In his first general audience since returning from Iraq, Pope Francis said: “ I saw around me the joy of welcoming Christ’s messenger; I saw the hope of being open to a horizon of peace and fraternity.”
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Read: Pope Francis’ homily on the final day of his historic Iraq visit
On the final day of his historic trip to Iraq, Pope Francis said, “To cleanse our hearts, we need to dirty our hands, to feel accountable and not to simply look on as our brothers and sisters are suffering.”
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Read: Pope Francis’ prayer for the children of Abraham
Pope Francis’ prayer at the interreligious meeting at Ur, Iraq on Saturday, March 6.
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Read: Pope Francis on how Jesus is the reason we can believe in God’s love
Pope Francis’ remarks from his general audience on Wednesday, March 3.
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Read: Pope Francis’ homily for Ash Wednesday
Lent is a humble descent both inwards and towards others. It is about realizing that salvation is not an ascent to glory, but a descent in love.
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Read: Pope Francis’ Lenten message for 2021
God’s forgiveness, offered also through our words and actions, enables us to experience an Easter of fraternity.
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Read: Pope Francis on what makes a day good (Hint: it starts with praying)
The person who prays is like someone in love who always bears the beloved in his or her heart wherever they go.
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Pope Francis: Mass is never just ‘listened to.’ It’s ‘celebrated’ by all the faithful (not just priests)
Because the liturgy is the source and summit of our Christian prayer, all of us are called to take an active part in this great act of worship, by offering our own lives in union with Christ as a holy and pleasing sacrifice to the Father.
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Pope Francis: Christians must encounter the Bible, not just recite verses ‘like parrots’
‘The Bible was not written for a generic humanity, but for us, for me, for you’
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Read: Pope Francis on how to pray (and fight) for unity, even within ourselves
Pope Francis’ remarks from his general audience on Wednesday, Jan. 20.