Opus Dei

On 20 November, feast of Christ the King and close of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis issued an apostolic letter on "the mystery of God's love when it touches the sinner."

On November 7 in the morning, the Holy Father received Bishop Javier Echevarría, Prelate of Opus Dei, in an audience.

From 31 October to 1 November, Pope Francis is making a brief apostolic visit to Sweden. Here is his homily in the common ecumenical prayer service at the Lutheran Cathedral of Lund.

On October 8, addressing a worldwide Marian pilgrimage to Rome, Pope Francis stressed the importance of praying the Rosary, "a summary of the history of God's mercy."

Pope Francis' homily on October 2 at the church of the Immaculate in Baku, during his 3 day apostolic trip to Georgia and Azerbaijan.

On 20 September in Assisi, Pope Francis joined 500 religious leaders to pray for the gift of peace: "Without syncretism or relativism, we have prayed side by side for peace and for one another."

In his September 11 Angelus address, Pope Francis asked: "Have you ever thought about how each time we go to the confessional, there is joy and celebration in heaven?"

Pope Francis has wished to place the sacrament of Confession at the center of the Jubilee of Mercy. Many people in the parish of Our Lady Queen of Peace in Dublin, Ireland, have found this simple and clear graphic guide helpful for going to the sacrament of God's mercy.

A homily given by Pope Francis on August 15, 2013. He urges us to pray the Rosary daily to assist the Church in her "battle against the evil one and his accomplices."

In his August 3 general audience, Pope Francis reflected on the recent World Youth Day in Poland and said that "the new generation of young people gave the answer to today's challenges. They gave a sign of hope, called fraternity."