Minute Meditations from Franciscan Media

Care for Our Elders

by Pope Francis on May 31, 2018 5:00:00 AM

Our elders are men and women, fathers and mothers, who came before us on our own road, in our...

by Pope Francis on May 29, 2018 5:00:00 AM

The future is in your hands, if you have wings and roots. Have the courage to put on wings, to...

by Pope Francis on May 27, 2018 5:00:00 AM

Humanity is in such need of the Gospel, the source of joy, hope and peace. The mission to...

by Pope Francis on May 23, 2018 5:00:00 AM

When we welcome the Holy Spirit into our hearts and allow him to act, Christ makes himself...

by Pope Francis on May 20, 2018 5:00:00 AM

Her eyes of mercy are surely the greatest vessel of mercy, for their gaze enables us to drink in...

by Pope Francis on May 18, 2018 5:00:00 AM

When we are weary, downcast, beset with cares, let us look to Mary, let us feel her gaze, which...

by Pope Francis on May 15, 2018 5:00:00 AM

Today I was very moved when, after Mass, I visited a home for children without families. How...

by Pope Francis on May 10, 2018 5:00:00 AM

We must ask the Lord to grant us the Holy Spirit and to grant us the gift of wisdom, that wisdom...

by Pope Francis on May 2, 2018 5:00:00 AM

We need to see each child as a gift to be welcomed, cherished and protected. And we need to...