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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 9 May 2022 to 17 May 2022.

General Audiences

• 11 May 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis on Old Age

Homilies

• 15 May 2022 – Holy Mass and Canonization

Messages

• 9 May 2022 – Message for the 108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2022

Regina Caeli

• 15 May 2022 – Regina Caeli

Speeches

• 12 May 2022 – Address of the Holy Father to the participants in the second edition of the General States of Natality
• 13 May 2022 – To the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Dialogue Commission
• 13 May 2022 – Managers and staff of the National Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC)
• 14 May 2022 – Young people from the diocese of Viviers, France
• 14 May 2022 – Members of the ‘Village de François’
• 14 May 2022 – Members of the ‘Cornelia de Lange’ Association
• 14 May 2022 – Pilgrims from the Institute of the Maestre Pie Filippini, and of the dioceses of Viterbo and Civitavecchia-Tarquinia, on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the birth of Saint Lucy Filippini (14
• 16 May 2022 – Rectors of the Universities of Lazio
• 16 May 2022 – Participants in the General Chapter of the Order of Ministers of the Infirm (Camillians)
• 16 May 2022 – To Members of the ‘Political Fraternity’ of the ‘Chemin Neuf’ Community

Papal Tweets

• “I address a special thought to the people of #SriLanka, especially the young. I urge everyone to maintain a peaceful approach, without giving in to violence. I appeal to all those with responsibility to listen to the aspirations of the people, respecting human and civil rights.” @Pontifex, 11 May 2022
• “A long life – so the Bible teaches – is a blessing. The #ElderlyAndGrandparents are signs of the goodness of God who bestows life in abundance. Blessed is the house where an older person lives! Blessed is the family that honours its grandparents! #BlessingOfTime” @Pontifex, 11 May 2022
• “Part of the vocation of grandparents is to support their sons and daughters in raising their children. The little ones learn the power of tenderness and respect for frailty: irreplaceable lessons that are easier to impart and receive with grandparents. #BlessingOfTime” @Pontifex, 11 May 2022
• “Old people lose some sight, but their inner gaze becomes more penetrating. They become capable of seeing things that previously escaped them. The Lord does not give his talents only to the young and the strong. He has talents for everyone, made to fit each person. #BlessingOfTime” @Pontifex, 11 May 2022
• “A better future can exist only if it is built by everyone for everyone. No one must be excluded! I dedicated my Message for the 108th World Day of Migrants and Refugees to this. #BuildingtheFutureTogether #WDMR2022 @M_RSection
  Sh Message” @Pontifex, 12 May 2022
• “#BuildingtheFutureTogether #WDMR2022 @M_RSection YouTube” @Pontifex, 12 May 2022
• “#OurLadyOfFatima https://t.co/RcIjWUqzbR Image” @Pontifex, 13 May 2022
• “The tears of those who suffer are not sterile. They are a silent prayer rising up to heaven. In Mary they always find a place under her mantle. With her, God becomes our companion on the way. He carries our crosses with us so we are not crushed by our pain.” @Pontifex, 14 May 2022
• “#Holiness does not consist of a few heroic deeds, but of loving a lot every day.
  DKitWPh Homily” @Pontifex, 15 May 2022
• “As tensions and wars increase in the world, may the new Saints inspire paths of dialogue, especially in the hearts and minds of those who hold positions of great responsibility and are called to be agents of #peace, not war.” @Pontifex, 15 May 2022
• “Let us support the #family! Let us defend it from what compromises its beauty. Let us approach this mystery of love with discretion and tenderness. And let us commit ourselves to safeguarding its precious and delicate bonds that allow it to flourish make humanity more fraternal.” @Pontifex, 15 May 2022
• “Each of us is called to #holiness, to a unique and unrepeatable form of holiness. The Lord has a design of love for everyone. He has a dream for your life. Welcome it! Pursue it joyfully! DKiclXJ Homily” @Pontifex, 15 May 2022
• “Beatitude, holiness, is not a life plan made up only of effort and renunciation, but is above all the joyful discovery of being God’s beloved children.” @Pontifex, 16 May 2022
• “Let us allow Jesus the Living Bread to heal us of our self-absorption. May he open our hearts to sharing, heal us from rigidity and turning in on ourselves, and inspire us to follow him wherever he wants to lead us.” @Pontifex, 17 May 2022

Papal Instagram

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This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 12 April 2022 to 10 May 2022.

General Audiences

• 4 May 2022 – General Audience – Catechesis on Old Age

Letters

• 12 April 2022 – Chirograph of the Holy Father relating to the Institution of the Interdicastery Commission for the Revision of the General Regulations of the Roman Curia

Messages

• 4 May 2022 – Message of the Holy Father to participants in the Conference ‘Charism and creativity. Catalogues, management and innovation regarding the cultural heritage of institutes of consecrated life’ (4 May 20
• 7 May 2022 – Easter Message to the Political Leaders of South Sudan, signed jointly by the Holy Father Francis, His Grace Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Right Reverend Jim Wallace, Moderator of th
• 8 May 2022 – Message for the 59th World Day of Prayer for Vocations 2022
• 10 May 2022 – Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the Day of Friendship between Copts and Catholics

Regina Caeli

• 8 May 2022 – Regina Caeli

Speeches

• 2 May 2022 – To Members of the International Federation of Catholic Pharmacists
• 6 May 2022 – To the Pontifical Swiss Guard
• 6 May 2022 – To Participants at the Plenary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
• 7 May 2022 – To participants in the General Chapter of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy (Mercedarians)
• 7 May 2022 – Teachers and students of the Pontifical Liturgical Institute
• 9 May 2022 – Students and teachers of the University of Macerata

Papal Tweets

• “Dear elderly brothers and sisters, please look at the young people. The young people are watching us and our consistency can open up a beautiful path of life for them. Hypocrisy, on the other hand, will do so much harm. Let us #PrayTogether for one another. #BlessingOfTime” @Pontifex, 4 May 2022
• “We need to be careful of the mentality that separates priests from laity, considering the first as protagonists and the second as executors, and carry out the Christian mission as one People of God. The entire Church is an evangelizing community. #Prayer #Vocations” @Pontifex, 5 May 2022
• “For the 59th World Day of Prayer for #Vocations, I would like to reflect with you on the bigger meaning of ”vocation“ in the context of a synodal Church that listens to God and the world. YAMF Message” @Pontifex, 5 May 2022
• “As Christians, we are individually called to a #vocation, but also called together. Each of us shines like a star in the heart of God, but we are called to form constellations that can guide the path of humanity.” @Pontifex, 6 May 2022
• “The word of God frees us from self-centeredness, and is able to purify, enlighten and recreate us. So let us listen to that Word, to open us to the vocation that God entrusts to us! #Prayer #Vocations” @Pontifex, 6 May 2022
• “Let us often turn to Mary, Mother of believers! The various forms of Marian devotion, and especially the recitation of the #HolyRosary, will help us live our journey of faith and Christian witness. #PrayTogether” @Pontifex, 7 May 2022
• “Christ’s followers go where He goes, on the same path. They seeks the lost, are interested in those who are far-off, take to heart the situation of the suffering, weep with those who weep, take their neighbour by the hand, placing them on their shoulders. #GospelOfTheDay” @Pontifex, 8 May 2022
• “Today is Mother’s Day in many countries. Let us affectionately remember our mothers, even those who are no longer with us down here, but who live in our hearts. Our prayer, our affection, and our best wishes for all our mothers.” @Pontifex, 8 May 2022
• “Before the madness of war, please, let us continue to pray the Rosary for peace each day. And let us pray for the leaders of nations, so they might not lose the “pulse of the people” who want peace and who know well that weapons never achieve it, never.” @Pontifex, 8 May 2022
• “We should not fear the crises of life and faith. Crises help us recognize that we need God and thus allow us to return to the Lord, to experience his love anew.” @Pontifex, 9 May 2022
• “Dear #GrandparentsAndElderly, in our world, we are called to create a revolution of tenderness, to together free the world from the darkness of loneliness and the demon of war! Message” @Pontifex, 10 May 2022

Papal Instagram

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