Archbishop Francesco Follo, Author at ZENIT - English

Monsignor Francesco Follo è osservatore permanente della Santa Sede presso l'UNESCO a Parigi.

Articles By Archbishop Francesco Follo

Spirituality

Archbishop Follo: The Reason for our Joy: the Cross of Christ.

We are invited to understand that life is a gift and we deserve it by offering our lives to others.

Mar 09, 2018 17:50

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Spirituality

Archbishop Follo: Temple and Heart

We are the Temple cleansed by Christ, the House of God where forgiveness reigns, where love watches the sky.

Mar 01, 2018 20:22

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Spirituality

Archbishop Follo on the Transfiguration

The Transfiguration of Christ transfigures the human gaze making it capable of seeing the presence of God in the flesh of the Crucifix.

Feb 23, 2018 18:09

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Spirituality

Archbishop Follo: The Lent of Jesus and our Lent

May our reading of the Bible become a criterion for our prayer so that it become a criterion for our life.

Feb 16, 2018 17:46

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Spirituality

Archbishop Follo: On Begging to be purified

We gain the invitation to do as the leper who asked Christ for being purified. Then Jesus will give us health for our body and salvation for our souls and a pure heart, which harbors his love.

Feb 08, 2018 17:39

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Spirituality

Archbishop Follo: Christ Liberates us from Evil to Make us Capable of Loving by Serving

With the invitation to let Christ take us by hand as he did with Peter’s mother in law so that we do the same and take the hand whose hold it to us.

Feb 02, 2018 17:30

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Spirituality

Archbishop Follo: A Word that Frees from Evil and Creates the New Man

With the invitation of listening to the Word of Christ so that He dwells in us and we become witnesses of his love and his truth.

Jan 26, 2018 19:55

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Spirituality

Archbishop Follo: Conversion to Love to Serve Him in the Mission

With the invitation to convert ourselves to Christ by harboring his grace and by sharing his love with our neighbor.

Jan 19, 2018 20:26

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Spirituality

Archbishop Follo: Life is Vocation to Joy

Roman Rite – Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jan 12, 2018 18:54

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Spirituality

Epiphany: Homesickness and Fidelity to the Sign

To celebrate the Epiphany means to live this feast as engagement to give ourselves to Christ as He accepts us in his love and we show Him to the world.

Jan 05, 2018 21:09

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Spirituality

The Gospel of the Family

Sunday within the Octave of Christmas

Dec 29, 2017 20:19

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Spirituality

From Nazareth to Bethlehem: the 2017th Christmas

With the wish to understand that the Crib is the place where man can meet true and lasting life.

Dec 22, 2017 17:52

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Pope Francis has implemented a financial bonus for Vatican employees with three or more children

Pope Francis introduces monthly bonus for large families amid mixed reactions from Vatican employees

The new measure, announced by the Holy See’s Press Office on January 15, reflects Pope Francis’ ongoing advocacy for family welfare. The bonus will continue until children reach the age of 18 or 24 if they remain in education, aligning Vatican policies with those of several European countries that provide substantial benefits for large families.

Pope’s baptism of 21 children in the Sistine Chapel

The annual tradition of baptizing the children of Vatican staff began in 1981 under Pope John Paul II. While the first ceremonies were held in the Pauline Chapel, the Sistine Chapel has hosted this sacred event since 1983. Pope Francis has carried forward this legacy, adding his own touch of pastoral care and accessibility.