The Weekly Francis – Volume 172 – 05 April 2017

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 23 March 2017 to 5 April 2017.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s blog.

Messages

• 23 March 2017 – Message of the Holy Father to the President of the United Nations Conference to Negotiate a Legally Binding Instrument to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons, Leading Towards their Total Elimination [New York, 27–31 March 2017]

Speeches

• 24 March 2017 – To the Heads of State and Government of the European Union
• 31 March 2017 – To participants in the Meeting promoted by the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences: “Luther: 500 Years Later”

Papal Tweets

• “May the certainty of faith be the engine of our lives.” @Pontifex 23 March 2017
• “Fasting is fruitful when accompanied by concrete expressions of love towards our neigbors, especially those in difficulty.” @Pontifex 24 March 2017
• “Let us remember our Christian brothers and sisters who are suffering persecution for their faith. May we be united with them.” @Pontifex 24 March 2017
• “The word of God is alive and powerful, capable of bringing about the conversion of hearts.” @Pontifex 25 March 2017
• “Lent is a favourable season for deepening our spiritual life through fasting, prayer and almsgiving.” @Pontifex 26 March 2017
• “Caring for the sacred gift of all human life, from conception to death, is the best way of preventing every type of violence.” @Pontifex 27 March 2017
• “If we learn to read everything in the light of the Holy Spirit, we realize that everything is grace!” @Pontifex 28 March 2017
• “The peace that springs from faith is a gift: it is the grace of feeling that God loves us and that he is always beside us.” @Pontifex 29 March 2017
• “Prayer is powerful. Prayer conquers evil. Prayer brings peace.” @Pontifex 30 March 2017
• “Fasting with a proud heart does more harm than good. The first fast is for humility.” @Pontifex 31 March 2017
• “Even in the hardest and most disturbing moments, the Lord’s mercy and goodness are greater than every thing.” @Pontifex 1 April 2017
• “https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/848965834865233920” @Pontifex 3 April 2017
• “Today is the International Day of Mine Awareness. Let us please renew the commitment for a world without mines!” @Pontifex 4 April 2017
• “Let us follow in the footsteps of Christ, especially by dedicating ourselves to our brothers and sisters in need.” @Pontifex 5 April 2017

Papal Instagram

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