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’ 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…
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…
POPE FRANCIS: WHERE IS GOD IF EVIL IS PRESENT IN THE WORLD?
POPE FRANCIS: WHERE IS GOD IF EVIL IS PRESENT IN THE WORLD? Dear brethren in Christ, below you have the FULL TEXT OF POPE’S SHORT & BEAUTIFUL SPEECH which is MUST READ for all. In it, Pope Francis spoke about the difficult questions in this world regarding the existence of God and the problem of…
PRAY FOR THE FRUITS (CONVERSIONS AND VOCATIONS) AND FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL THE ATTENDEES OF THE 31ST WYD IN KRAKOW, POLAND (27-31 JULY 2016).
PRAY FOR THE FRUITS (CONVERSIONS AND VOCATIONS) AND FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL THE ATTENDEES OF THE 31ST WYD IN KRAKÓW, POLAND (27-31 JULY 2016). Dear brethren in Christ, let us unite ourselves in prayer for the fruits of the much-awaited World Youth Day in Kraków, Poland where 2 million young people in age and…
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