weekly General Audience Archives

weekly General Audience

Pope says meditation is a way to encounter Christ

April 28, 2021

Although meditation is practiced by adherents of almost all religions, and even by non-believers, the Pope focused on the “specificity” of meditation in a Christian context, which he insisted “must not be eliminated.”

Pope Francis: Christian prayer instills ‘invincible hope’ in the human heart

February 10, 2021

Vatican City, Feb 10, 2021 / 04:30 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis said on Wednesday that prayer can fortify us as we face the challenges of daily life.

Pope Francis prays for victims of Indian flood

February 10, 2021

At his weekly General Audience, Pope Francis prayed for and “expressed [his] closeness” to the victims of flooding in northern India. Over 30 people have died and nearly 200 more are reported missing after flash floods burst a dam in the state of Uttarakhand on Sunday. Reportedly caused by the separation of a glacier, the

Pope Francis on Holocaust Remembrance Day: Memory and Vigilance

January 27, 2021

“Remembering also means being careful,” said Pope Francis on Wednesday, “because these things could happen again, beginning with ideological proposals intended to save a people and ending by destroying a people and humanity.”

Pope Francis prays for Croatian quake victims

December 30, 2020

"Helped by the international community,” Pope Francis said, “I hope that the country's leaders might be able to quickly alleviate the suffering of the dear population.”