The three theological virtues are great gifts of God. Without them, we might be prudent, just, strong, and temperate, but we would not have a heart that loves even when it is not loved, nor would we have hope that dares against all hope. #GeneralAudience

I am spiritually close to the people of #Kenya at this time when a severe flood has claimed many lives and destroyed vast areas. Let us #PrayTogether for all those who suffer the effects of this natural disaster.

Today we remember #SaintJosephTheWorker. Let us ask the Lord to renew and increase our faith, so that our every task may begin in Him and find completion in Him.

The joy of the Gospel, when truly embraced, triggers in us the movement of discipleship. It provokes a real exodus from ourselves and sets us on a path to encounter the Lord and experience the fullness of life.

Let us #PrayTogether for martyred Ukraine, for Palestine and Israel, for the Rohingya, and for many people who suffer due to war and violence. May the God of peace enlighten hearts, so that the desire for dialogue and reconciliation may grow in everyone.

Let us #PrayTogether for Haiti, where a state of emergency is in effect and the population is desperate due to the collapse of the healthcare system, food scarcity, and violence that drives people to flee.

We all have received the great gift of being beloved children of God. We are called to fulfill the Lord's dream: to bear witness to and live His joy. There is nothing more beautiful.

Jesus gazes at everyone with an intense love that does not judge but knows how to be close and encourage. Art teaches us an outlook that is not possessive and does not objectify, but neither is it indifferent or superficial. Art teaches us a contemplative gaze.

When #GrandparentsAndGrandchildren and #ElderlyAndYoung spend time together, taking care of each other, their love is a breath of fresh air that refreshes our world and society. It makes us all stronger, beyond familial ties.

Faith is born of the compassionate gaze with which God looks upon us. It softens the hardness of our hearts, heals our wounds, and gives us new eyes to gaze upon ourselves, others, and every situation we experience, even the most painful.

Let us never lose sight of the Father's saving embrace. It is the paradigm of life, the heart of the Gospel, our model of radical love. May we allow Him to embrace us as children, so that we may embrace our brothers and sisters with the same charity.

Let us #PrayTogether for martyred Ukraine, Palestine, Israel, Myanmar, and for so many other countries that are at war. War is always a defeat, and those who profit from it most are arms manufacturers. Please, let us pray for peace!

If we open our hearts to the Holy Spirit, He will revive the theological virtues within us. If we have lost trust, God will reopen us to faith. If we are discouraged, God will reawaken hope within us. If our heart is hardened, God will soften it with His love. #GeneralAudience

The love we receive from the Lord is the force that transforms our lives and enables us to love. We are able to love only because He has loved us, because He pours His own Spirit of holiness into our hearts. His Love heals and transforms us.

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Our generation has bequeathed many riches, but we have failed to protect the planet and we are not safeguarding peace. We are called to become artisans and caretakers of our common home, the Earth which is "falling into ruin." #EarthDay

I pray every day for peace in Palestine and Israel, and hope that these two populations can soon stop suffering. And let us not forget martyred Ukraine, which suffers greatly because of the war.

I continue to follow the situation in the Middle East with concern and sorrow. I renew my appeal not to succumb to the logic of retribution and war. May the path of dialogue and diplomacy prevail, which can achieve so much.

Jesus, the #GoodShepherd, knows us and calls us by name. When we are lost, He seeks us until He finds us (Lk 15:4-5). Jesus not only shares the life of the flock, He is the Good Shepherd, who sacrificed His life for us and, having risen, has given us His Spirit. #ReginaCoeli

The World Day of #PrayerForVocations invites us to reflect on the precious gift of the call that the Lord extends to each of us. May we participate in His loving plan and incarnate the beauty of the Gospel in all states of life.

Let us awake, set aside our indifference, and open the bars of the prisons in which we have sometimes shut ourselves. May each of us discover our #Vocation in the Church and in the world, becoming pilgrims of hope and artisans of peace!

Let us travel as pilgrims of hope towards the Holy Year. As we rediscover our #Vocation and share the various gifts of the Spirit, may we bear witness to Jesus’ dream: that we may be a single family, united in the love of God.

God is peace and He desires #Peace. Those who believe in Him should reject war, which only worsens conflicts. War is always and only a defeat. It is a road leading nowhere; it opens no horizons but extinguishes all hope.

May we learn to cultivate the virtue of temperance. By controlling our words and actions we can avoid useless conflicts and promote #Peace in our society. #GeneralAudience

Let us #PrayTogether for millions of children who live in conditions bordering on slavery. Every child who has been abandoned, marginalized, or left without healthcare or schooling is a cry that rises up to God!

Jesus has triumphed over evil. He turned His cross into the bridge to the resurrection. Raise your hands to Him daily to praise and bless Him. Tell Him the hopes of your heart and share with Him your deepest secrets. God loves this kind of living, concrete, and heartfelt #Prayer.