Letter of His Holiness Pope Francis to Parish Priests (2 May 2024 ...
May 2, 2024 · This challenge is set before the Pope, the bishops and the Roman Curia, and it is also set before you, as parish priests. The Lord who has called us and consecrated us asks us today to listen to the voice of his Spirit and to advance in the direction that he points out to us.
Pope Francis tells world’s parish priests: The Church could not go …
May 2, 2024 · Pope Francis published a letter on Thursday addressed to all parish priests in the world with his advice for building a missionary Church.
Pope Francis: Priests need to have these 4 traits in the world today
Feb 17, 2022 · Addressing a symposium on the priesthood in the Vatican on Feb. 17, Pope Francis presented what he called the “four forms of closeness” that he considers fundamental to the life of a priest.
Pope to parish priests: 'The Church couldn't go on without your ...
May 2, 2024 · Pope Francis sends a letter to parish priests taking part in the International Meeting “Parish Priests for the Synod” and underscores, regardless of how obvious it may seem, that the Church couldn't go on without their love, faith and dedication.
Pope Francis to priests: May the chapel be the most visited room …
Jun 27, 2024 · During an audience with Pope Francis on June 27, the priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Dehonians) received devotional counsel from the Holy Father: They should make frequent visits, in...
Pope Francis’ Letter to Parish Priests: Repairing Rifts, Grounding ...
May 3, 2024 · Pope Francis has addressed a warm and affectionate letter to parish priests throughout the Church. The letter, written on the occasion of a meeting of parish priests in Rome as part of the...
Pope Francis tells American priests: ‘Do not leave the Lord of the ...
Nov 17, 2023 · The presence of Jesus in every tabernacle points us to how we can serve our suffering brothers and sisters who share in Christ’s passion today, Pope Francis told American priests this week.
Pope to priests in Verona: Confession must not be torture, forgive ...
May 18, 2024 · Pope Francis travelled on Saturday to Verona for a one-day pastoral visit, meeting first with the northern Italian city's deacons, priests, and consecrated men and women.
Pope to priests: Be "shepherds with 'the smell of the sheep'"
Jun 7, 2021 · Pope Francis on Monday recalled a favourite imagery of a pastor, urging that priests be “shepherds with the ‘smell of the sheep’”, grounded in the situation of their flock. He made the remark to the community of French student priests who reside in a community at the hostel of the Church of St. Louis of the French in Rome.
Pope tells priests: Be agents of harmony, not division
Apr 6, 2023 · On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis celebrated the chrism Mass with about 1,800 priests, bishops and cardinals and addressed his homily to them. At the Mass, the pope blessed the oils that will be used in Rome parishes for the sacraments of baptism, confirmation, ordination and the anointing of the sick.