Pope Francis

Living Holiness Today

Prayer
This video puts the lines of the prayer “Living Holiness Today” to music for an easy-to-use resource to start a parish meeting, youth group event, service trip, or religion class. To view the...
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Living Human Dignity: Quotes by Pope Francis

Video
This resource is a collection of notable quotes from Pope Francis on the CST theme of human dignity. To view the artistic reflection, click here: http://bit.ly/2uR5HWl. Quotes and citations...
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Pope Francis: A Man of His Word

Film Discussion Guide
This film highlights Pope Francis’s message for people to engage and produce a culture of encounter through hope and love in order to combat social problems and bridge gaps in our...
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Creative Voice: On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World

Creative Voice
This artistic reflection invites us to reflect on the words of Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation, Gaudete et Exsultate: On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World, which are meant “to unsettle...
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Gaudete et Exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad)

Reflection
This resource provides context for reflection on Pope Francis's latest apostolic exhortation and offers a summary of its main sections. Discussion questions and a prayer are also included.  
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Living Holiness Today

Prayer
Pray to find holiness in daily life, encounter, and community in the spirit of Pope Francis’s latest apostolic exhortation, Gaudete et Exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad).  
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Prayer for Peace in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Prayer
Pope Francis continues to call us to sow seeds of peace in the lands of South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and in all lands devastated by war  
This person in the middle of the dessert is embracing their loneliness along with the journey towards God's eternal light.

Pope Francis’s 2018 Lenten Message

Reflection
This reflection is based on the text of Pope Francis’s 2018 Lenten Message. To view the reflection, click here: http://bit.ly/2HgyxVA.  
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Earth Day Reflection on Plastic Pollution

Reflection
This short resource reflects on the theme of Earth Day 2018, connects this theme to Pope Francis’s concerns for Creation, and offers suggestions for action and an Earth Day prayer. EFJ’s 2015...
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Pope Francis: Jerusalem as an InterFaith City

Pope Francis: Jerusalem as an Interfaith City

Reflection
The first day of February begins World Interfaith Harmony Week; this resource looks at the efforts of Pope Francis and the three popes before him to promote interfaith harmony in the holy city of...
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Pope Francis’s 2018 World Day of Peace Message

Reflection
This artistic photo reflection uses quotes from Pope Francis’s 2018 World Day of Peace message. To view the reflection, click here: http://bit.ly/2jlRdJr.  
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Pope Francis: World Day of Peace Message, 2018

Reflection
This resource builds on Pope Francis’s World Day of Peace Message for 2018. He calls the world to a new way of seeing immigrants, migrants, and refugees; the Pope challenges us all to practice hope...
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