Tag: General Audience

Pope Francis urged Christians to reflect on their attitude, emphasizing the necessity of openness to the Word of God and service to others

“Without the Holy Spirit, all zeal is vain and falsely apostolic: It would only be our own and would not bear fruit,” the pope observed

“We must not fear dialogue... it is confrontation and criticism that help us to preserve theology from being transformed into ideology.”

The pope advised Christians to “keep watch over one’s sentiments” and to remember “the joy of having the risen Jesus.”

“Let us not forget martyred Ukraine and let us think of the Palestinian and Israeli peoples: may the Lord bring a just peace"

The pope once again implored the world to pray for peace and for an end to war, repeating his refrain that war is always a defeat

He stressed that “faith must be inculturated and culture must be evangelized. The inculturation of faith, evangelization of culture — always"

The pope said the “first step” for evangelization and conversion is putting “Jesus at the center of one’s heart.”

“Our Lady ‘in haste,’ who always gets things done quickly, never keeps us waiting, because she is the mother of all.”

The pope, who has mentioned China at every Wednesday general audience in the past three weeks, praised Ricci’s “missionary spirit”