A collection of the Pope’s Wednesday Audiences.
(CNS photo/Vatican Media) April 28, 2021 Continuing his catechesis on Christian prayer during the weekly General Audience, Pope Francis explains the importance of meditation, highlighting that it is a means of prayer that helps us encounter Jesus and find ourselves. By Fr. Benedict Mayaki, SJ For a Christian, Pope Francis said at the General [...]
(CNS photo/Vatican Media) April 21, 2021 Pope Francis reflects on the importance of vocal prayer in his catechesis during Wednesday’s General Audience. By Christopher Wells Prayer, Pope Francis said at his General Audience on Wednesday, “is dialogue with God; and every creature, in a certain sense, engages in dialogue with God.” For human beings, [...]
(CNS photo/Vatican Media) April 14, 2021 Continuing his catechesis on Christian prayer at the weekly General Audience in the Vatican, Pope Francis explains that prayer belongs to the very essence of the Church, without which she cannot carry out her evangelising mission and service to others. By Robin Gomes In his Catechesis at Wednesday’s General [...]
(CNS photo/Vatican Media) March 31, 2021 In his Catechesis during the weekly General Audience, Pope Francis looks ahead to the Easter Triduum and the celebration of the saving mystery of Christ’s passion, death and resurrection. By Vatican News staff reporter On the eve of the Easter Triduum, Pope Francis, during his Wednesday General Audience [...]
(CNS photo/Vatican Media) March 24, 2021 At the weekly General Audience, Pope Francis reflects on the theme of prayer in communion with Mary, and says Our Lady is at the bedside of those who die alone without the comfort of their loved ones. By Devin Watkins As the Church prepares to celebrate the Feast [...]
(CNS photo/Vatican Media) March 17, 2021 Pope Francis concludes his catechesis on “prayer as a relationship with the Holy Trinity,” focusing at Wednesday’s General Audience on the work of the Holy Spirit. By Christopher Wells Pope Francis continued his reflections on prayer as a relationship with the Holy Trinity, part of an ongoing series [...]
(CNS photo/Vatican Media) March 10, 2021 Pope Francis reflects on his recent Apostolic Journey to Iraq during the weekly General Audience, and highlights a penitential sense he felt during his visit, as well as the joy of the Iraqi people at welcoming Christ's message. By Fr. Benedict Mayaki, SJ “In the past few days, [...]
(CNS photo/Vatican Media) March 3, 2021 At Wednesday’s Audience, Pope Francis says we have access to the Trinity through prayer, thanks to Jesus. By Christopher Wells “It is Jesus who opened up Heaven to us and projected us into a relationship with God,” Pope Francis said at Wednesday’s General Audience. “Jesus has revealed to [...]
(CNS photo/Vatican Media) February 10, 2021 Continuing his catechesis on Christian prayer, Pope Francis reflects on why and how we should pray in all the events of everyday life. By Robin Gomes In last week’s General Audience, Pope Francis spoke about how Christian prayer is “anchored” in the liturgy. In this week’s audience, streamed [...]
(CNS photo/Vatican Media) February 3, 2021 Pope Francis continues his catechesis on Christian prayer at the weekly General Audience, and reflects on how liturgical prayer unites us to Christ. By Devin Watkins Speaking from the library of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis held his Wednesday General Audience which was live-streamed to the faithful around [...]
