• Pope: God offers courage, guidance to those in difficulty
    Pope: God offers courage, guidance to those in difficulty
    February 2, 2022
    When people experience dangerous situations, "praying means listening to the voice that can give us the same courage as Joseph, to face difficulties without succumbing.” - Pope Francis
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  • Denying dignity of work is an ‘injustice,’ pope says
    Denying dignity of work is an ‘injustice,’ pope says
    January 21, 2022
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  • Pope says a mature faith is realistic, but hope-filled
    Pope says a mature faith is realistic, but hope-filled
    January 14, 2022
    “Contemplating Mary who lays Jesus in the manger, making him available to everyone, let’s remember that the world can change, and everyone’s life can improve only if we make ourselves available to others, without expecting them to begin.” - Pope Francis
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  • St. Joseph’s quiet humility teaches value of silence
    St. Joseph’s quiet humility teaches value of silence
    December 25, 2021
    Pope Francis' continuing series of talks on St. Joseph from Dec. 15.
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  • St. Joseph reminds church to pay attention to the essentials
    St. Joseph reminds church to pay attention to the essentials
    November 30, 2021
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  • Freedom comes from serving others, pope says
    Freedom comes from serving others, pope says
    October 27, 2021
    “There is no freedom without love,” Pope Francis said. “The selfish freedom of doing what I want is not freedom because it comes back to yourself, it isn’t fruitful.”
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  • Pope: Handle pro-abortion politicians pastorally
    Pope: Handle pro-abortion politicians pastorally
    September 28, 2021
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  • Look to Christ, not the law, to receive new life
    Look to Christ, not the law, to receive new life
    August 18, 2021
    The law is a path and “may the Lord help people walk along the path of the Ten Commandments, however, by looking at Christ’s love, the encounter with Christ, knowing that the encounter with Jesus is more important than all the commandments,” he said. - (Excerpt)
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  • Pope: Grandparents ‘precious source of nourishment’
    Pope: Grandparents ‘precious source of nourishment’
    August 5, 2021
    Pope Francis wrote the homily for the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly Mass July 25 in St. Peter's Basilica, celebrated by Archbishop Rino Fisichella. “Let us protect them, so that nothing of their lives and dreams may be lost. May we never regret that we were insufficiently attentive to those who loved us and gave us life."
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  • Saints accompany, intercede for Christians in prayer
    Saints accompany, intercede for Christians in prayer
    April 14, 2021
    Pope Francis: Look to the saints for prayerful support.
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  • Iraq visit was ‘sign of hope’ for suffering people
    Iraq visit was ‘sign of hope’ for suffering people
    March 16, 2021
    Pope Francis: “Never before has a pope been in the land of Abraham. Providence willed that this should happen now, as a sign of hope."
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  • Fight temptation with faith, prayer and penance
    Fight temptation with faith, prayer and penance
    March 3, 2021
    During Pope Francis' Feb. 21 Angelus address, he warned against engaging in dialogue with the devil but to remain strong in faith through prayer and penance.
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  • A day that begins with prayer is a good day, pope say
    A day that begins with prayer is a good day, pope say
    February 18, 2021
    Prayer makes every day better, even the most difficult days, Pope Francis said.
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  • Failure to remember Holocaust will lead world down same path
    Failure to remember Holocaust will lead world down same path
    February 4, 2021
    Pope Francis says remembering the Holocaust and its victims serves as a warning to humanity that such horrors could happen again.
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  • Verify before sharing 'news,' pope says in Communications Day message
    Verify before sharing 'news,' pope says in Communications Day message
    January 23, 2021
    Pope Francis offers a lesson in media literacy: Check out the truth before spreading fake news.
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  • Praising God purifies the soul, is like breathing ‘pure oxygen,’ pope says
    Praising God purifies the soul, is like breathing ‘pure oxygen,’ pope says
    January 19, 2021
    Pope Francis contemplates on St. Matthew's Gospel that "Jesus does not lift up a lament to the Father" but rather a joyful song of praise. So must we in this time of crisis.
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  • God gives everyone the task of being peacemakers
    God gives everyone the task of being peacemakers
    January 12, 2021
    During Pope Francis' World Day of Peace message, he insisted that peace is a gift that requires a human response and human effort.
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  • Christmas Eve Mass to be livestreamed at vaticannews.va
    Christmas Eve Mass to be livestreamed at vaticannews.va
    December 22, 2020
    Praying to God in times of joy and sorrow is a natural, human thing to do because it connects men and women to their father in heaven, the pope says.
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  • Communities that take their own ‘path’ lack Holy Spirit
    Communities that take their own ‘path’ lack Holy Spirit
    December 4, 2020
    Catholic communities and groups that claim to be working to improve church life, but attempt to do so without prayer, the Eucharist and unity with the rest of the church sadden the pope.
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  • Mary shows how to turn fear into invitation to hear God's call, pope says
    Mary shows how to turn fear into invitation to hear God's call, pope says
    November 20, 2020
    There is no better way to pray than like Mary, who opened her heart to God with humility and trust, Pope Francis says.
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