Wednesday Audience

A collection of the Pope’s Wednesday Audiences.

Pope at Audience: ‘Old age is where wisdom is woven’

(CNS photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters) August 24, 2022 At the weekly General Audience, Pope Francis concludes his catechesis on the value of old age, and reflects on how the Blessed Virgin Mary reveals to us God’s promise of new life in death. Pope Francis concluded his General Audience catechesis series on the value of [...]

Pope at Audience: Old age ‘fruitful time to bear witness to Christ’

(CNS photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters) August 10, 2022 Pope Francis concludes his catechesis on the value and meaning of old age at the weekly General Audience, and recalls that serene faith and trust in Christ’s promise at that time of life can offer fruitful witness to the Gospel. At the Wednesday General Audience, held [...]

Pope at Audience: Canada, a penitential visit ‘like no other’

(CNS photo/Vatican Media) August 3, 2022 Pope Francis resumes his weekly Wednesday General Audience after a July break, and dedicates his catechesis to his recent Apostolic Journey to Canada, a penitential pilgrimage dedicated to embracing indigenous peoples who suffered injustices over the centuries. Pope Francis resumed his weekly Wednesday General Audiences on [...]

Pope at Audience: Old age ‘a time to find strength in frailty’

(CNS photo/Paul Haring) June 22, 2022 Pope Francis continues his catechesis on the value of old age at the weekly General Audience, and says the elderly should embrace their frailty and helplessness in order to follow and bear witness to Christ. Focusing his catechesis at the Wednesday General Audience on the conversation Jesus had [...]

Pope at Audience: Christian community must visit elderly, help them to serve

(CNS photo/courtesy Little Sisters of the Poor) June 15, 2022 Continuing his catechesis on the value of old age at the General Audience, Pope Francis invites the elderly to overcome the temptation to stand aside, because the Lord never discards them, but rather restores their strength to serve. During the Wednesday General Audience, Pope [...]

Pope at Audience: The elderly show us the tenderness of God

(CNS photo/Paul Haring) June 8, 2022 Continuing his catechesis on the value of the elderly and old age at the weekly General Audience, Pope Francis reflects on the Biblical figure of Nicodemus, and says the elderly are messengers of tenderness, wisdom and love. The tenderness of the elderly shows us the tenderness of God. Pope [...]

Pope at Audience: Elderly must resist temptation to knowledge without action

(CNS photo/Paul Haring) May 25, 2022 At the Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis continues his catechesis on old age, and urges the elderly to hold on to their passion for justice while resisting the temptation to accumulate knowledge without turning it into action. Pope Francis reflected on the Old Testament Book of Qoheleth, or [...]

Pope at Audience: The elderly teach us to persevere in faith

(CNS photo/Paul Haring) Continuing his catechesis on the elderly at the weekly General Audience, Pope Francis draws inspiration from the biblical figure of Job, who witnesses a God of tenderness behind His silence. In his continuing catechesis on the meaning and value of old age in the light of God’s word, Pope Francis turned [...]

Pope at Audience: Elderly’s talents and charisms must be celebrated

(CNS photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters) May 11, 2022 Continuing his catechesis on the elderly at the weekly General Audience, Pope Francis praises the Biblical heroine Judith, and suggests she can serve as an example of how to properly use the gifts God has given us. We must celebrate all the talents and charisms of the [...]

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