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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.
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS ACCREDITED TO THE HOLY SEE FOR THE TRADITIONAL EXCHANGE OF NEW YEAR GREETINGS
[…] For its part, the international community and its agencies are called to give a voice to those who have…
SOLEMNITY OF THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD, POPE FRANCIS: ANGELUS
After the Angelus, Pope Francis continued: Dear brothers and sisters, for quite a few days, 49 people rescued in the…
"URBI ET ORBI" MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS CHRISTMAS 2018
[…] May the Child Jesus allow the beloved and beleaguered country of Syria once again to find fraternity after these…
POPE FRANCIS: ANGELUS
After the Angelus, the Holy Father added: Dear brothers and sisters, at this moment my thoughts go to the peoples…
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS TO THE ROMAN CURIA, ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
[…] Afflictions Many indeed are the afflictions. All those immigrants, forced to leave their own homelands and to risk their…
POPE FRANCIS: ANGELUS
After the Angelus, the Holy Father continued: Dear brothers and sisters, last week in Marrakech, Morocco, the Global Compact for…
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO PERFORMERS AND ORGANIZERS OF THE CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Dear friends, We are preparing for the celebration of Christmas. The event of Jesus’ birth, 2,000 years ago, took place…
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIAL LETTERS BY THE AMBASSADORS OF SWITZERLAND, MALTA, THE BAHAMAS, CABO VERDE, ESTONIA, ICELAND, TURKMENISTAN, GRENADA, QATAR AND THE GAMBIA ACCREDITED TO THE HOLY SEE
[…] In these times of sweeping social and political change, there can be no lessening of the commitment to this…
MESSAGE OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS TO PARTICIPANTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE "HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD: ACHIEVEMENTS, OMISSIONS, NEGATIONS"
[…] I think, among other things, of the unborn, who are denied the right to come into the world; of…
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE 52nd WORLD DAY OF PEACE 1 JANUARY 2019
[…] 4. Political vices Sadly, together with its virtues, politics also has its share of vices, whether due to personal…
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO THE ORDER OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY OF MERCY (MERCEDARIANS)
[…] You, as members of a redemptive order, must first experience in yourselves Christ’s redemption so as to help your…
POPE FRANCIS: ANGELUS
After praying the Angelus, Pope Francis continued: Dear brothers and sisters, Advent is a time of hope. At this time…
GREETING OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO MEMBERS OF THE "MARONITE FOUNDATION" AND AUTHORITIES FROM LEBANON
Good morning! Thank you for your visit. It is interesting, what the Patriarch [Cardinal Raï] said, that is, that the…
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO MEMBERS OF THE CONSULTA OF THE EQUESTRIAN ORDER OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE OF JERUSALEM
[…] You have gathered for the work of the Consulta, the general assembly that is held every five years at…
ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE PLENARY SESSION OF THE PONTIFICAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
[…] I welcome the fact that the Academy also concentrates on the new knowledge necessary to confront the scourges of…