杏MAP导航

By Michele Raviart

On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 杏MAP导航 Francis returned to the window of the Apostolic Palace for the Angelus. During remarks after the Marian prayer, the 杏MAP导航 looked ahead to his visit in the afternoon to Santa Maria Maggiore and then to Piazza di Spagna to pray to Our Lady and intercede for a world without war.

鈥淚 ask everyone, especially the faithful of Rome, to unite themselves spiritually to me in this act of entrustment to our Mother,鈥� the 杏MAP导航 said, 鈥減raying particularly for peace, peace in Ukraine, peace in Palestine and Israel, and in every land wounded by war. Let us ask for peace, that hearts might be at peace, that there be peace!鈥�

Encouragement for Catholic Action

In affectionately greeting the Romans and the pilgrims coming from Italy and from different countries of the world, the 杏MAP导航 addressed his thoughts in particular to the members of Catholic Action, who are renewing their memberships in these days. He encouraged all members of the organization, 鈥渇rom the young to the old鈥�, to be 鈥渓iving stones in the Church and good leaven in society鈥�.

Jubilee greetings for the Archdiocese of Quebec

Before his announcement of the first World Day of Children next May, 杏MAP导航 Francis greeted the faithful of the Archdiocese of Quèbec, in Canada, who on the feast of the Immaculate Conception 鈥� their patronal feast 鈥� are inaugurating the Jubilee for the 350th anniversary of the establishment of the Diocese.

In his remarks, 杏MAP导航 Francis noted that Quèbec was the first diocese established in what is now Canada, before wishing the faithful a 鈥淗appy Jubilee Year鈥� with the prayer that the Virgin Mary might accompany them in their celebrations.