontifex, 8 December 2022
• “In the #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 1:26–38), the angel does not call Mary by her name, but with a new name: full of grace. Full of grace, and therefore free from sin, is the name God gives her and that we celebrate today. #ImmaculateConception” @Pontifex, 8 December 2022
• “The Virgin Mary is the “Way” God Himself prepared to come into the world. Let us #PrayTogether, entrusting to her intercession the salvation and peace awaited by all men and women of our time.” @Pontifex, 8 December 2022
• “If we embrace Christ with open arms, we will also embrace others with trust and humility.” @Pontifex, 9 December 2022
• “To protect the human dignity of the weakest by affirming their rights contributes to the growth of human fraternity and safeguards the image of God imprinted in each person. #StandUp4HumanRights #HumanRightsDay” @Pontifex, 10 December 2022
• “God is always greater than we imagine Him to be. His works are surprising compared to our calculations. His actions exceed our needs and expectations. And for this reason we must never stop seeking Him and transforming ourselves into His true appearance. #Angelus” @Pontifex, 11 December 2022
• “I invite you to pray, before the creche, that the Nativity of the Lord will bring a ray of peace to children all over the world, especially those forced to live the terrible and dark days of war.” @Pontifex, 11 December 2022
• “I am following with sorrow and concern the news from South Sudan about the violent clashes over recent days. Let us pray to the Lord for peace and national reconciliation, so that the attacks may cease and that civilians may always be respected.” @Pontifex, 11 December 2022
• “In the #GospelOfTheDay, John the Baptist is no longer able to recognize in Jesus the awaited Messiah, and he sends the disciples to check. Even the greatest believer goes through the tunnel of doubt. This is not a bad thing, and sometimes it is essential for spiritual growth.” @Pontifex, 11 December 2022
• “This is a difficult time for humanity, but it is also a propitious time of salvation, in which the Lord, through the Virgin Mary, continues to give us His Son, who calls us to fraternity, to set aside selfishness, indifference and enmity, and to get involved with each other.” @Pontifex, 12 December 2022
• “Thank you to all who follow me on this account which was opened 10 years ago to proclaim the joy of the Gospel. Let us continue to build up this network as a free space to promote encounter and dialogue and to value what unites us.” @Pontifex, 12 December 2022
• “In the many painful crossroads of our present history, God continues to send us the Mother of His Son. #OurLadyOfGuadalupe invites us to trust in the ”true God for whom we live“, joyfully and confidently directing us to reaffirm our belonging to the Lord.” @Pontifex, 12 December 2022
• “Preparing the #creche for Baby Jesus, we once again learn who our Lord is. He is the God of humble meekness, of mercy and love, who intervenes always respecting our freedom and our choices.” @Pontifex, 13 December 2022

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week, from 30 November 2022 to 6 December 2022.

Angelus

• 4 December 2022 – Angelus

General Audiences

• 30 November 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis on Discernment. 10. The true consolation

Messages

• 30 November 2022 – Message of Pope Francis to His Holiness Bartholomew I on the occasion of the Feast of Saint Andrew
• 3 December 2022 – Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Speeches

• 1 December 2022 – To the Participants in the Awards Ceremony of the Ratzinger Prize (1st December 2022)
• 2 December 2022 – To the Delegation of ‘Leaders pour la Paix’ (2nd December 2022)
• 3 December 2022 – To a group of disabled people on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3rd December 2022)
• 3 December 2022 – To the donors of the Nativity scene and Christmas Tree in Saint Peter’s Square (3rd December 2022)

Papal Tweets

• “Before the day’s end, let us learn how to read what has happened during that day in the book of our hearts – not in newspapers, but in my heart. #Discernment” @Pontifex, 30 November 2022
• “On the Feast of the Apostle Andrew, I would like to express my affection to my dear brother Patriarch Bartholomew I and to the Church of Constantinople. May the intercession of the brothers, Saints Peter and Andrew, obtain full unity for the Church and peace for the entire world.” @Pontifex, 30 November 2022
• “Let us #PrayTogether that volunteer non-profit and human development organizations may find people willing to commit themselves to the common good and ceaselessly seek out new paths of international cooperation. #PrayerIntention #ClickToPray dHw Video” @Pontifex, 1 December 2022
• “We are all together called to develop a renewed society oriented towards freedom, justice and peace so as to overcome every kind of inequality and discrimination so that no one can make another person a slave.” @Pontifex, 2 December 2022
• “Today we want to remember every person with a #disability, especially those suffering because they are living in situations of war or whose disability was caused by combat. @LaityFamilyLife” @Pontifex, 3 December 2022
• “Let us hear directed to us John’s cry of love to return to God. And let us not let this Advent go by like days on the calendar because this is a moment of grace for us, here and now! #GospelOFTheDay (Mt 3:1–12)” @Pontifex, 4 December 2022
• “In the #GospeloftheDay (Mt 3:1–12), John the Baptist sayts, “Bear fruit in keeping with repentance!” This is a cry of love, like the cry of a father who sees his son ruining himself and says to him, “Don’t throw your life away!” #Advent” @Pontifex, 4 December 2022
• “The #WordOfGod plunges us into daily life and calls us to listen to the cry of the poor and heed the violence and injustice that wound our world. It challenges Christians not to be indifferent, but to be active, creative and prophetic.” @Pontifex, 5 December 2022
• “I wish you all a good #Advent journey made up of many small gestures of #peace every day: welcoming gestures, gestures of understanding, closeness, forgiveness, and service… Gestures from the heart, like steps towards Bethlehem, towards Jesus, the King of peace.” @Pontifex, 6 December 2022

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