A collection of the Pope’s Wednesday Audiences.
CNS photo/Paul Haring Pope Francis resumes his weekly General Audience on Wednesday following the Christmas break, continuing his catechesis on the Acts of the Apostles. January 8, 2020 A New Year but a continuing catechesis on the Acts of the Apostles. Pilgrims and tourists joined Pope Francis in the Paul VI Hall on Wednesday [...]
CNS photo/Paul Haring Pope Francis invites Christians to make a crib in their homes as a preparation for Christmas, noting that in a world in which weapons continue to be manufactured, the crib is “an artisanal image of peace.” “Christmas is a week away,” Pope Francis reminded those present for the weekly General Audience, [...]
CNS/Paul Haring During his General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis held up the figure of St. Paul as a model for Christians saying suffering, persecution and martyrdom are a sign that they are walking in the footsteps of the Lord. December 11, 2019 Even today Christians are being persecuted and marginalized, Pope Francis said [...]
At Wednesday’s General Audience, Pope Francis reflects on St Paul’s ministry in Ephesus, and on his farewell to the leaders of the Christian community there. Pope Francis continued his series of catechesis on the Acts of the Apostle’s during his weekly General Audience in St Peter’s Square. The Holy Father looked at St Paul’s ministry in [...]
CNS photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters Pope Francis’ catechesis during Wednesday’s General Audience is devoted to his Apostolic Journey to Thailand and Japan. November 27, 2019 The Pope told pilgrims and tourists in St Peter’s Square that this visit had increased his closeness and affection for the peoples of both Thailand and Japan. Thailand and the [...]
Pope Francis during his weekly General Audience invites the faithful to ask the Holy Spirit, “for the capacity to delicately inculturate the message of faith, placing a contemplative gaze on those who are ignorant of Christ”. Build bridges with those who do not believe or with those who have a different creed from ours. “Always build [...]
CNS photo/Paul Haring Pope Francis during his weekly General Audience says the Holy Spirit is the protagonist of the Church's mission. Despite pilgrims and tourists having their umbrellas to the ready for Wednesday’s General Audience, the brief drizzle that descended on St Peter’s Square then turned into a clear sky as Pope Francis reflected [...]
CNS photo/Paul Haring In his catechesis at the Wednesday General Audience, Pope Francis reflects on how the first Christians resolve their differences at the “Council of Jerusalem”, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. October 23, 2019 Pope Francis began his catechesis by saying that the Book of Acts recounts the long journey of [...]
CNS photo/Paul Haring Pope Francis in his General Audience of Wednesday, focuses on the experience of St. Peter in the Acts of the Apostles to urge Christians to allow themselves to be amazed by God’s surprises and creativity with which He makes Himself known as the "Lord of all". October 16, 2019 The starting [...]
CNS photo/Paul Haring In his catechesis at the weekly General Audience, Pope Francis reflects on how God converted the heart of Saul, the persecutor of Christians, and transformed him into the fearless preacher we know as Saint Paul. October 9, 2019 In the Acts of the Apostles, Saul was a religious ideologue who persecuted [...]
