Pope, at audience with public present, talks about the power of prayer

Holding a general audience with visitors and pilgrims present for the first time in more than six months, Pope Francis said he was very pleased to see people “face to face.” “I’ll tell you something: it’s not nice to talk in front of nothing, just a camera. It’s not nice,” the pope told about 300 people who attended the audience in the San... Read More

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April 28, 2021

Christian meditation is path to meeting Christ, pope says at audience

Meditation is more than just a method of stress relief for the body, it is a way of encountering Christ in one’s soul, Pope Francis said. During his weekly general audience, the pope said that although it has become a “widespread activity among people who do not have a religious view of life,” meditation within the context of Christian prayer guides men and women... Read More

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April 22, 2021

Prayers said aloud lead the way to God, pope says at audience

Because prayer is a dialogue with God, people should not dismiss or be embarrassed by saying their prayers out loud or in a whisper, Pope Francis said. “Vocal prayer is an essential element of the Christian life,” and when Jesus taught the disciples how to pray, it was with a vocal prayer, the “Our Father,” the pope said during his weekly general audience. Continuing his... Read More

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April 1, 2021

Christ’s cross a beacon of hope in stormy seas, pope says at audience

The commemoration of Christ’s Passion, death and Resurrection during the Easter triduum brings much-needed hope to a world beset by uncertainty, Pope Francis said. During his weekly general audience, the pope said that as Christians prepare to celebrate another Easter in the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, the hope brought by Christ’s cross “is like a beacon that indicates the port to... Read More

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March 18, 2021

Gift of the Holy Spirit connects people to Christ, pope says at audience

Every Christian is unique because the Holy Spirit inspires something new and original in each person, creating “an endless field of holiness,” Pope Francis said. “The one God, the Trinity of love, allows the variety of witnesses to flourish – all are equal in dignity, but also unique in the beauty that the Spirit has willed to be expressed in each of... Read More

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March 11, 2021

Iraq visit was ‘sign of hope’ for suffering people, pope says

Despite years of suffering due to war and terrorism, the people of Iraq continue to look to the future with hope, Pope Francis said. Recalling his recent visit to the country during his weekly general audience, the pope said that while he saw “the opened wounds of destruction,” he also saw “around me the joy of welcoming Christ’s message.” “I saw the... Read More

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February 10, 2021

A day that begins with prayer is a good day, pope says

Prayer makes every day better, even the most difficult days, Pope Francis has said. Prayer transforms a person’s day “into grace, or better, it transforms us: it appeases anger, sustains love, multiplies joy, instils the strength to forgive,” the pope said during his weekly general audience. Prayer is a constant reminder that God is nearby... Read More

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