Pope's weekly catechesis
Every Wednesday, Pope Francis begins the General Audience from the Vatican.
Thousands of pilgrims from around the world attend the audience. He delivers a catechesis and greets visitors from all over the world.
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Weekly Program: The World Seen from The Vatican 01-24-2024
Pope Francis challenges people to not be “deaf” to the Word of God.
A new milestone is reached in Notre Dame's reconstruction.
Animals fill the street leading up to St. Peter's Basilica. -
Mini circus comes to Vatican carrying Ukrainian flags
The group of dancers and acrobats performed a number of routines for the Pope.
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Pope Francis: “Lust posions the purity of love”
The Pope challenged those present to preserve the beauty of God's creation, which he called the prize of the battle against lust.
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Pope Francis remembers civilians killed in missile attack in Kurdistan
The Pope also reflected on the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which begins on January 18.
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Eating disorders & consumerism: Pope Francis' weekly catechesis
During his catechesis on vices and virtues, the Pope addressed the problem of gluttony and eating disorders.
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Pope Francis says our level of consumerism is destroying the planet
“We have become consumers, possessors of an insatiable voracity that is destroying the planet.”
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The spiritual life of a Christian is not peaceful, it demands continuous combat
Pope Francis dedicated his first General Audience of 2024 to the sacrament of penance and recalled that the life of a Christian is a constant struggle against temptation.
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Pope Francis speaks about trials of Christians during 1 General Audience of 2024
In his weekly catechesis, the Pope recalled that the sacraments provide clarity to discern good from evil.
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Weekly Program: The World Seen From The Vatican 01-03-2024
What Christmas was like at the Vatican.
Remembering Pope Benedict XVI one year after his death and funeral.
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Pope Francis gives guidance on how to live the Christmas season
The Pope emphasized that consumerism and advertising can corrupt the Christmas spirit.
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Pope delivers catechesis based on the nativity scene of St. Francis of Assisi
During his catechesis, the Pope focused on the meaning of the nativity scene, referring to the first one in history that was created by St. Francis of Assisi.
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Weekly Program: The World Seen From The Vatican 12-20-2023
Pope Francis says he does not want to be buried at the Vatican.
The Vatican trial of the century ends with a guilty verdict.
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Pope Francis: “Closed Christians…are not Christians. They are ideologists”
The Pope once again called for an end to the violence in Gaza. He stressed prioritizing life-saving humanitarian aid.
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Pope Francis: “We must imitate creativity and simplicity” in evangelization
The Pope once again did not read his catechesis but a priest continued his catechesis on apostolic zeal. The reflection encouraged the faithful to imitate the Holy Spirit.
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Pope Francis says he is “much better” but once again did not read his catechesis
In his General Audience, the Pope explained that his health is improving but that speaking too much tires him out.
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Circus performers once again take the stage at the General Audience
The Italian Circus Talent Festival performed for Pope Francis at his Wednesday General Audience.
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“I am not well”: Pope appears at General Audience but is unable to read speech
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Pope's speech encourages audience to not “grow discouraged in these times”
Pope Francis was present at the General Audience but was unable to deliver his speech. A priest stepped in to read it.
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Pope's catechesis on apostolic zeal: why should we evangelize everyone?
Pope Francis explains the second of the four themes with which he summarizes the evangelizing spirit present in his exhortation “Evangelii gaudium.”
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Pope Francis: “This is not war. It's terrorism.”
The Pope said these words after meeting with the relatives of people kidnapped by the Hamas as well as a group of Palestinians who are suffering from the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
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Weekly Program: The World Seen from The Vatican 11-22-2023
Pope Francis travels to the suburbs of Rome to meet with priests.
The Vatican reaffirms that Catholics cannot join Freemasonry.
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Weekly Program: The World Seen from The Vatican 11-15-2023
Pope Francis meets with thousands of children at the Vatican.
Documents reveal Vatican's role in the release of Soviet-era prisoners.
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Pope Francis asks pilgrims to dedicate moments of their day to pray for peace
At the end of his General Audience, Pope Francis asked for prayers for peace in three specific places: Ukraine, the Holy Land and Sudan. But he even went a step further.
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Pope Francis reflects on the passion for evangelization and the need for joy
The Pope announced that the cycle of catecheses on the zeal to evangelize is coming to an end. He said he will summarize its content in four themes and, on this occasion, he tackled joy.