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Words of wisdom from Pope Francis: the Angelus, Wednesday Audience and Morning Mass Homilies.

Pope denounces “slanderous communication” of dictatorships

In his homily at Mass at Casa Santa Marta, June 18, the Pope spoke about the devastating power of slanderous communication used by dictators against others. It is something that happens even today. If you want to destroy institutions or people, you start by speaking ill of them. This is the “slanderous communication” that Pope Francis exhorted Christians [...]

By Inside the Vatican| 2018-07-10T20:00:20+00:00 Jun 18th, 2018|Categories: In the Pope's Words, Morning Mass Homilies|Tags: Auschwitz, Casa Santa Marta, dictatorship, Domus Santa Marta, First Book of Kings, francis, Holy Father, homily, Jesus, King Ahab of Samaria, Morning Homily, Morning Mass Homily, Naboth, Pope, Pope Francis, Rome, Saint Stephen, Scandal, Vatican|

The Kingdom of God grows mysteriously
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The Kingdom of God grows mysteriously

Angelus, In the Pope's Words

The Kingdom of God grows mysteriously

On Sunday, before thousands gathered in St Peter's Square, Pope Francis explains the two parables about the Kingdom of God from the Gospel of the day before the recitation of the Angelus. Pope Francis reflected on the two parables regarding the “Kingdom of God and its dynamic growth” from the Sunday Gospel (Mark 4:26-34) before reciting the Angelus on [...]

By Inside the Vatican| 2018-06-18T16:33:39+00:00 Jun 17th, 2018|Categories: Angelus, In the Pope's Words|Tags: Angelus, francis, Holy Father, Holy Spirit, Kingdom, Pope, Pope Francis, Rome, St. Peter's Square, Vatican|

‘God’s love has no need for words but for concrete gestures’
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‘God’s love has no need for words but for concrete gestures’

In the Pope's Words, Morning Mass Homilies

‘God’s love has no need for words but for concrete gestures’

Pope Francis on Friday reflected on how God’s love has no limits. Speaking during the homily at morning Mass, he said His greatness is manifested in small things and tenderness. Marking the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus during Mass at the Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis remarked on how it could be said that the festivity celebrates God's [...]

By Inside the Vatican| 2018-06-08T16:29:20+00:00 Jun 8th, 2018|Categories: In the Pope's Words, Morning Mass Homilies|Tags: Casa Santa Marta, Domus Santa Marta, francis, Holy Father, Holy Spirit, homily, Mass, Morning Homily, Morning Mass Homily, Pope, Pope Francis, Rome, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Vatican|

‘We are called to be gifts for others’
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‘We are called to be gifts for others’

In the Pope's Words, Wednesday Audience

‘We are called to be gifts for others’

Pope Francis dedicated his catechesis on Wednesday to the Sacrament of Confirmation, a gift – he said – that in turn enables us to become a gift for others. Pope Francis urged Christians who receive the many gifts of the Holy Spirit to give back to others, and not to keep those gifts only for themselves “as [...]

By Inside the Vatican| 2018-06-06T16:12:53+00:00 Jun 6th, 2018|Categories: In the Pope's Words, Wednesday Audience|Tags: confirmation, francis, General Audience, Holy Father, Holy Spirit, Pope, Pope Francis, Rome, sacrament, St. Peter’s Squar, Vatican, Wednesday Audience, Wednesday General Audience|

‘Eucharist burns away selfish attitudes’
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‘Eucharist burns away selfish attitudes’

Angelus, In the Pope's Words

‘Eucharist burns away selfish attitudes’

At the Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis reflects on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, or Corpus Christi, saying the Eucharist burns away our selfish attitudes and unites us perfectly to Jesus. Pope Francis at the Sunday Angelus said the feast of Corpus Christi is “a mystery of being drawn to [...]

By Inside the Vatican| 2018-06-03T23:55:31+00:00 Jun 3rd, 2018|Categories: Angelus, In the Pope's Words|Tags: Angelus, Christ, Corpus Christi, Eucharistic, Holy Father, homily, Jesus, Ostia, Pope, Pope Francis, Rome, Sunday Angelus, Vatican|

‘Overcome silent collusion’
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‘Overcome silent collusion’

In the Pope's Words, Morning Mass Homilies

‘Overcome silent collusion’

In his homily at Mass on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, Pope Francis invited the people of the Roman suburb of Ostia to overcome the walls of indifference and silent collusion. Pope Francis celebrated the Solemnity of Corpus Christi in the Roman sea-side suburb of Ostia on Sunday, becoming the first Pope since 1981 to lead [...]

By Inside the Vatican| 2018-06-04T17:13:28+00:00 Jun 3rd, 2018|Categories: In the Pope's Words, Morning Mass Homilies|Tags: Casa Santa Marta, Corpus Christi, Domus Santa Marta, Eucharist, Holy Father, homily, Morning Homily, Morning Mass Homily, Ostia, Pope, Pope Francis, Roman, Rome, St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major, Vatican|

The Devil is behind every persecution
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The Devil is behind every persecution

In the Pope's Words, Morning Mass Homilies

The Devil is behind every persecution

During his homily at Mass on Friday, Pope Francis reflected on how the Devil is the cause of all forms of persecution: from cultural colonization to war, hunger, and slavery. Today, said Pope Francis, we are not only witnessing the persecution of Christians, but of every man and woman, "through cultural colonization, war, hunger, and slavery". [...]

By Inside the Vatican| 2018-06-01T16:06:15+00:00 Jun 1st, 2018|Categories: In the Pope's Words, Morning Mass Homilies|Tags: Casa Santa Marta, devil, Domus Santa Marta, francis, Holy Father, homily, Morning Homily, Morning Mass Homily, Persecution, Pope, Pope Francis, Rome, St Peter, Vatican|

‘Let yourselves be shaped by the Spirit’
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‘Let yourselves be shaped by the Spirit’

In the Pope's Words, Wednesday Audience

‘Let yourselves be shaped by the Spirit’

Pope Francis dedicated his catechesis on Wednesday to the Sacrament of Confirmation and thanked a group of athletes from the Korean peninsula for their message of peace. Pope Francis has reminded believers that Confirmation is an “undeserved gift” to be welcomed with gratitude, safeguarded with care and lived with docility allowing oneself to be shaped and moulded by the [...]

By Inside the Vatican| 2018-05-30T16:33:04+00:00 May 30th, 2018|Categories: In the Pope's Words, Wednesday Audience|Tags: and holy fear, confirmation, counsel, General Audience, Holy Father, homily, intellect, piety, Pope, Pope Francis, Rome, sacrament, science, St. Peter's Square, strength, Vatican, Wednesday Audience, Wisdom|

Reject worldly patterns of behavior that take away our freedom
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Reject worldly patterns of behavior that take away our freedom

In the Pope's Words, Morning Mass Homilies

Reject worldly patterns of behavior that take away our freedom

Pope Francis warns Christians against remaining attached to worldly ways of thinking and behavior at his homily during Mass celebrated on Tuesday at the Vatican’s Santa Marta residence. Taking his inspiration from the day’s reading from the First Letter of Peter that urges Christians to be holy in every aspect of their conduct, the Pope’s homily [...]

By Inside the Vatican| 2018-05-29T18:09:17+00:00 May 29th, 2018|Categories: In the Pope's Words, Morning Mass Homilies|Tags: Book of Exodus, Casa Santa Marta, Domus Santa Marta, Egypt, francis, Holy Father, homily, Morning Homily, Morning Mass Homily, Paul, Pope, Pope Francis, Rome, Vatican|

‘Joy is the air Christians breathe’
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‘Joy is the air Christians breathe’

In the Pope's Words, Morning Mass Homilies

‘Joy is the air Christians breathe’

Referring to the passage from the Gospel of Mark, Pope Francis reproposes the theme of being men and women bearing joy in his homily on Monday at Casa Santa Marta. Referring to the rich young man who sadly walks away from Jesus because he cannot renounce his possessions, Pope Francis said that Christians cannot be like [...]