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The Poor "continue to wait" for the Church, Governments to Take Action: Pope Francis
During his homily and Angelus address, the Holy Father repeated his plea for Catholics to show their closeness to the poor through gestures of care.
Pope Francis: The heart of our faith is love
Every Sunday, Pope Francis appears at a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square to give a brief spiritual reflection before leading the Angelus prayer.
At All Saints’ Day Angelus, Pope Francis Highlights Christians’ "identity card"
In his Angelus address on Friday, the solemnity of All Saints, Pope Francis spoke about the “identity card” of the Christian.
Here’s What Pope Francis is Doing for All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days 2024
For All Souls’ Day, Francis will continue his custom of holding a Mass in a local cemetery to pray for the dead, especially the holy souls in purgatory.
Pope Francis: "True wealth is being loved by God"
“Let us remember this: True wealth is not the goods of this world. True wealth is being loved by God and learning to love like him,” Francis said Oct. 13.
Pope Francis: "True power is taking care of the weakest"
In his Angelus message at the Vatican on Sunday, Pope Francis said: “True power is taking care of the weakest; that makes you great.”
Pope Francis Urges Release of Hostages, Aid for Polio Outbreak in Gaza
The pope appealed for peace in Gaza and for humanitarian aid to continue and also expressed his closeness to the people of Burkina Faso after a terrorist attack there on Aug 24.
Pope Francis Reflects with Wonder on "the miracle of the Eucharist"
Pope Francis said Sunday that the Eucharist is a “miracle” in which Jesus nourishes us with his life and satisfies the hunger in our hearts.
Pope Francis: True faith Opens the Mind and the Heart
“Brothers and sisters, when faith and prayer are true, they open the mind and the heart; they do not close them,” Pope Francis said on Aug. 11.
Pope Proposes Three Gestures from Gospel Miracle to Live at Mass
The pope pointed out “offering, giving thanks, and sharing” as highlights of the miracle recounted in the Gospel of John.
Pope Francis: In the Silence of Adoration We Receive God’s Grace
At his weekly Angelus, the pope told Catholics to beware of “the dictatorship of doing.”
"Excess enslaves you," Pope Francis Warns Christians
Pope Francis addressed the problems of materialism in his Angelus reflection in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday.
Pope Francis Asks Sacred Heart of Jesus to Convert Hearts Who Want War
Pope Francis prayed for the intercession of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Sunday to convert “the hearts of those who want war” to projects of dialogue and peace.
Pope Francis Urges "an immediate cease-fire in Gaza" that Frees Hostages, Grants Aid
In his Angelus address on March 3, the pope made an emotional plea for a deal that both frees the hostages and grants humanitarian aid.
Pope Francis: Lent is a Time to "encounter wild beasts and angels"
On the first Sunday of Lent, Pope Francis focused his Angelus address on the temptation of Jesus in the desert.
Pope on Our Lady of Lourdes Feast: The Church is Close to all who are Sick or Frail
Speaking on a rainy Sunday in Rome from the window of the Apostolic Palace to the crowd huddled under umbrellas below, the pope said that he wanted to express the closeness “of the entire Church to all those who are sick or frail.”
Pope Francis: ‘"God is always close to us"
The pope observed today that Jesus, “after teaching in the synagogue, comes out so that the word he preached can reach, touch, and heal people.”
Pope Francis: If You Don’t Know the Date of Your Baptism, Look it Up
Speaking from the window of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, the pope said on Jan. 7 that the anniversary of one’s baptism should be celebrated each year “like a birthday.”
Pope Francis Reflects on Mary’s Motherhood, Prays for Nicaragua During New Year’s Angelus
Just days after Christmas, Nicaragua’s Sandinista regime abducted four priests, whose whereabouts are still unknown.
Pope Francis Says Benedict XVI "blesses us and accompanies us" from Heaven
In his final Angelus address of 2023, Pope Francis paid tribute to Pope Benedict XVI on the one-year anniversary of his predecessor’s death.
