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Message of Pope Francis for Day of Prayer for Creation
Pope Francis issued a Message to mark the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation on September 1, 2016. Taken from the Extraordinary Jubilee Year and his encyclical letter, Laudato si’, the theme of the Holy Father’ Message is:Show mercy to our common home.
Pope’s Message for the World Day of the Sick
This year the central mass for the World Day of the Sick will be celebrated in Nazareth on February 11, 2016. In preparation of this event, the Pope published his traditional message.
Pope’s message for World Peace Day 2016
We publish here the message Pope Francis published for World Peace Day on January 1, 2016.
Pope’s address before the Urbi et Orbis blessing 2015
On December 25, 2015, Pope Francis gave his tradition Urbi et Orbis (to the City and the World) blessing and addressed the crowds in Saint Peter’s Square in the Vatican.
Pope Francis’s Homily for Christmas 2015
Pope Francis delivered the following homily on Christmas, December 25, 2015, in the Vatican.
Pope Francis on priests
At a conference to priests on the occasion of the celebration of 50 years since the Second Vatican Council, on Friday, November 20, 2015, Pope Francis described the priest in the Church:
Pope Francis' message for Krakow World Youth Day 2016
Pope Francis’ message for the 31st World Youth Day was released on September 28, 2015, and is focused on the theme from the Beatitudes ‘Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy’. The next meeting of young people from across the globe will take place in the Polish city of Krakow in July 2016.
Homily of Pope at opening of Synod on the Family
On Sunday, October 4, 2015, Pope Francis celebrated the inaugural mass of the Synod on the Family in Saint Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.
Therese of Lisieux according to Benedict XVI
We publish here the talk of Pope Benedict XVI on Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, delivered on April 6, 2011. Dima translated this talk into Hebrew.
Pope’s homily in Quito, Ecuador
On July 7, 2015, Pope Francis delivered the following homily in Quito, Ecuador, one of the stops on his South American tour.
Laudato si – sixth chapter of the Pope’s Encyclical
We publish here the sixth chapter of Pope Francis’s Encyclical on the environment.
Laudato si – preface to the Pope’s Encyclical
We publish here the preface to Pope Francis’s Encyclical on the environment.
Pope’s Pentecost homily 2015
On Sunday, May 24, 2015, the Pope delivered the following homily on the occasion of Pentecost.
The Great Pope and Saint
Today, May 18,2015, is the 95th birthday of John Paul II. T. has sent us a reminder!
Bull for the Jubilee of Mercy - full text
Pope Francis published the Bull for the Jubilee of Mercy on Saturday, April 11, 2015, the eve of the Feast of the Divine Mercy.
Pope’s Vigil Homily 2015
We publish here the homily of Pope Francis at the Easter Vigil mass on April 4, 2015.
Pope’s homily at Chrism mass on Holy Thursday 2015
Pope Francis’s homily at the Chrism mass on Holy Thursday in Saint Peter’s Basilica, on Thursday April 2, 2015.
Pope’s Homily before feet washing on Holy Thursday 2015
Homily of Pope France before the feet washing ceremony on Holy Thursday which took place in a Roman prison, on Thursday, April 2, 2015.
Pope Francis speaks out
In a long interview with a Barcelona newspaper, La Vanguardia, published on June 13, 2014, Pope Francis spoke out on many topics and also on relations with the Jewish people.
Pope’s Homily in Amman
On May 24, 2014, Pope Francis celebrated mass at the Amman International Stadium in which over forty thousand people participated and hundreds of children received their first communion.
