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

On February 4, 2023, Pope Francis participated in a prayer meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Moderator of the Church of Scotland and others, as part of their Ecumenical Pilgrimage of Peace to South Sudan. In his address, the Holy Father called his hearers to “work together, to foster this fraternal unity among ourselves ...read more

On Saturday, February 4, Pope Francis, with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, heard from and responded to internally displaced persons and representatives of humanitarian organizations. In his address, the Holy Father said that “We hope and believe that now, even in the camps for displaced persons, where sadly ...read more

On February 4, 2023, Pope Francis met with clergy, religious and seminarians in the Cathedral of Saint Therese in Juba, South Sudan. In his address, he reflected on the example of Moses as intercessor and prophet, and said that Church leaders “must exercise our ministry by walking in the midst of and alongside our people, learning to ...read more

Pope Francis began his Apostolic Visit to South Sudan on February 3. The Holy Father, with the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, met with the President, Vice-Presidents, authorities, civil society, and the diplomatic corps of the young country. He said that this “ecumenical pilgrimage of peace represents a change ...read more