Pope calls for day of prayer for Lebanon during first public audience in months

Pope Francis has held his first public general audience after a pause of nearly six months due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Holy Father used today’s audience to call for solidarity as the way to exit the crisis. He said: “The current pandemic has highlighted our interdependence: We are all linked to each other, for... Read More

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August 28, 2020

Public invited to attend pope’s weekly general audiences starting next month

Twenty-six weeks after his last weekly general audience in St Peter’s Square, Pope Francis will resume his audiences with the public present, but in a Vatican courtyard. The Prefecture of the Pontifical Household said that members of the faithful could attend the Wednesday audience talks starting on 2nd September. Norms for curbing the spread of the coronavirus will be followed,... Read More

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August 19, 2020

Pope: World’s poorest must be given access to Covid-19 vaccine if one is found

The world’s poorest people must have access to a Covid-19 vaccine if one becomes available, Pope Francis has insisted. Speaking during today’s weekly general audience, the Holy Father pointed out that Church teaching on giving priority to the well-being of the poor and marginalised is not a political or ideological choice; it lies at the... Read More

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August 12, 2020

Pandemic has revealed how often human dignity is ignored, says pope

The coronavirus pandemic has shed light on other, “more widespread social diseases,” particularly attacks on the God-given human dignity of every person, Pope Francis said. “The pandemic has highlighted how vulnerable and interconnected we all are. If we do not take care of each other, starting with the least – those who are most affected,... Read More

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June 25, 2020

God listens to everybody – sinner, saint, victim, killer, pope says

Everyone lives a life that is often inconsistent or a “contradiction” because people can be both a sinner and a saint, a victim and a tormentor, Pope Francis said. No matter what one’s situation is, people can put themselves back in God’s hands through prayer, he said on 24th June during his weekly general audience.... Read More

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June 17, 2020

Christians called to intercede for, not condemn, others, pope says

True believers do not condemn people for their sins or shortcomings but intercede on their behalf with God through prayer, Pope Francis said. Just as Moses implored God’s mercy for his people when they sinned, Christians also must act as intermediaries because even “the worst sinners, the wickedest people, the most corrupt leaders – they... Read More

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June 11, 2020

Prayer is a ‘fight’ with God, pope says at audience

True prayer is a “fight” with God in which those who think they are strong are humbled and faced with the reality of their own mortal condition, Pope Francis said. The story of Jacob wrestling with God throughout the night is a reminder that although prayer reveals “that we are only poor men and women”,... Read More

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June 3, 2020

Pope calls racism a pro-life issue as he prays for US

Observing with great concern the social unrest unfolding in the United States, Pope Francis said no-one can claim to defend the sanctity of every human life while turning a blind eye to racism and exclusion. Addressing all “dear brothers and sisters in the United States” during his livestreamed general audience today, 3rd June, the pope... Read More

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May 13, 2020

Prayer establishes trusting relationship with God, pope says

Prayer is more than just a physical, emotional or intellectual act; it is an inner desire to encounter God, Pope Francis said. Continuing his new series of talks on prayer during his weekly general audience today, 13th May, the pope said that the longing expressed through prayer “is more than a need, more than a... Read More

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April 30, 2020

Love the Church and care for society, pope says at audience

Pope Francis asked Christians to join their love for the Church with a caring concern for civil society, particularly at this time of the coronavirus pandemic. Marking the feast day of St Catherine of Siena, Pope Francis prayed that people would be inspired by her example and asked for her intercession “to protect Italy during... Read More

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Pope calls for day of prayer for Lebanon during first public audience in months

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