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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The Pope does not read catechesis at his General Audience due to “little cold”
This is the second time in three months the Pope has had to cancel or suspend his regular activities.
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Pope Francis honors cardinal who spent nearly three decades in Soviet prison
The Pope met Ernest Simoni during his visit to Albania and was moved by his story. And in 2016, he made Simoni a cardinal.
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Pope warns against “demon of apathy”
In his weekly catechesis, Pope Francis encouraged the audience members to regain the will to live.
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Catechesis on vices: the “noonday devil”
Pope Francis cautioned against a powerful enemy whose strategy is discreet but destructive: sloth.
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Pope Francis gives advice on managing sadness
The Pope continued his catechesis on vices and virtues. This week, he focused on sadness.
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Pope Francis encourages audience to confront sadness
Pope Francis dedicated his General Audience to another vice: sadness, which he says turns into melancholy and does not allow humans to gain strength to move forward.
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Pope Francis proposes two “recipes” to fight the vice of anger
During his General Audience, the Pope spoke of the vice of anger—which is one of the most “visible” vices in human beings. To fight it, he offered two "recipes" found in the Bible.
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Pope: “If a person is not outraged in the face of injustice, he is not human”
At the last General Audience in January, the Pope spoke about the day dedicated to remembering the civilian victims of war, which has been celebrated in Italy every February 1 since 2017.
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Weekly Program: The World Seen from The Vatican 01-31-2024
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Pope Francis dedicates catechesis to the vice of greed
Gluttony, lust and now greed: the Pope reflects on the main vices of today.
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“The Gospel says riches themselves are not a sin but a responsibility”
During the Pope's catechesis on the evil caused by vices, he recalled what people said at the funeral of a greedy man in the Gospel.
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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.
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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.