A collection of the Pope’s Wednesday Audiences.
Pope Francis prays before the icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa, during his visit Poland for World Youth Day 2016. August 26, 2020 Pope Francis says he is close to the thousands of pilgrims travelling to the Marian Sanctuary of Jasna Gora for the August 26th feast of Our Lady of Czestochowa. By Vatican [...]
Pope Francis during his weekly General Audience (ANSA) August 26, 2020 Pope Francis focuses his weekly General Audience on the importance of equality and sharing of goods in order to reflect God's love for us and for Creation during this time of trial caused by the pandemic. By Francesca Merlo Pope Francis opened his [...]
Pope Francis delivers his catechesis during the weekly General Audience (Vatican Media) August 19, 2020 At the General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis invites us to cure the “virus” of social injustice, inequality of opportunity, marginalization, and the lack of protection for the weakest. By Christopher Wells The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has not only [...]
Pope Francis during the General Audience (ANSA) August 12, 2020 Pope Francis at his General Audience says in responding to the Coronavirus pandemic Christians are called to combat all violations of human dignity as contrary to the Gospel, and to work for the wellbeing of the whole human family and our common home. By [...]
CNS photo/Vatican Media August 5, 2020 Resuming his weekly general audience after the July recess, Pope Francis says that the Christian virtues of faith, hope and charity enable us to heal the physical, social and spiritual infirmities of our times, such as those revealed by the pandemic. By Robin Gomes In a catechesis live-streamed [...]
CNS photo/Vatican Media Pope Francis celebrates the 7th anniversary of his visit to the migrants in the Italian island of Lampedusa with a Mass in the Casa Santa Marta chapel. July 8, 2020 Pope Francis on Wednesday urged Christians to discover the face of Jesus in the migrants, refugees and the displaced who are [...]
CNS photo/Vatican Media June 24, 2020 At the weekly General Audience, Pope Francis reflects on how King David prayed while shepherding God’s people with his poet’s soul. By Devin Watkins Pope Francis focused his catechesis at the Wednesday General Audience on the Biblical figure of King David. “Favored by God even from his youth, [...]
CNS photo/Vatican Media Pope Francis continues his cycle of catechesis on prayer at the Wednesday General Audience, focusing on the biblical figure of Moses. June 17, 2020 Pope Francis began his General Audience on Wednesday by noting that “God never liked to have anything to do with those who prayed the 'easy' way”. He [...]
CNS photo/Vatican Media June 10, 2020 Pope Francis continues his cycle of catechesis on prayer at the Wednesday General Audience, focusing on the story of Jacob “wrestling with God” in the book of Genesis. By Christopher Wells At the General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis reflected on the life of the patriarch Jacob, whose [...]
CNS photo/Vatican Media Pope Francis during his weekly General Audience on Wednesday continues his catechesis on prayer, focusing his attention on the “prayer of Abraham”. June 3, 2020 At the center of Pope Francis’ catechesis on prayer at his General Audience on Wednesday was the figure of Abraham. The Pope explained that with this [...]
