This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 3 March 2014 to 12 April 2014.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s The Weekly Francis. Jimmy Akin came up with this idea when he started “The Weekly Benedict” and I have taken over curation of it.

Angelus

• 6 April 2014

General Audiences

• 9 April 2014

Homilies

• 6 April 2014 Pastoral visit to the Roman parish “San Gregorio Magno”

Speeches

• 3 March 2014 – To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Spain on their “ad limina” visit
• 28 March 2014 – To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Madagascar, on their ad Limina visit
• 28 March 2014 – To participants in the course sponsored by the Apostolic Penitentiary
• 29 March 2014 – To members of the Apostolic Movement of the Blind (MAC) and the Little Mission for the Hearing and Speech Impaired
• 31 March 2014 – To participants in the General Chapter of the Salesian Society of Saint John Bosco (Salesians)
• 7 April 2014 – To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Tanzania on their ad Limina visit
• 7 April 2014 – To members of the Organizing Committee of the World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
• 10 April 2014 – To participants in the International Conference on Combating Human Trafficking

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 7 April 2014 – Forgiveness in a caress
• 8 April 2014 – Misery and glory
• 10 April 2014 – The dictatorship of uniform thought
• 11 April 2014- The devil exists

Papal Tweets

+ “How good it is for us when the Lord unsettles our lukewarm and superficial lives.” @pontifex, 7 April 2014

+ “We need to rediscover a contemplative spirit, so that the love of God may warm our hearts.” @pontifex, 8 April 2014

+ “Jesus teaches us to not be ashamed of touching human misery, of touching his flesh in our brothers and sisters who suffer. (EG 270)” @pontifex, 10 April 2014

+ “Only trust in God can transform doubts into certainty, evil into good, night into radiant dawn.” @pontifex, 11 April 2014

+ “How beautiful it is to stand before the Crucifix, simply to be under the Lord’s gaze, so full of love. (EG 264)” @pontifex, 12 April 2014

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 23 October 2013 to 5 April 2014.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s The Weekly Francis. Jimmy Akin came up with this idea when he started “The Weekly Benedict” and I have taken over curation of it.

Angelus

• 30 March 2014

General Audiences

• 2 April 2014

Homilies

• 28 March 2014 – Penitential Celebration

Messages

• Message to the new Syrian-Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, Ignatius Aphrem II

Speeches

• 23 October 2013 – To participants in the national meeting of Chaplains of Italian prisons * Link on Vatican site was previously broken
• 21 November 2013 – Meeting with the Patriarchs and Major Archbishops of the Eastern Catholic Churches * Link on Vatican site was previously broken
• 14 March 2014 – To the Roman Curia at the conclusion of the Lenten retreat
• 22 March 2014 – To members of the “Corallo” Association
• 24 March 2014 – To Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of Guinea on their “ad Limina” visit

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 31 March 2014 – Do not be existential tourists
• 1 April 2014 – Beyond formalism
• 3 April 2014 – The power of real prayer
• 4 April 2014 – Friday Mass in Santa Marta

Papal Tweets

• “Lent is a time to change direction, to respond to the reality of evil and poverty.” @pontifex, 31 March 2014
• “Dear parents, teach your children to pray. Pray with them.” @pontifex, 1 April 2014
• “May we never get used to the poverty and decay around us. A Christian must act.” @pontifex, 3 April 2014
• “With Jesus our life becomes full. With him everything makes sense. (EG 266)” @pontifex, 4 April 2014
• “In the Gospel we can hear Jesus speaking to us every day: may we always carry with us a small copy of the Gospel!” @pontifex, 5 April 2014

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 27 February to 29 March 2014.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s The Weekly Francis. Jimmy Akin came up with this idea when he started “The Weekly Benedict” and I have taken over curation of it.

Angelus

• 23 March 2014

General Audiences

• General Audience

Speeches

• 27 February 2014 – To Bishops who are friends of the Focolare Movement
• 20 March 2014 – To the managers and workers of the Terni steel mill and the faithful of the Diocese of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy
• 21 March 2014 – Meeting with the “Libera” Foundation of Fr. Luigi Ciotti
• 24 March 2014 – To participants in the Plenary Session of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers (for Health Pastoral Care)

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 24 March 2014 – Marginalized and therefore saved
• 25 March 2014 – Salvation is a gift
• 28 March 2014 – I am returning home

Papal Tweets

• “Jesus is never far from us sinners. He wants to pour out on us, without limit, all of his mercy.” @pontifex, 24 March 2013
• “We cannot be tepid disciples. The Church needs our courage in order to give witness to truth.” @pontifex, 25 March 2013
• “Lent is a time of grace, a time to convert and live out our baptism fully.” @pontifex, 27 March 2013
• “We all need to improve, to change for the better. Lent helps us fight against our faults.” @pontifex, 28 March 2013
• “We live in a society that leaves no room for God; day by day this numbs our hearts.” @pontifex, 29 March 2013

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 16 March to 22 March 2014. 

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s The Weekly Francis. Jimmy Akin came up with this idea when he started “The Weekly Benedict” and I have taken over curation of it.

Angelus

• 16 March 2014

General Audiences

• 19 March 2014

Homilies

• 16 March 2014 – Pastoral Visit to the Roman parish “Santa Maria dell’Orazione”

Speeches

• 17 March 2014 – To the Bishops of the Episcopal Conference of East Timor on their ad Limina Visit

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 17 March 2014 – Mercy and judgement
• 18 March 2014 – Christians without masks
• 20 March 2014 – The nameless man
• 21 March 2014 – The imprisoned word

Papal Tweets

• “Thank you for all your warm wishes on my anniversary. Please continue praying for me.” @pontifex, 17 March 2013
• “Christian love is loving without counting the cost. This is the lesson of the Good Samaritan; this is the lesson of Jesus.” @pontifex, 18 March 2013
• “I greet the World School Network for Encounter.Today we plant the first virtual olive tree for peace. @infoscholas” @pontifex, 19 March 2013
• “May we learn to say “thank you” to God and to one another. We teach children to do it, and then we forget to do it ourselves!” @pontifex, 20 March 2013
• “Sickness and death are not taboo subjects. They are realities that we must face in Jesus’ presence.” @pontifex, 21 March 2013
• “Jesus is our hope. Nothing – not even evil or death – is able to separate us from the saving power of his love.” @pontifex, 22 March 2013

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 25 February to 13 March 2014.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s The Weekly Francis. Jimmy Akin came up with this idea when he started “The Weekly Benedict” and I have taken over curation of it.

Angelus

• 9 March 2014

Messages

• 25 February 2014 – Message on the occasion of the Brotherhood Campaign of the Church in Brazil
• 7 March 2014 – Message to participants in the Conference promoted by the Vicariate of Rome on the theme “The Mission of Lay Christians in the City”
• 8 March 2014 – Message to participants in the International Symposium on the theme: “The management of the ecclesiastical goods of Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, for the service of humanity and for the mission of the Church”

Speeches

• 27 February 2014 – To a meeting of the Congregation for Bishops
• 6 March 2014 – To the parish priests of Rome

Papal Tweets

• “Please pray for me.” @pontifex, 13 March 2013

This version of The Weekly Francis covers material released in the last week from 19 February to 7 March 2014.

The Weekly Francis is a compilation of the Holy Father’s writings, speeches, etc which I also post at Jimmy Akin’s The Weekly Francis. Jimmy Akin came up with this idea when he started “The Weekly Benedict” and I have taken over curation of it.

Angelus

• 2 March 2014

General Audiences

• 5 March 2014

Homilies

• 5 March 2014 – Holy Mass, blessing and imposition of the Ashes

Messages

• 19 February 2014 – Message to participants in the General Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life

Speeches

• 3 March 2014 – To participants in the Assembly of the Italian Federation of Spiritual Exercises (FIES)
• 7 March 2014 – To a delegation of the World Council of Churches

Daily Homilies (fervorinos)

• 3 March 2014 – Sisters and priests free from idolatry
• 6 March 2014 – The Christian way
• 7 March 2014 – The ghost of hypocrisy

Papal Tweets

• “How to live a good marriage? United to the Lord, who always renews our love and strengthens it to overcome every difficulty.” @pontifex, 3 March 2013
• “In life we all make many mistakes. Let us learn to recognize our errors and ask forgiveness.” @pontifex, 4 March 2013
• “Lent is a good time for sacrificing. Let us deny ourselves something every day to help others.” @pontifex, 5 March 2013
• “Let us pray for Christians who are victims of persecution, so that they may know how to respond to evil with good.” @pontifex, 6 March 2013
• “Our deepest joy comes from Christ: remaining with him, walking with him, being his disciples.” @pontifex, 7 March 2013
• “The challenge for Christian spouses:remaining together, knowing how to love one another always, and doing so in a way that their love grows.” @pontifex, 8 March 2013

Other

• 5 March 2014 – Zenit: English Translation of Pope Francis’ Corriere della Sera Interview
• 7 March 2014 – Zenit: Benedict XVI Pays Tribute to Blessed John Paul II in New Interview