MESSAGE OF POPE FRANCIS FOR THE TWENTY-NINTH WORLD YOUTH DAY 2014 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Mt 5:3) Dear Young Friends, How vividly I recall the remarkable meeting we had in Rio de Janeiro for the Twenty-eighth World Youth Day. It was a great celebration of faith and fellowship!…
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POPE FRANCIS’ HOMILY WYD 2019: “We may possess everything, but if we lack the passion of love, we will have nothing. Let us allow the Lord to make us fall in love!”
POPE FRANCIS’ HOMILY CLOSING MASS WORLD YOUTH DAY 2019 (PANAMA): “We may possess everything, but if we lack the passion of love, we will have nothing. Let us allow the Lord to make us fall in love!” “The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. And he began to say to them:…
POPE FRANCIS’ PRAYER VIGIL SPEECH, WORLD YOUTH DAY 2019 (Panama): “LET IT BE DONE ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD.”
POPE FRANCIS’ PRAYER VIGIL SPEECH, WORLD YOUTH DAY 2019 (Panama): “LET IT BE DONE ACCORDING TO YOUR WORD.” Dear young friends, good afternoon! We have watched that beautiful presentation about the Tree of Life. It shows us how the life that Jesus gives us is a love story, a life history that wants to blend…
WORLD YOUTH DAY 2019: Pope Francis’ homily at Way of the Cross (full text)
Pope Francis Homily at the Way of the Cross with Young People World Youth Day 2019 Panama Cinta Costera, 25 January 2019 Lord, Father of mercy, in this Coastal Beltway, together with so many young people from all over the world, we have accompanied your Son on his Way of the Cross: the way he…
Pope Francis’ Opening ceremony speech, World Youth Day 2019 (Panama)
Pope Francis’ Opening ceremony speech, World Youth Day 2019 (Panama) Dear Young People, good evening! How good it is to get together again, this time in a land that receives us with such radiance and warmth! As we gather in Panama, World Youth Day is once more a celebration of joy and hope for the…
POPE FRANCIS VIDEOMESSAGE FOR THE 32ND WORLD YOUTH DAY ON APRlL 9, 2017 (Yearly Diocesan level).
POPE FRANCIS VIDEOMESSAGE FOR THE 32ND WORLD YOUTH DAY ON APRlL 9, 2017 (Yearly Diocesan level). If you want, English captions, move the cursor to the setting widget of the video and check the caption box.
POPE FRANCIS’ 10 IMPORTANT MESSAGES DURING THE WYD2016 IN POLAND.
POPE FRANCIS’ 10 IMPORTANT MESSAGES DURING THE WYD2016 IN POLAND. Dear brethren in Christ, below you have the Rome Reports’ compilation of the 10 important messages during the recent WYD2016 in Poland. I just formatted it a bit to facilitate reading. +++ROME REPORTS NEWS STARTS HERE+++ (ROME REPORTS) The lives of hundreds of thousands of…
POPE FRANCIS ON VOCATION: WHEN JESUS CALLS US…
POPE FRANCIS ON VOCATION: WHEN JESUS CALLS US… Dear brethren in Christ, all of us have a vocation, a calling from God: the vocation to holiness and apostolate, being instruments of God’s love and mercy. However, God calls some people to a particular vocation, whether as a priest, religious or lay apostolic celibate, or as a…
POPE FRANCIS: WE HAVE NO DESIRE TO CONQUER VIOLENCE WITH VIOLENCE. OUR RESPONSE TO WAR IS FRATERNITY.
POPE FRANCIS: WE HAVE NO DESIRE TO CONQUER VIOLENCE WITH VIOLENCE. OUR RESPONSE TO WAR IS FRATERNITY. Pope Francis, in his speech during the WYD 2016 Prayer Vigil, asked us to pray for all the victims of war-torn areas and encouraged us not to return evil with evil violence with violence, hatred with hatred. Rather, we…
POPE FRANCIS’ WYD2016 FINAL MASS HOMILY: “GOD LOVES US THE WAY WE ARE, AND NO SIN, FAULT OR MISTAKE OF OURS MAKES HIM CHANGE HIS MIND”
POPE FRANCIS’ WYD2016 FINAL MASS HOMILY: “GOD LOVES US THE WAY WE ARE, AND NO SIN, FAULT OR MISTAKE OF OURS MAKES HIM CHANGE HIS MIND” Dear brethren in Christ, below you have the full text of Pope Francis’ Final Mass Homily of the WYD 2016 in Krakow, Poland. In it, Pope Francis instilled a…
POPE FRANCIS’ SPEECH WORLD YOUTH DAY VIGIL 2016: DO NOT CONFUSE HAPPINESS WITH COMFORT! JESUS IS CALLING YOU TO LEAVE YOUR MARK ON HISTORY.
POPE FRANCIS’ SPEECH WORLD YOUTH DAY VIGIL 2016: DO NOT CONFUSE HAPPINESS WITH COMFORT! JESUS IS CALLING YOU TO LEAVE YOUR MARK ON HISTORY. Dear brethren in Christ, below you have the impressive and emotive speech which the Pope addressed to the youth in age and at heart who gathered for the Prayer Vigil at…
Catholics Striving for Holiness (OLD) 