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Pope’s ‘foreign policy’ Easter message: What got included, what got left out

March 31, 2024

ROME – A pope’s Easter Sunday Urbi et Orbi blessing, meaning “to the city and the world,” is generally understood to be one of his premier foreign policy statements of the year, a sort of 365-degree review of the global situation. Which issues and hotspots a pontiff chooses to highlight, therefore – and, equally, which he chooses

On the Tenth Day of Christmas: Urbi et Orbi

January 03, 2023

Pope Francis’s address before the traditional Urbi et Orbi blessing from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Day 2022 – in case anyone missed it the first time around. Dear brothers and sisters in Rome and throughout the world, Merry Christmas! May the Lord Jesus, born of the Virgin Mary, bring to all

Pope Francis: Easter urbi et orbi appeals for equitable vaccine distribution, disarmament, solidarity, religious liberty

April 04, 2021

Pope Francis noted the restrictions under which Christians in many parts of the world – owing to the pandemic and other reasons – are worshipping this Easter. “Once again this year,” Pope Francis said, “in various places many Christians have celebrated Easter under severe restrictions and, at times, without being able to attend liturgical celebrations.”

Pope Francis calls for ‘vaccines for all’ as he gives Christmas Urbi et Orbi blessing

December 25, 2020

Pope Francis made a special appeal to leaders to grant the poor access to vaccines against the virus which has claimed more than 1.7 million lives worldwide as of Dec. 25.

Pope Francis to give extraordinary benediction urbi et orbi

March 27, 2020

Pope Francis invites the world's faithful to pray with him for an end to the coronavirus pandemic, and receive the benediction urbi et orbi.

Pope Francis calls Christians to prayer for end to coronavirus pandemic

March 25, 2020

Pope Francis: 'May the Lord hear the united prayer of all of His disciples who are preparing themselves to celebrate the victory of the Risen Christ'

Christ’s Resurrection is the true hope of the world, says Pope

April 01, 2018

Pontiff prays for Syria, the Holy Land, Yemen, Congo, South Sudan and other conflict zones in Urbi et Orbi address

Urbi et Orbi: Pope Francis laments ‘winds of war’ blowing around the world

December 25, 2017

'An outdated model of development continues to produce human, societal and environmental decline'