These are Pope Francis’ prayer intentions for 2024
Each month Pope Francis shares a prayer intention as part of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network.
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Pope Francis: ‘The fullness of love’ is the ‘path of holiness’
Francis divided the notion of universal holiness into three main components: “Holiness that unites, family holiness, and martyrdom holiness.”
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UN expert bats for disbanding of ‘anti-communist’ task force, repeal of Anti-Terrorism Act
Fry will present a comprehensive report of his findings and recommendations to the UN Human Rights Council in June 2024
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Pope Francis: Complaining Christians do not give a credible witness to the Gospel
The pope advised Christians to “keep watch over one’s sentiments” and to remember “the joy of having the risen Jesus.”
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Pope Francis invites young people to be ‘God’s answer’ to a hopeless world
In his message, Pope Francis said we are living at a time when for many people, the young included, “hope seems absent.”
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Caritas MONA appeals for ceasefire in Gaza
As Caritas MONA focuses on the Gaza crisis, it underscores the necessity of a broader humanitarian approach to conflicts worldwide
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Pope Francis pleads for peace in Israel and Palestine, calls for humanitarian urgency
The Pope also appealed for the release of hostages, including the elderly and children, who have become innocent victims of the conflict
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Pope Francis: Cultivate ‘the inner life’ rather than appearance and image
Pope Francis reflected on Sunday’s Gospel message, urging the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square to cultivate the interior life and worry less about making a good impression.
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Q & A with Estela Padilla, Filipina lay delegate to the ‘Synod on Synodality’
Filipina theologian Estela Padilla made history by being one of 54 women given
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Pope Francis laments ‘tragedy’ in Holy Land
“Instead, we see them torn apart by tremendous suffering that affects so many innocents above all, so many innocent dead"
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Pope Francis urges ‘just peace’ globally
“Let us not forget martyred Ukraine and let us think of the Palestinian and Israeli peoples: may the Lord bring a just peace"
