Jimmy Akin

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

• Franciscus

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

Papal Instagram

• Franciscus