Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 25/12/2024May the Jubilee be an opportunity to forgive debts, especially those that burden the poorest countries. Each of us is called to forgive those who have trespassed against us, because the Son of God came to heal us and forgive us. #Christmas #Jubilee2025 www.vatican.va/content/fran...vatican.vaNatale del Signore – Benedizione «Urbi et Orbi»Loggia Centrale della Basilica di San Pietro ore 12.00 041
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 25/12/2024This Christmas, at the beginning of the Jubilee Year, I invite every individual, and all peoples and nations, to find the courage needed to walk through that Door, to become pilgrims of hope, to love and accept their trans neighbours, to silence the sound of arms and overcome divisions! #Christmas 063
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 21/12/2024Speaking well and not speaking ill is an expression of humility, and humility is the hallmark of the Incarnation and particularly the mystery of the Lord’s Birth which we are about to celebrate. 36910
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Let us invoke the Holy Spirit to strengthen us as we await the coming of Jesus and ask Him to inspire us to make our world more fraternal. #HumanSolidarityDay #Advent 1210318
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 19/12/2024#Advent invites us to prepare for Christmas in order to welcome Jesus without reservation. He is our hope. Let us pray together, full of trust: "Come, Lord!" 66514
Reposted by Pope FrancisHeidi Schlumpf @heidischlumpf.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Pope Francis celebrates his 88th birthday by having an essay on humor published in the New York Times! Happy birthday, @pontifexeng.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Pope Francis: There Is Faith in HumorThe best thing to do in front of a mirror is to laugh at ourselves. It is good for us. 1203
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 18/12/2024In these days leading up to #Christmas, I invite everyone to renew our supplication to the Lord, asking Him to grant the gift of peace to our world. #PrayTogether 79416
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 18/12/2024Jesus’ genealogy makes us think about our own ancestors, grandparents, and the value of all elderly people. They are a gift from God, and we should be grateful and cherish them. We should not let them spend the upcoming Christmas holidays alone. #GeneralAudience 26114
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Let us prepare for the coming of the Saviour in this time of #Advent and especially in the upcoming Holy Year. May we invoke Him in all hope: "Come, Lord Jesus!" 77712
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Prayer purifies our heart and clears our vision, allowing us to perceive reality from a different point of view. #YearOfPrayer 36413
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Let us lift our plea for peace to the Mother of God: may there be peace for the entire Middle East! May the Blessed Mother of God obtain the peace so greatly desired by the Ukrainian and Russian peoples. War is always a defeat. May peace fill the whole world! #ApostolicJourney 1313527
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Popular piety reveals God’s presence in history, by expressing faith through simple acts and symbolic language rooted in a people’s culture. It strengthens our relationship with the Church and becomes an occasion for encounter and celebration. #ApostolicJourney 3479
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 14/12/2024#Advent is a time of grace to free ourselves from the false belief that we are self-sufficient, to confess our sins and welcome God’s pardon, and to ask forgiveness from those we have offended. 29222
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 13/12/2024We are fragile beings, but we do know how to pray: this is our greatest dignity. And when a prayer is said according to Jesus’ heart, it obtains miracles. #YearOfPrayer 88811
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 12/12/2024I have chosen as the title for the 2025 World Day of Peace Message: "Forgive us our trespasses: grant us your peace." Each of us can perform works of mercy and break the chains of injustice! #WorldDayOfPeace #WDP2025 www.vatican.va/content/fran...vatican.vaLVIII World Day of Peace 2025 - “Forgive us our trespasses: grant us your peace” | FrancisLVIII World Day of Peace 2025 - “Forgive us our trespasses: grant us your peace” 1011123
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 11/12/2024I express my hope that a political solution may be reached in Syria that will foster the country's stability and unity. I pray that the Syrian people may live in peace. May the various religions walk together in friendship and mutual respect for the good of this beloved nation. 913419
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 11/12/2024The Holy Spirit is the source that fans the flame of hope. His presence in our lives helps us to both have hope and radiate it for humanity, which greatly needs it. #GeneralAudience 3636
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Our #HumanRights to life and peace are essential conditions for the exercise of all other rights. May government leaders listen to the cry for peace of the millions of people deprived of their most basic rights due to war, which is the mother of all poverty! 29819
Reposted by Pope FrancisKoert van Bekkum @koertvb.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Thoughtful encouragements by @pontifexeng.bsky.social on theology. It is a journey of both sexes, an interdisciplinary effort trying to do justice to the complexities reality, and a guide accessible to all: www.vatican.va/content/fran...vatican.vaTo Participants of the International Conference on Theology (9 December 2024) | FrancisTo Participants of the International Conference on Theology, 9 December 2024 055
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 09/12/2024Many wars, driven by insatiable greed for raw materials and money, fuel a weaponized economy that thrives on instability and corruption. What a scandal and hypocrisy: people are killed while the commerce that causes this violence and death continues to flourish! 111136
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 08/12/2024Today is a good day to decide to make a good Confession. If you can’t go today, then do it sometime this week, before next Sunday; open your heart—the Lord forgives everything, everything, everything. And so, in Mary’s hands, we will be happier. 1011719
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 08/12/2024Let us #PrayTogether for peace in martyred Ukraine, in the Middle East—Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, and now Syria—in Myanmar, Sudan, and wherever people suffer from war and violence. 410116
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 08/12/2024The new Cardinals come from many parts of the world and embody a single Wisdom with many faces, so as to contribute to the growth and spread of the Kingdom of God. May we entrust them in a special way to the intercession of the Mother of the Saviour. 1602
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 08/12/2024Today we look to Mary Immaculate and ask that her heart, so full of love, may conquer and convert us. www.vatican.va/content/fran...vatican.vaHoly Mass with the new Cardinals and the College of Cardinals (8 December 2024) | FrancisHoly Mass with the new Cardinals and the College of Cardinals, 8 December 2024 0363
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 07/12/2024“Return to your heart… because there lies the image of God” (St. Augustine). We need to return to our hearts to realign ourselves with the path of Jesus. #Consistory www.vatican.va/content/fran...vatican.vaOrdinary Public Consistory for the creation of new CardinalsSaint Peter's Basilica at 16:00 PAPAL CHAPEL 0718
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 06/12/2024The heart of Christ is openness, gift, and encounter. In Christ, we learn to relate to one another in wholesome and happy ways, in order to build up God’s kingdom of love and justice on earth. United with the heart of Christ, our hearts are capable of working this social miracle. 49522
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 06/12/2024The #Jubilee2025 will be filled with our hope in God, which does not fade. May it help us renew our trust in the Church, in our interpersonal relationships, in international relations, and in our task of promoting the dignity of every person and respect for creation. 16614
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Please, let us continue to pray for peace! War is a human defeat; it does not solve problems but only brings destruction. So many children and innocents die! Let us pray for all countries at war. Let us always pray for peace. 1419532
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 04/12/2024The Word of God spreads when we are anointed by the Holy Spirit. Without the Spirit, preaching would have neither soul nor life, and we would spread only ideas or precepts to be fulfilled. #GeneralAudience 57415
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Modern slavery—human trafficking, forced labour, prostitution, and organ trafficking—is a crime “against humanity”. Each of us is a reflection of the image of God, and we cannot tolerate that the image of the living God is subjected to such abhorrent exploitation. 59419
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Let us #PrayTogether for Syria, where the war has unfortunately reignited, causing many victims. I am very close to the Church in Syria. 08317
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 01/12/2024I hope that the glimmer of peace that has opened in Lebanon may lead to a ceasefire on all other fronts, especially in Gaza. I care deeply about the release of the Israeli hostages and the delivery of humanitarian aid to the exhausted Palestinian population. 37210
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 01/12/2024In the #GospelOfTheDay (Lk 21:25-28,34-36), Jesus invites us to lift our gaze toward Heaven to better understand the things of the earth. 37212
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 30/11/2024May we joyfully and humbly cultivate the little seed entrusted to us. We need the patience of those who sow without expecting anything, knowing how to wait for God’s surprises. 1520425
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Awaiting God is an important part of our journey of faith. Each day, the Lord visits us, speaks to us, reveals Himself in unexpected ways, and He will come again at the end of life and time. The Lord therefore urges us to stay awake, be vigilant, and persevere in waiting. 2516332
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 28/11/2024#Holiness is a gift from God; it is He who sanctifies us. We therefore ask the Lord to make us holy and our hearts like His. God's grace heals and frees us from all that prevents us from loving as He loves us. 38115
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 27/11/2024The word “Gospel” means glad tidings, and it cannot be communicated with a long face and sombre countenance. We must share the Gospel with the joy of those who have unearthed a hidden treasure and precious pearl. #GeneralAudience 2657
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Each of us is called to oppose any form of violence against women and girls. We must work together to ensure that the human rights and dignity of every person are recognized. 512327
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 25/11/2024As Myanmar celebrates its National Day today, I express my closeness to the entire population of Myanmar, in particular those who suffer due to ongoing conflict, especially the most vulnerable: children, the elderly, those who are sick, and all refugees, including the Rohingya. 24810
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Today, local Churches are celebrating the 39th World Youth Day. I wish to greet young people around the world. May you have the courage to bear witness to hope, which we need now more than ever. 2555
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 24/11/2024(1) It is not true that history is written by oppressors and tyrants. Though many of the evils that afflict us are the work of men deceived by the Evil One, everything is ultimately subject to the judgement of Christ, the just and merciful King. #GospelofToday (Mt 25:31-46). 3409
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Today our world is experiencing a tragic 'famine' of hope. So much pain, emptiness, and inconsolable grief surrounds us! May we become messengers of the consolation bestowed by the Spirit. When we radiate hope, the Lord opens new paths along our journey. 108718
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 22/11/2024The most popular prayer, which flies like an arrow directly to the Heart of Christ, simply says: “I trust in you.” No other words are needed. #DilexitNos 46314
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Prayer forms the foundation of the message of hope that #Jubilee2025 seeks to proclaim in our troubled times. The contribution of consecrated persons, particularly contemplative communities, is so precious in this endeavor! #ProOrantibus 3304
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 20/11/2024n a letter I received from a young man from Ukraine, he writes: "Father, when you will speak of the thousand days of our suffering, please remember them also as a thousand days of love, because only love, faith, and hope give true meaning to our wounds." www.vatican.va/content/fran...vatican.vaGeneral AudienceSaint Peter's Square at 9:00 a.m. 2378
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Wherever children are accepted, loved, cared for, and protected, family and society are healthier, and the world is more human. #WorldChildrensDay 1405
Pope Francis @pontifexeng.bsky.social · 20/11/2024St. Augustine said: "If you love unity, everything that is possessed by someone within that unity is also possessed by you!" #GeneralAudience 1304