The week at the Vatican: November

Saturday 30

In his speech to the participants in the All Religions ConferenceFrancis stressed the value of dialogue in a world context marked by "intolerance and hatred".

In the message delivered by Cardinal Koch to the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I on the occasion of the feast of St. Andrew, Francis exhorts to a common effort and prayer to "welcome the divine gift of unity".

Thursday 28th

Pope Francis receives the International Theological Commission and encourages them to develop a theology of synodality.

The Pope has commented in an audience that he wants to travel to Nicaea (present-day Turkey) in 2025 to celebrate the 1700th anniversary of the first council.

Audience with the religious men and women of the calasanctian family.

Wednesday 27

At the General Audience, the Pope encourages "evangelize with joy"and support the Ukrainians. In his words to the pilgrims of various languages, to which Chinese will soon be added, Francis encouraged them to radiate joy, the fruit of the encounter with Jesus, in the Advent that begins on Sunday.

Tuesday 26

"St. Peter's Square"The new magazine in which the Pope responds to the faithful. Its pages will address current issues, from the challenges facing families to the various forms of exclusion. Also announced are two new webcams in the Vatican, one at the tomb of the Apostle Peter and the other at the Holy Door to experience the Jubilee also "from afar".

Monday 25

The final document of the Synod will be accepted as ordinary pontifical magisterium. The Pope asks that it be applied in the dioceses and the bishops comment on the progress in their "ad limina" visits.

In a meeting with the academic community of the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute, Pope Francis stressed the importance of the Church not only fostering marriage as the foundation of the family, but also extend your pastoral care those who live together without marrying and those who are divorced and remarried.

The Holy Father participates in an event to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the peace treaty between Argentina and Chile in 1984, which determines the complete and definitive solution to the dispute over the Beagle Channel.

Pope points out that dialogue is the only possible way to achieve peace. peace in the Holy Land. The Pope received in audience the Universal Peace Council, which involves young people of different cultures and faiths in the promotion of peace in the Middle East.

Sunday 24

On the Solemnity of Christ King of the Universe, during the meditation that accompanies the AngelusPope Francis indicated that "Jesus saves creation, because Jesus liberates, Jesus forgives, Jesus gives peace and justice". But it is essential to listen to his voice and recognize him as "King" in our hearts.

Wednesday 20

In the Audience, the Pope stated that "the laity are not a kind of external collaborators or auxiliary troops of the clergy, but have their own charisms and gifts with which to contribute to the Church's mission".

Pope Francis has announced this morning the canonization of the Blessed Carlo AcutisThe young Italian who died at the age of 15 from fulminant leukemia and was characterized by a great love for the Eucharist.

Monday 18

The Pope sends a message to the G20 meeting. The text was read by Cardinal Parolin and calls for redirecting military funds to fight inequality and making bold decisions to ensure dignity and food for all.

Sunday 17

The Pope Francis invites at the Angelus to give things "their due weight" and to reflect on "what happens and what remains in our lives", remembering that we must not be attached to the things of earth but to the words of Jesus that guide us to eternal life.

The Pontiff presides at the Holy Mass on the occasion of the VIII World Day of the Poor and appeals to the whole Church, to the governments of the States and to the international organizations: "please, do not forget the poor".

Saturday 16

The Pope will meets with the seminarians of Pamplona, Tudela and San Sebastian.

Friday 15

Francis sends a letter to the priests, religious and clerics of his diocese inviting, in view of the Jubilee, the various ecclesial realities to make available accommodation or empty apartments of their property to "stop the housing emergency", "generate hope" and activate "forms of protection" for those who are homeless or at risk of losing their homes.

At the first synodal assembly of the Churches in Italy, in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls from November 15 to 17, Francis addresses a message of encouragement so that what has been gathered in recent years may be translated into evangelical choices and decisions, as a Church open to listening to the Spirit. He exhorts the bishops to be paternal and loving, taking responsibility for what will be decided.

Thursday 14

The Pope met with a group of Israeli hostages released in Gaza.

In a message to the participants in a meeting on the common good organized by the Pontifical Academy for Life, Pope Francis stressed the need to seek justice in "every defense of human life". For him, "it is very important to remember the common good, one of the cornerstones of the Church's social doctrine."

Francis receives the participants in the conference of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.

Wednesday 13

The Holy Father continued his catechesis on the Holy Spirit, on this occasion by underlining the relationship between the Paraclete and the Virgin Mary. He began by recalling the traditional saying "Ad Iesum per Mariam", that is, "to Jesus through Mary".

Tuesday 12

Nothing relevant.

Monday 11

The Holy Father received in audience to the members of the Holy Synod of the Syro-Malankar Mar Thoma Church, who are visiting the Church of Rome for the first time to exchange the embrace of peace with their Bishop. To them, the Pontiff encouraged them to "continue the dialogue" in the hope "that it will hasten the day when we can share the same Eucharist".

Sunday 10

During the Angelus On Sunday, the Pontiff reflected on the social responsibility of every Christian, based on the Gospel. The Holy Father asked Catholics to distance themselves from the hypocrisy of the Pharisees that Christ denounces, and encouraged everyone to "do good without appearances and with simplicity".

Saturday 9

The Pope Francis received the Patriarch Mar Awa thirty years after the signing of the "Common Christological Declaration" by John Paul II and Mar Dinkha IV, which put an end to 1,500 years of doctrinal controversy between the Catholic and Eastern Churches. Present at the audience were members of the Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue.

In a press release, the Lateran University presents. the new structure of the university composed of many lay people. A change in line with the statutes of the Pul and that will be articulated on several fronts to relaunch its development and its innate vocation to be a place of encounter and dialogue.

Pope appoints Friar Pasolini as the new preacher of the Pontifical HouseholdHe succeeds Cantalamessa, another famous Franciscan who held this position since 1980.

Thursday 7

The Pope received in audience the volunteers and homeless people of the group "Immersion in the center"He recalled that help is also "a simple smile, a gesture of friendship, a fraternal look, a sincere listening, a free service".

The Holy Father met with the Toledo seminarians.

Wednesday 6

In the General Audience Pope Francis prayed once again for Valencia before the image of its Patron Saint, Our Lady of the Forsaken, present in St. Peter's Square. In addition, the Holy Father encouraged us to pray with our hearts and as children of God to the Holy Spirit, "the advocate who defends us".

Fernando Enrique Ramón Casas and Arturo Javier García Pérez named auxiliary bishops of ValenciaThe diocese of the diocese has been affected by the DANA disaster.

Tuesday 5

The Pope gives a magisterial lecture at the Gregorian University. Returning from the conference has visited Emma Boninoformer Italian Foreign Minister, recently discharged from the hospital.

Monday 4

The Vatican announces that the Pope will create a new cardinal to those already announced. He will be the Archbishop of Naples, Domenico Battaglia.

The Pope receives the participants of the third meeting of the "The Pope's Day".Churches Field Hospital". Francis thanked them for their commitment to refugees, the poor and the homeless.