Pope Francis Journey

"Let us begin this journey
of brotherhood in love, and mutual trust."

(Pope Francis first speech as pope)

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Forgiveness Mercy

God’s forgiveness never tires

By Pope Francis Journey on October 17, 2019

“God never tires of forgiving us; we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy.”
― Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel

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Compassion Economic Justice

Everything else that one owns belongs to the poor

By Pope Francis Journey on October 17, 2019

“Pope Leo XIII, who taught that once the demands of necessity and propriety have been met, everything else that one owns belongs to the poor.”
― Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel

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Faith Life Patience Success Trust

Patience is the key to finding the appropriate means

By Pope Francis Journey on October 16, 2019

“I am always wary of the first decision, that is, the first thing that comes to my mind if I have to make a decision. This is usually the wrong thing. I have to wait and assess, looking deep into myself, taking the necessary time. The wisdom of discernment…

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Faith Idolatry Jesus Worship

What it means to be close to Christ

By Pope Francis Journey on October 16, 2019

“This is what it means to be close to Christ. Abide in Jesus! This means remaining attached to him, in him, and with him, talking to him. Abide in Jesus!”
― Pope Francis, The Church of Mercy

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Acceptance Ecumenism Fellowship

Be inviting, not imposing

By Pope Francis Journey on October 16, 2019

“Instead of imposing new obligations, (Christians) should appear as people who wish to share their joy, who point to a horizon of beauty and who invite others to a delicious banquet.”
― Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium: The Joy of the Gospel

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Family Forgiveness Growth Love Mercy Youth

The family is the hospital closest to us

By Pope Francis Journey on October 16, 2019

“The family is the hospital closest to us: when someone is sick, they are cared for there, where possible. The family is the first school for children, it is the unwavering reference point for the young, it is the best home for the elderly. It is the first school…

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Faith Forgiveness People Sin

The Lord is faithful because he cannot deny himself

By Pope Francis Journey on October 16, 2019

You will continue to be the chosen people and all your sins will be forgiven. So mercy is deeply connected to God’s faithfulness. The Lord is faithful because he cannot deny himself.
– Pope Francis, The Name of God Is Mercy

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Beliefs Healing People

Humanity does not know how to cure its wounds

By Pope Francis Journey on October 16, 2019

Why is humanity so in need of mercy? Because humanity is wounded, deeply wounded. Either it does not know how to cure its wounds or it believes that it’s not possible to cure them. Social ills or people wounded by poverty, social exclusion, or one of the many slaveries….

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Church is based on Christ himself

By Pope Francis Journey on October 15, 2019

Church that Christ willed, is not based on an idea; it is not based on a philosophy. It is based on Christ himself.
– Pope Francis, The Church of Mercy

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Walking with the People of God

By Pope Francis Journey on October 15, 2019

“A pastoral presence means walking with the People of God, walking in front of them, showing them the way, showing them the path; walking in their midst, to strengthen them in unity; walking behind them, to make sure no one gets left behind, but especially, never to lose the…

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Pope Francis

"I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink" (Mt 25,35). Today we ask for the grace of compassion and the capacity to share in the poverty of our brothers and sisters. #EndPoverty

7:30 am · October 17, 2019

Pope Francis

Let us work together so that every person can have access to adequate food, according to the will of God. #ZeroHunger w2.vatican.va/conten…

9:31 am · October 16, 2019

Pope Francis

Today we ask for the grace to allow ourselves to be amazed by God's surprises, to not hinder His creativity, but to encourage hearts to encounter the Lord. #GeneralAudience

7:30 am · October 16, 2019

Pope Francis

How do we root out hypocrisy? There's a good medicine that can help us not be hypocrites: point the finger at ourselves and say to the Lord "Look at the way I am, Lord!", and say it with humility. #SantaMarta

6:18 am · October 15, 2019

Pope Francis

The Lord gives each of us a vocation, a challenge to discover the talents and abilities we possess and to put them at the service of others.

7:30 am · October 14, 2019

Pope Francis

The #GospelOfToday shows us that the ultimate goal is the encounter with Jesus. He alone frees us from evil and heals our hearts. Only an encounter with him can save, can make life full and beautiful. w2.vatican.va/conten…

8:00 am · October 13, 2019

Pope Francis

Today we give thanks to the Lord for our new #Saints. They walked by faith and now we invoke their intercession.

6:30 am · October 13, 2019

Pope Francis

Let us pray for our communities, that by giving witness to the joy of Christian life, they may see a flowering of the call to holiness.

7:30 am · October 12, 2019

Pope Francis

The Lord always reminds us how precious we are in His eyes, and He entrusts us with a mission.

7:30 am · October 11, 2019

Pope Francis

May the Holy Spirit, the builder of fraternity, give us the grace to walk beside one another. May He make us courageous as we experience unprecedented ways of sharing and of mission.

7:30 am · October 10, 2019

Pope Francis

Jonah is stubborn in his faith convictions, and the Lord is stubborn in His mercy. Because the Lord always wants to heal and to save, not to condemn. #SantaMarta

5:47 am · October 8, 2019

Pope Francis

I ask you to accompany this important ecclesial event with prayers, so that it may be experienced in fraternal communion and docility to the Holy Spirit, who always shows the ways for bearing witness to the Gospel. #SinodoAmazonico sinodoamazonico.va

4:43 am · October 7, 2019

Pope Francis

So many of our brothers and sisters in Amazonia are bearing heavy crosses and awaiting the liberating consolation of the Gospel, the Church’s caress of love. For them, and with them, let us journey together. #SinodoAmazonico w2.vatican.va/conten…

8:00 am · October 6, 2019

Pope Francis

In the #GospelOfToday, Jesus shows us that the measure of faith is service. "We are useless servants" is an expression of humility and availability that does so much good for the Church. #Angelus

6:30 am · October 6, 2019

Pope Francis

The willingness of a Cardinal to shed his own blood, symbolized by the red colour of his clothing, is guaranteed when it is rooted in compassion, received from God, and given to his brothers and sisters.

11:13 am · October 5, 2019

Pope Francis

As we close the #SeasonOfCreation today, we entrust the #AmazonSynod to St. Francis of Assisi.

7:30 am · October 4, 2019

Pope Francis

The Word of God fills us with joy and this joy is our strength. We are joyful Christians because we have welcomed the Word of God in our hearts. This is the message for today, for all of us. #SantaMarta

7:59 am · October 3, 2019

Pope Francis

May the memorial of our #HolyGuardianAngels strengthen in us the certainty that we are not alone. May it sustain us in proclaiming and living Christ's Gospel for a world renewed in God's love.

8:11 am · October 2, 2019

Pope Francis

Through our small steps of love, God does great things. He accomplishes the salvation of the world. Let us entrust to St. Therese of the Child Jesus, our faithful friend, the #ExtraordinaryMissionaryMonth that begins today. #MissionaryOctober october2019.va/en.ht…

9:30 am · October 1, 2019

Pope Francis

#ExtraordinaryMissionaryMonth #MissionaryOctober pic.twitter.com/m362…

6:00 am · October 1, 2019

Pope Francis

May the Sunday of the Word of God help his people to grow in religious and intimate familiarity with the sacred Scriptures. #AperuitIllis w2.vatican.va/conten…

7:15 am · September 30, 2019

Pope Francis

The sweetness of God’s word leads us to share it with all those whom we encounter in this life and to proclaim the sure hope that it contains. #AperuitIllis w2.vatican.va/conten…

6:45 am · September 30, 2019

Pope Francis

The elderly and the young, together. This is the sign that a people cherishes life, that there is a culture of hope: the care of the young and the elderly. #SantaMarta

6:17 am · September 30, 2019

Pope Francis

It's not just about migrants, it's about all of us, about the human family, called to build together a world more in accord with God's plan. #NotJustAboutMigrants @M_RSection w2.vatican.va/conten…

6:30 am · September 29, 2019

Pope Francis

We need others in order to live and to share the love and trust that the Lord gives us.

7:30 am · September 28, 2019

Pope Francis

The true face of love is mercy. Practicing it, we become a disciple of Jesus and the heart of the Father shows itself.

7:30 am · September 27, 2019

Pope Francis

When we become "spiritually lukewarm", we become half-Christians, without substance. Instead, the Lord wants conversion, today. #SantaMarta

6:11 am · September 26, 2019

Pope Francis

Let us ask the Lord that, by contemplating the martyrs of yesterday and today, we may learn to live the Gospel faithfully every day. #GeneralAudience

7:30 am · September 25, 2019

Pope Francis

Let us learn to call people by their name, as the Lord does with us, and to give up using adjectives.

7:30 am · September 24, 2019

Pope Francis

We are called to be witnesses and messengers of God's mercy, to offer the world light where there is darkness, hope where despair reigns, salvation where sin abounds.

7:30 am · September 23, 2019

Pope Francis

In today's Gospel, Jesus assures us that we are always in time to right our wrongs by doing good. Whoever has caused tears, make someone happy; whoever has misappropriated, give to someone in need. #Angelus

7:30 am · September 22, 2019

Pope Francis

Peace entails a conversion of heart and soul. It is a challenge that demands to be taken up ever anew. #PeaceDay

7:00 am · September 21, 2019

Pope Francis

The Apostle Paul exhorts ministers to closeness: closeness to God, prayer, closeness of the bishop to his priests; closeness of priests to each other; closeness to the people of God. #SantaMarta

7:04 am · September 20, 2019

Pope Francis

If we bishops and priests appropriate the gift of God and turn it into a job, we lose the gaze of Jesus. Let us ask the Lord to help us take care of the gift of our ministry. #SantaMarta

6:35 am · September 19, 2019

Pope Francis

Every human project can first be approved and then end up shipwrecked. But everything that comes from above and bears the “signature” of God is destined to last. #GeneralAudience

7:30 am · September 18, 2019

Pope Francis

"The Lord was moved with compassion" (Luke 7:13). Our God is a God of compassion. Compassion is the weakness of God, but also His strength. #SantaMarta

7:20 am · September 17, 2019

Pope Francis

St Paul asks us to pray "for all in authority" (1 Tim 2:2). We must learn to do this, even for politicians with whom we disagree. Christians must pray for all people in government, that they may work for the common good. #SantaMarta

8:17 am · September 16, 2019

Pope Francis

God waits for us: He doesn't get tired, He doesn't lose heart. Because it is each one of us who is that child embraced again, that coin found again, that sheep caressed and put back on His shoulders (Luke 15:1-32). #Angelus

7:30 am · September 15, 2019

Pope Francis

Today the Church asks us to contemplate the glorious Cross of Our Lord. Though He was God, Christ humbled Himself by becoming a servant. This is the glory of the Cross of Jesus!

7:30 am · September 14, 2019

Pope Francis

If they want to grow in His friendship, Jesus’ disciples, must not complain and look inward. They must act and commit themselves, certain that the Lord will support and accompany them.

7:30 am · September 13, 2019

Pope Francis

I wish to endorse a global event, to take place on 14 May 2020 on the theme Reinventing the Global Educational Alliance. w2.vatican.va/conten…

9:00 am · September 12, 2019

Pope Francis

Today we celebrate the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary. I invite everyone to turn to Our Lady. Let her inspire you with a Christian outlook, so as to live like and imitate her Son Jesus ever more.

7:30 am · September 12, 2019

Pope Francis

Christ is the hope of the world: His Gospel is the most powerful leaven of brotherhood, freedom, justice and peace for all peoples. #GeneralAudience

7:30 am · September 11, 2019

Pope Francis

Thank you for your warm welcome. May God bless you all you. May His love and mercy continue to accompany and protect you! #ApostolicJourney

11:30 am · September 9, 2019

Pope Francis

What must one do to be a good Christian? The answer is simple: we have to do, each in our own way, what Jesus says in the Beatitudes. #ApostolicJourney #Mauritius

6:30 am · September 9, 2019

Pope Francis

Happy are you, happy is the Church of the poor and for the poor, for she lives imbued with the fragrance of her Lord, she lives joyfully proclaiming the Good News to the throw-aways of the earth, to those who are God's favorites. #ApostolicJourney #Madagascar

12:30 pm · September 8, 2019

Pope Francis

Akamasoa, "City of Friendship", is the expression of the God’s presence God who decided to live and remain always in the midst of His people. Seeing these radiant faces, I give thanks to the Lord who has heard the cry of the poor. #ApostolicJourney #Madagascar

8:50 am · September 8, 2019

Pope Francis

Let us turn in prayer to the Holy Virgin on this day when we remember her birth, the dawn of salvation for humanity. #Angelus

6:00 am · September 8, 2019

Pope Francis

Our life and our talents are the result of a gift woven between God and the many silent hands of persons whose names we will only know in Heaven. #ApostolicJourney #Madagascar

5:15 am · September 8, 2019

Pope Francis

The Lord is the first to trust in you, and He also invites you to trust in yourselves; He invites you to encourage one another, and join Him in writing the most beautiful page of your lives. #ApostolicJourney #Madagascar

12:30 pm · September 7, 2019

Pope Francis

A sower of peace and hope knows how to wait, he trusts; he realizes the limitations of his sowing, but he never stops loving the field entrusted to his care. #ApostolicJourney #Madagascar

10:30 am · September 7, 2019

Pope Francis

Jesus proposes a first golden rule for everyone: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" (Lk 6:31); and he helps us to discover what is most important: to love us and help us. #ApostolicJourney #Mozambique

6:00 am · September 6, 2019

Pope Francis

Let’s not forget that the names of our poorest brothers and sisters, written in heaven, have this inscription next to them: these are the blessed ones of my Father. #ApostolicJourney #Mozambique

3:25 am · September 6, 2019

Pope Francis

No one is more insignificant than a priest left to his own devices; therefore, our prayer is that of our Mother: I am a priest because the Lord has regarded my insignificance with kindness (cf. Lk 1:48). #ApostolicJourney #Mozambique

12:00 pm · September 5, 2019

Pope Francis

Try to keep quiet a moment and let God love you. Try to silence all the inner voices, and rest for a second in His loving embrace. #ApostolicJourney #Mozambique

7:30 am · September 5, 2019

Pope Francis

The pursuit of lasting peace is a mission that involves everyone. It calls for strenuous, constant and unceasing effort, because peace is like a delicate flower trying to blossom on the stony ground of violence. #ApostolicJourney #Mozambique

4:45 am · September 5, 2019

Pope Francis

I invite you, each within your own heart, to pray for our brothers and sisters who have lost their lives or who are suffering because of the hurricane in the Bahamas

1:15 pm · September 4, 2019

Pope Francis

I invite you all to join me in prayer, that God, the Father of all, may consolidate fraternal reconciliation throughout Africa, which is the only hope for solid and lasting peace. #ApostolicJourney #Mozambique #Madagascar #Mauritius

1:30 am · September 4, 2019

Pope Francis

The Holy Spirit, when we invite Him into our wounds, anoints our painful memories with the balm of hope, because the Spirit restores hope.

7:30 am · September 3, 2019

Pope Francis

May God, the lover of life, grant us the courage to do good without waiting for someone else to begin, or until it is too late. w2.vatican.va/conten…

9:30 am · September 2, 2019

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