Franco Pisano

In his message for Lent, Francis urges us not to lose the offer of dialogue that God continues to propose to us. The meeting in Assisi to "help shape a fairer and more inclusive economy than today".

Francis mentions “the witness given by your Oriental Orthodox Churches. For yours are Churches that have sealed their faith in Christ in blood and that continue to sow seeds of faith and hope, even in areas often, tragically, scarred by violence and war.”

"When we see many good Christians, with goodwill, but who confuse religion with a social concept of kindness, of friendship, when we see many clerics who say they follow Jesus, but seek honors, sumptuous lifestyles, ways of worldliness, they do not seek Jesus: they seek themselves ”.

"A moment of anger can destroy many things." "Because of anger, many brothers no longer talk to each other, they move away from each other. It is the opposite of meekness. On the other hand, meekness conquers many things. Meekness is capable of conquering hearts, saving friendships and much more, because people get angry but then calm down, rethink and retrace their steps, and they can rebuild with meekness".

11 young people convicted of terrorism, but in reality they shared anti-terrorist and anti-fascist ideas online which they see spreading in Russian and international society in recent years. Confessions extracted through torture.

In a letter to the president of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, Francis calls on the school that trains the Vatican’s diplomatic staff to add a year of missionary work. For the pontiff, “the missionary experience we wish to promote will be useful not only to the young students but also to the individual Churches with whom they will work.”

The Venerable Pomnyun has worked for peace both on the Korean peninsula and abroad. He has tried to alleviate the suffering caused by famine and natural disasters in North Korea. He has brought humanitarian aid and sustainable development initiatives to India, the Philippines, Indonesia as well as to Rohingya Muslim refugees who fled Myanmar.

The retirement of one of the women who takes care of the daily running of Casa Santa Marta was an occasion today for the Pope to dwell on “the people who accompany us on the journey of life, in gratitude, and also as a gesture of gratitude towards God. Thank you, Lord , for not leaving us alone. "

“None of us is a criminal, none of us is responsible for big sins like David with Uriah's wife, nobody. Where is the danger? You don’t notice it when yet let yourself slowly slide because the fall is anesthetised. Yet we slowly slide, relativising things, losing loyalty to God.”

The post-synodal apostolic exhortation "Querida Amazonia" has been published. A Church alongside the oppressed, who are often indigenous, that respects its cultural traditions, safeguards the environment and people at the same time, proposes sustainable development and strives to propose Jesus in an immense and varied territory, also giving lay people , including women, larger spaces within communities.

Francis uses general audience to speak once again about the war-torn nation. In his continuing catechesis dedicated by the Beatitudes, "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted". "Understanding sin is a gift from God, it is a work of the Holy Spirit. “We alone cannot understand sin. It is a grace that we must ask for.

Archbishop Machado led the Mass at St Philomena's Hospital. “We are all sick,” he said in his homily, “one way or another. But Jesus is our comfort and our refuge. Jesus invites us all to rest in his hands.”