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Here you’ll find Pope Francis’ teaching on the pastoral care of migrants, refugees and victims of human trafficking. The collection is updated regularly as original texts and subsequent translations become available.
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Here you’ll find Pope Francis’ teaching on the pastoral care of migrants, refugees and victims of human trafficking. The collection is updated regularly as original texts and subsequent translations become available.
SPEECH OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS TO EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DELEGATE OF ITALIAN GENERAL CONFEDERATION OF LABOR (CGIL)
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning! I welcome you and thank the Secretary General for his words. This meeting with…
GREETING OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS TO THE ARTISTS OF THE CHRISTMAS CONCERT 2022
Dear friends, good morning and welcome, and thank you so much for the good wishes you have given me, thank…
MESSAGE FROM THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE EIGHTH CONFERENCE "ROME MED DIALOGUES"
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen! A cordial greeting to all of you on the occasion of the VIII Rome MED Dialogues…
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE MEETING FOR THE EDUCATION OF PEACE AND CARING
Dear boys and girls, dear teachers, good morning and welcome! I am glad that you responded enthusiastically to the invitation…
DISCORSO DEL SANTO PADRE FRANCESCO AI COMPONENTI DELLA DIREZIONE CENTRALE ANTICRIMINE
[…] Cari amici, come vi dicevo, vi sono grato perché il nostro incontro attira l’attenzione sulla Giornata internazionale di quest’anno,…
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE PILGRIMAGE OF YOUNG PEOPLE FROM BELGIUM
[…] As ambassadors of Belgian youth for the preparation of World Youth Day 2023 in Portugal, I invite you to…
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE PILGRIMS GATHERED FOR THE CANONIZATION OF BLESSED GIOVANNI BATTISTA SCALABRINI
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome! You are all celebrating, aren’t you? I thank Fr Chiarello for his…
HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
As Jesus was walking along, ten lepers met him and cried out: “Have mercy on us!” (Lk 17:13). All ten…
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE SALESIANS GATHERED FOR THE CANONIZATION OF THE BLESSED ARTEMIDE ZATTI
Dear Salesian brothers and sisters, good morning and welcome! I thank the Major Rector for his presentation, and I greet…
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE GENERAL CHAPTER OF THE MISSIONARY OBLATES OF MARY IMMACULATE
Dear brothers, good morning and welcome! I am pleased to meet you, on the occasion of your General Chapter. I…
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE MEETING ON REFUGEES PROMOTED BY THE PONTIFICAL GREGORIAN UNIVERSITY
Dear brothers and sisters, I welcome you at the conclusion of your Conference on “Initiatives in Refugee and Migrant Education”….
PASTORAL VISIT TO MATERA FOR THE CONCLUSION OF THE 27th NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS
At the end of this celebration, I would like to thank all of you who have taken part, representing the…
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE 108th WORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES 2022
“Here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.” (Heb 13:14) Dear brothers and…
OPENING AND PLENARY SESSION OF THE "VII CONGRESS OF LEADERS OF WORLD AND TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS"
[…] In addition to the challenges of the pandemic and of peace, let us now turn to a third challenge,…
ADDRESS OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS TO THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE PUBLIC ASSEMBLY OF CONFINDUSTRIA
Please note that this document is an unofficial translation and is provided for reference only. […] Still on the subject…