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Wednesday Audience
Intentionally Hurting Migrants "is a grave sin": Pope Francis
The pope spoke at length about the poor conditions of migrants who attempt to cross a sea or desert to reach safety but sometimes lose their lives in the process.
Pope Francis Tells faithful: Learn Some of the Psalms by Heart
“It is necessary to make the Psalms our prayer,” the pope said at his general audience in an overcast but hot and muggy St. Peter’s Square on June 19.
Pope Francis: Keep Your Homilies Short or "people will fall asleep"
Speaking at his Wednesday catechesis on June 12, the pope explained that the goal of a homily is to “help move the Word of God from the book to life.”
We Need to "welcome God into our daily lives" and Pray for "real peace": Pope Francis
On Wednesday, Pope Francis addressed an international audience in the Paul VI Hall and reiterated the importance of faith in the Christian life.
Pope Francis: Virtue Enables us to Have "a tendency towards the right choice"
Pope Francis on Wednesday opened a new chapter in his ongoing catechetical series on vices and virtues.
Pope Francis on Ash Wednesday: "Let us return to God with all our heart"
The Lord is inviting us to “remove the masks we so often wear” and to see ourselves as we truly are in the sight of God, the pope said in his Ash Wednesday homily.
Pope Francis at audience: Gluttony is Perhaps the Most Dangerous Vice
In the third installment of his catechetical series on vice and virtue, Pope Francis on Wednesday focused on the sin of gluttony.
Pope Francis: One Must Never Dialogue with the Devil
Pope Francis inaugurated a new catechetical series on vices and virtues during Wednesday’s general audience by opening with the story of Adam and Eve, which introduces “the dynamic of evil and temptation” and points toward the dangers of dialoguing with the devil.
Pope Francis: The Gospel is Universal
During his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, Pope Francis highlighted the universal nature of the Church’s mission to proclaim the Gospel.
Pope Francis: To Evangelize, "faith must be inculturated"
At his weekly general audience, Pope Francis recounted the story of Sts. Cyril and Methodius as one of encounter with the Slavic people.
Pope Francis Highlights St. Josephine Bakhita’s Example of Forgiveness
The Sudanese-Italian saint’s life story is “an existential parable of forgiveness,” the pope said Wednesday.
