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Reflection the Virtue of Patience
Prudence, Directing Actions Towards the Good
Doing Good When Humanity Is at Its Worst
Let Us embrace Humility to Draw Closer to God
God's Math, the Logic of Love
On the Vice of Acedia
Spiritual Sadness
Wrath Destroys
Greed Is an Attempt to Exorcise Fear of Death
Conjugal Love Is the Gift of Oneself
Catechesis on Gluttony
War Is Madness
We Must Learn to Keep Watch Over Our Hearts
Before the Crib To Ask Jesus for Peace
Christians Open to the Word and Service to Others
Bold in the Spirit, Ardent in Missionary Zeal
Christian Proclamation Is for the Present
God Chooses Someone to Reach Everyone
The Gospel Is a Smile that Touches the Soul
The Alphabet of Faith
An Apostolate of Meekness
Forgiveness Gives You Dignity and Sets You Free
On the Apostolic Journey to Marseille
Combatting Slavery and Colonialism
A Doctor of the Poor and Apostle of Peace
A Look Back at His Apostolic Journey to Mongolia
To Carry Life's Daily Crosses
Juan Diego and God's Surprise
On His Apostolic Journey to Portugal
The Secret of Apostolic Zeal
Reflection on Saint Therese of the Child Jesus
Exemplar of Love and Friendship with the People of China
The Courage to Get Back Up When We Fall
The Joy of Being Among Those in Need of Jesus
May We Be Blessed to Be One in Christ
To Build Bridges of Peace Between Peoples
Monasticism and the Power of Intercession
May the Martyrs Be Seeds of Peace
One Cannot Proclaim Without Setting Out on a Journey
True Hope Found on the Tree of the Cross
Jesus Changes Our Life from Within
The Witness of a Church that Evangelizes Herself
In the Church All Are Equal as Christians in the Service of Others
Evangelization Is a Service to the Church and to Humanity
The Gospel Is Not an Ideology but a Proclamation
Mission Is a Part of Christian Formation
In Africa Together with Dignity and Hope
Jesus' Outstretched Hand
A Pastoral Heart Close to Everyone
Mission Is the Oxygen of Christian Life
The Manger and the Cross
Sharp and Gentle Teacher
The Word of God Is a Foretaste of Heaven
Remain Vigilant, Keep Watch Over the Heart
Steps to Making Decisions that Give Rise to Peace
Prayer Is Not an Escape From One's Tasks
Spiritual Consolation
In Search of God Even in Desolation
Learning to Read Sadness on the Path of Spiritual Life
Desire Is Nostalgia for Fulfilment
How to Recognize Passwords of the Heart
Prayer Is Talking to Jesus as to a Friend
Reflections on His Journey to Kazakhstan
Discernment in Saint Ignatius Loyola
The Challenge and Joy of Good Decisions
Their Alliance Saves the Human Family
Old Age Is Where Wisdom Is Woven
Passing Time Not a Threat but a Promise
Catechesis on Recent Apostolic Journey to Canada
Catechesis on Saint Joseph
Learning to Take Leave
Selecting Life Based on Utility
Wrinkles: a Sign of Maturity
Respect the Dignity of the Elderly and the Sick
The Elderly and a Passion for Justice
Protest Can Be Prayer
Learning Tenderness and Respect From the Elderly
Practice of Faith Not Merely for Old People
When Youth Revitalizes the Elderly
Cherish the Elderly, Do Not Leave Them Alone
War Is an Outrage and Blasphemy
Holy Father Recalls Apostolic Journey to Malta
The Life and Witness of the Elderly
Faith Passed on in Dialect
Elderly Can Guide and Save Future Generations
Harmonious Relationship Between Generations
Projects of Existence for the Elderly
The Vocation of a Christian Is to Safeguard Life
Death Must Be Welcomed, Not Administered
A Community of Saints
Fathers and Mothers with the Courage of Joseph
Joseph’s Paternity Reflects God’s Tender Love
On Saint Joseph the Carpenter
Adoption Is Among the Highest Forms of Love
Social Scandal of Humanity
Pope’s Catechesis on Christmas
Catechesis on Joseph, a Just Man
Catechesis Dedicated to Saint Joseph
With Joseph in the Peripheries of the World
The Horizon of Christian Freedom
Bear One Another’s Burdens
The Spirit Cannot Be Suffocated by Precepts
Truly Free Only When We Love and Serve Others
Evangelisation Is Not Uniformity
Christian Life Is a Journey of Freedom
Sinners, but Justified Through Grace
Prayer, Roots and Hope
The Dignity Denied to Millions of New Slaves
Christ’s Salvation Gives Us New Dignity
Behind the Mask of Hypocrites
From Slavery to Freedom
The Teacher that Leads to Christ
There Is Just One Gospel
Small Communities Are the Leaven of our Christian Culture
Paul and the Primacy of Grace
Give Glory to God that Jesus Prays for Us
The Musical Staff on Which We arrange the Melody of Our Lives
Jesus Prays for Us Even in Our Times of Sin and Difficulty
Awaiting the Lord's Grace with Humility and Patience
Persevering in Prayer Even in Difficult Times
Meeting Face to Face Helps us Pray for One Another
Contemplation and Charity Are Synonymous
To Meditate Helps Us Encounter Jesus
Prayer on the Lips of the Simple
On the Easter Triduum 2021
It Is the Spirit Who Writes the History of the Church
The Response Is Fraternity
Prayer Works Miracles Every Day
Obedient and Creative Like the Saints
World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
Gratitude Makes the World a Better Place
Fighting for Unity and Rejecting Particularism
The Tenderness of the Nativity
There Is No Prayer Without Love
A Cry That Does Not Go Unheard
The World Needs Blesssings
How the Church Is Edified
Prayer Transforms Restlessness into Openness
Those Who Pray Are Never Alone
Life's Trials Make Faith and Charity Grow
Jesus Does Not Reject Even the Worst Sinners
To Believe in God and Hate Mankind Is Practical Atheism
God's Door Is Always Open to Our Suffering
We Need Zealous Christians Who Take Action When Facing Those in Power
A Society with Solidarity More Resistant than Any Kind of Virus
Applying the Principle of Subsidiarity by Listening to the Weakest
Let Us Become Guardians of Our Common Home
Good Politics for the Common Good
Only Together Can We Emerge From Crises
Inequality and Environmental Degradation Are Fruit of a Sick Economy
Healing from a Crisis
Individualism and Indifference Destroy Social Harmony
We Have to Assume a Creative Spirit
Bridges Between the People and God
When a Person Lacks Poetry His Soul Limps
The Prayer of Jacob
Do Not Be Afraid to Argue with God
Refuge Against the Flood Wave of Evil
Prayer Is the First Strength of Hope
Like a Dad Whom We Can Ask Anything
A Cry that Touches God's Heart
Stop Persecution of Christians in the World
Divine Mercy Sunday 2020
No Future Without Sustaining the Environment
With the Crucifix and the Gospel
A Journey of Purification
Each Life to be Defended, Served and Loved
Ministry of Mercy
Listen to the Cry of the Poor
Make Room for the Word
Meekness Brings People Together; Anger Separates
The Precious Gift of Tears
Freedom of Heart Comes from True Poverty
The Path to Happiness
Migrants Are Not a Threat
A Home Open to All Hearts
Let Us Learn to Welcome the Shipwrecked
The Example of Persecuted Christians
Magic Is Not Christian
Closeness and Affection
Outstretched Hands to Build Bridges
Welcoming Heart and Bold Faith
Persecuting the Jews is Neither Human Nor Christian
Dialogue, Listening and Discernment to Resolve Conflicts
Evangelizers Cannot Impede the Creative Work of God
Do Not Transform Religion into Ideology
Philip and the Ethiopian
The Martyrdom of Everyday Faithfulness
Martyrs Do Not Sell Out Their Faith
The Sick Are Not to be Discarded, but Healed
The Beatitudes: An Antidote to Egotistical Wellbeing
The Mindset of Sharing vs Hypocrisy
Bridges of Friendship and Solidarity
Prayer Is a Personal Relationship with God
Make the Joy and Sorrow of Others Your Own
Jesus the Advocate
God for a Father
People Are Jesus' House
Where We Are All Equal and No One Is Useless
Infected by the Culture of Waste
Help for Refugee Families
Truth Is a Person
No Room for Egoism in a Christian's Soul
Everyone Understands the Language of Truth and Love
Unity and Freedom From Self
The Our Father Is the Common Patrimony of the Baptized
Salvation Is a Freely Given Gift
A Crucial Covenant
A Smile in the Desert
The Best Part of the Day
Work Gives Dignity
Celebrate the Family
To Welcome and Care
Family Wounds
Love Is Stronger
The Nearest Hospital
An Economy Fit for the Family
The Language of Reconciliation
A Work of Love
Return from Exile
Be Good to One Another
Behold the Brave
At the Wedding Feast
The Masterpiece
Creativity and Courage
Children Are Never a Mistake
The Stone Rolled Back
Within the Fold and Without
Truth Is a Person
Poets of Prayer
We Are the Elderly
From the Same Flesh
Like the Fingers of a Hand
What a Father Teaches Us
Orphans in the Family
Their Faith and Missionary Spirit
A Hymn to Mothers
A New Dawn from the Outskirts
The Truth About the Synod
A True Father
The Fruit of Dialogue
This Is the Goal
Holiness Begins Today
Listening to the People
United in Service
If a Christian Is a Cause of Scandal
One Single Body
In the Tent of God
Let Us Not Give in to Division
Capacity to Love
The Courage of a People
The Feast of St Joseph
Catholic and Apostolic
In the School of Mercy
Like a Good Mother
Less Gossip in the Parish
Betweeen Memory and Hope
The Church a New People
The First and Last Name of a Christian
A People Who Bless
When God Calls Us to Account
He Who Warms the Heart
The Last Judgement
The Desire to Walk Together
God Forgives: Nature Does Not
To Him Who Strengthens Me
To See Beyond
The Path to Jesus
A Humble Victory
With the Eyes of God
How to Become a Priest
The Mission of a Guardian
A Time of Purification and Renewal
Jesus the Advocate
Jesus' Caress
A Little Shame Can Be Healthy
An Encounter That Changes Your Life
Word and Bread of Life
This Journey Must Not Stop Halfway
The Scandal of Division
This Journey Must Not Stop Halfway
Christian Unity
All Disciples and Missionaries
A Date to Remember
A Place for the Poor on Christmas
God for a Father
Every Day Is the Final Judgement
Eternity Begins Now
Without End
Courage to Address God as Father
Lead Us Not Into Temptation
Significant Moments of His Visit to the Balkans
Confessions of a Pope
God Tempts No One
The Power of Forgiveness
To Remove the Veil From Our Eyes
We All Need Forgiveness
God Wants Fraternity Between Christians and Muslims
Food Is Not a Private Property
Courage to Trust in God
The Seed of the Kingdom Sown in This World
Christian Life Reflects God's Holiness
Eternally Begging for Love
The True Battle Is for Life
There Is No Room for I
Dialogue Between Christianity and Islam
The Pope Recounts His Recent Journey to Panama
To Call God Papa Like a Trustful Child
No Prayer Remains Unheard
The Enigma of an Unspeakable Name
Awaiting the Surprises of Christmas
With Blessed Persistence
Teach Us to Pray
We Need a New Heart
We Are All Beggars
Make the Joy and Sorrow of Others Your Own
Where There Are Lies There Is No Love
Ownership Is a Responsibility
The Revolution of Fidelity
There Is No Love Without Fidelity
Even Contempt and Indifference Kill
One Cannot End a Human Life to Solve a Problem
To Reestablish Full Communion
Recognizing Those Who Gave Us Life
Free of Slavery
Time to Make Peace with Life
The Great Family of Heaven and Earth
Honesty and Courage
Teach Children the Sign of the Cross
The Glittering Deceit of Idols
The Supermarket of Idols
Being Christian Is a Journey of Liberation
Not Slaves but Children
The Commandments of the Law of God
To Give the Gift We Have Received
Abundant Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Filled with the Holy Spirit
A Secret Hidden in the Daughter of Israel's Heart
Children's Right to Christian Formation
The Indelible Seal
No to the One Who Divides
Reflection on Baptism
God Is the One True Master of Life
Our Second Birthday
Not Just Commemoration but New Life
Let Us Walk in a New Life
As Jesus Prayed
The Mass Is a Freely Given Gift
Like a River Coursing Through Time
The First Altar Was the Cross
The Word Is a Right
A Shameful Scourge
To Receive the Word in Our Heart
The Meaning of a Journey
The Liturgy Is a School of Prayer
Sin Separates Us from God and from Brothers and Sisters
Without Jesus There Is No Christmas
Mass Begins with the Sign of the Cross
The Christian Sunday
God's Orchestra
The Mission of Women
I Have Seen the Future of Asia
Drawn Forth to Eternal Life
Mass Is Not a Spectacle To Be Photographed
Empty-Handed Before God
When Jesus Takes Us by the Hand
A True Christian Has the Courage to Take Risks
The True Christian
Hope Is the Driving Force of Hearts
Nurturing Hope
The Hope and Future of a People
The Holy Church of Sinners
Remembering the Encounter with Jesus
Death and Hate Not the Final Words
We Are All Sinners in Need of God's Mercy
The Light of Jesus
Christian Hope Is the Strength of Martyrs
We Can Be Saints
God's Love Is Unconditional
God Cannot Be Without Man
The Church's Birthday
Taking the Biblical Road
One Home for All
Apostle of Hope
Mary Stood By
A Sign of Hope
The Nucleus of Faith
Hope Born of the Cross
Let Us Respond to Evil with Forgiveness
Open Your Heart
Close to the Weak
Love Is Not for Show
From Slavery to Freedom
The University of Motherhood
Creation Is Not Man's Property
Everything Is a Gift
Hope Builds Bridges Not Walls
A Certain Reality
The Courage of Women
Words of Hope Become a Prayer
The Wonderful Reality of Hope
The Tears of All Mothers
More Than Just Stars
An Open Drawer
The Surprise of a Child
The Church Is Our Mother
Hope and Virtues of the Little Ones
A Christian Also Prays Through Deeds
A Grave Injustice
In the Other Person's Shoes
With Arms Outstretched
Restore Dignity to Those Who Have Done Wrong
A Little Story
Dialogue with an Open Heart
Food and Water Are Universal Rights
A Heartfelt Appeal
A Celebration of Faith and Brotherhood
Dialogue and Respect
The Church Is for Everyone
Two Pillars
True Freedom and New Forms of Slavery
Where the Weary Find Rest
No Obstacle to Mercy
Women Free From Prejudice
Capable of Compassion
From the Heart to the Hands
A Mosaic of Fraternity
Where We Are All Equal and No One Is Useless
Paths of Peace
A Change of Direction
A Place for Everyone
We Are All Beggars
The Good Wine of the Family
How to Pray
Pray and Do Not Lose Heart
Shake Off the Indifference
The Cry of the Poor Through the Ages
The Logic of Embrace
Help for Refugee Families
No One Is Ever Lost
No Obstacles to Reconciliation
Who Is My Neighbor
On the Side of the Sinner
Look Them in the Eye
Closeness and Solidarity
Waiting in Line with Sinners
Ocean and Snow
Blinded by Fundamentalism
Open the Door to Migrants
The Law of Love
The Door Is Always Open
Power Is for Service
The Jubilee Must Touch the Pocket
Another Kind of Justice
A Reserve of Gold and Silver
Mercy Is Stronger than Division
He Who Takes the First Step
Saved by a Child
A Sign of the Jubilee
What Pleases God Most
Infected by the Culture of Waste
A Seed of Peace for Africa
At the Door of Mercy
Around the Dinner Table
A Training Ground for Giving and Forgiving
Fidelity Does Not Detract from Liberty
Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Nostra Aetate
There Is a God Who Loves Children
A Constitutional Charter for the Church
Seeking to Build Bridges
The Golden Knot
The Family of God
People Are Jesus' House