He also addressed a message of support for France after the tragedy of Notre Dame Cathedral.
He continued his catechesis on the “Our Father” prayer. This week on “forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.”
He said, “If you love, it is because someone smiled at you when you were a child, teaching you to respond with a smile.”
He said in order to serve hope one must build bridges between cultures.
Sr. Maria Concetta is 85 years old, spending almost 60 years in Africa as a missionary. She helped give birth to almost 3,000 children.
He prayed together with pilgrims for all the children who are starving in war-torn territories.
He continued his catechesis on the “Our Father” prayer. This week he focused on the first petition, “give us this day our daily bread.”
Pope Francis continued his catechesis on the “Our Father” prayer. This time he focused on the third invocation “thy will be done.”
He also prayed for those experiencing great floods in various regions of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
The pope changed his route in the popemobile in St. Peter's Square to greet a woman with terminal cancer.
He continued his catechesis on the “Our Father” prayer. This week he focused on the second invocation “Thy kingdom come.”
He explained in the General Audience the first invocation in the “Our Father” prayer.
He said in this invocation one sees the pattern of all prayer. These are contemplation of God and sincere supplication for one's needs.
He said the expression “in heaven” refers not to the distance that separates one from God, but to the radical diversity of His love.
The pope explained why the “Our Father” holds the key to having a sincere relationship with God.
At the General Audience, he requested prayers for the 28 people killed in a shipwreck in the Bahamas.
The pope reflected on his trip in Panama, stressing the need for young people to be taken more seriously.
He remembered the informal word with which Jesus addressed God the Father.
“If things don't change, at least prayer changes us, it changes our heart.”
“Take some time, stand in front of the manger and be silent,” he said.
