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Pope Francis’ Address to the Employees of the Vatican City StatePaul VI Auditorium- Thursday, 21 December 2023 Dear Brothers and Sisters, Christmas brings us together to...

Illustration: Zacchaeus by Niels Larsen Stevns Niels Larsen Stevns. Jesus calls Zacchaeus down from his height in the tree Catechesis on prayer - 17. The blessing, Wednesday, 2nd...

Illustration: Vocation of the Apostles, a fresco in the Sistine Chapel by Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1481-82 Pope Francis’ Message to the seminarians of France(signed by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin)...

Pope Francis’ address to the European Parents' Association (epa)Consistory Hall Saturday, 11 November 2023 Dear friends, I am happy that we can meet on the occasion...

Pope Francis grants interview to Argentinian news outlet ‘Télam’ Universal security is impossible without dialogue ”Exploitation is one of the causes of war.  Another cause...

Illustration: Visitation by Raphael, c. 1517 Pope Francis’ address at the vigil with young people in “Parque Tejo” (Lisbon) - Saturday, 5 August 2023 “Only one thing in life...

Address of Pope Francisto sulkhan-saba orbeliani university (tbilisi, georgia)Consistory Hall, Vatican City - Monday, 13 February 2023 “Do you want to know God? Begin by knowing yourself”...

Illustration; Baptisms at Jordan – photo by Arthur downer Pope Francis; angelus reflectionSaint Peter's Square Thursday, 8 December 2022Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed...