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Pope Francis
“The plea for peace cannot be suppressed,” Pope Francis said today. “It rises from the hearts of mothers; it is deeply etched on the faces of refugees, displaced families, the wounded and the dying.”
pope francis greets people with his arm out and a big smile on his face, he sits in his popemobile and the crowds are behind and below him
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Pope Francis
Discernment is the narrative reading of the good moments and the dark moments, the consolations and desolations we experience in the course of our lives.
pope francis sits in his chair and smiles, he wears glasses and is holding a paper
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Pope Francis
Desire is the lack of a reference point that orients the path of life; it evokes a suffering, a lack, and at the same time a tension to reach the good that we miss.
pope francis sits in his wheelchair looking out at the people during his general audience
FaithSpeeches
Pope Francis
“It is important to know ourselves, to know the passwords of our heart, what we are most sensitive to, in order to protect ourselves from those who present themselves with persuasive words to manipulate us.”
Pope Francis greets a girl during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.
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Pope Francis
Pope Francis in today's audience: "In our continuing catechesis on discernment, the process of making sound decisions about the God-given meaning and direction of our lives, we now consider the importance of prayer."
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Pope Francis
In his Sept. 21 general audience, Pope Francis recaps his trip to Kazakhstan, where he met with authorities there as well as with the small Catholic population.
pope francis waves to the crowd from the popemobile. children are seated behind him smiling
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Pope Francis
Pope Francis delivers his general audience speech on the conversion and discernment of St. Ignatius, who encountered the unexpected and made the best of it.
Pope Francis leads the beatification of Pope John Paul I in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Sept. 4, 2022. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
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Pope Francis
Let us pray to John Paul I “to obtain for us ‘the smile of the soul,’ a transparent smile that does not deceive.”
A woman kneels before Pope Francis during the weekly general audience at the Vatican.
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Pope Francis
“The life of the risen body will be a hundred and a thousand times more alive than we have tasted it on this earth,” Pope Francis said as he concluded his cycle of catecheses on old age.
Pope Francis greeting audience from his wheelchair in the Vatican
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Pope Francis
In the August 17 general audience, Pope Francis speaks about the importance of age in our understanding of God.