I am happy to be here with you. Thank you, Bishop Antal, for your words of welcome, and for describing the generous service that the Hungarian Church carries out for and with the poor. ...read more

I am happy to be with you once again, after we shared the experience of the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress. ...read more

I greet you all most cordially and I thank Madam President for her welcome and her kind words. Politics was born of the city, the polis, and the practical desire to live together in unity, ...read more

The night is drawing to a close and the first light of dawn is appearing upon the horizon, as the women set out toward Jesus’ tomb. They make their way forward, bewildered and dismayed, their hearts overwhelmed with grief at the death that took away their Beloved. Yet upon arriving and seeing the empty tomb, they turn around and retrace their steps. ...read more

Read the full text of Cardinal Cantalamessa's homily for Good Friday 2023, offered during the Celebration of the Lord's Passion in St. Peter's Basilica. ...read more

On Holy Thursday, April 6, 2023, Pope Francis gave the homily at the annual Chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica. ...read more

“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46) This is the cry that today’s liturgy has us repeat in the responsorial psalm (cf. Psalm 22:2), the only cry that Jesus makes from the cross in the Gospel we have heard. Those words bring us to the very heart of Christ’s passion, the culmination of the sufferings he endured for our salvation. “Why have you forsaken me?” ...read more

Pope Francis gave the homily at the Holy Mass with Blessing and Imposition of Ashes on Ash Wednesday. He said that “the rite of the imposition of ashes exhorts us to return to the truth about ourselves and to return to God and to our brothers and sisters.” Read the full text of his homily below: ...read more

In today’s General Audience, Pope Francis reflected on his recent Apostolic Visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan. Read the full text below: Dear brothers and sisters, good morning! Last week I visited two African countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan. I thank God for permitting me to ...read more

Pope Francis concluded his Apostolic Visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan on February 5. He gave the homily at Holy Mass at the John Garang Mausoleum in Juba. Read the full text of his homily below:   Homily of His Holiness John Garang Mausoleum, Juba Sunday, 5 February 2023   ...read more