Francis

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266th Pope of the Catholic Church

Beginning Pontificate	13,19.III.2013
End Pontificate	21.IV.2025
Secular Name	Jorge Mario Bergoglio
Birth	Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Website	https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en.html

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Francis

Pontifical Messages 2021

Holy Father's Message, signed by the Secretary of State, to the young people taking part in the annual Taizé encounter (30 December 2021)

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Video message of the Holy Father for the inauguration of the academic year of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, in Milan, on the centenary of its foundation (19 December 2021)

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Video message of the Holy Father to mark the inauguration of the Tower of the Virgin Mary in the Sagrada Família in Barcelona (8 December 2021)

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Message of Pope Francis to His Holiness Bartholomew I on the occasion of the Feast of Saint Andrew (30 November 2021)

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Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to mark the 70th anniversary of the International Organization of Migration (IOM) (29 November 2021)

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Video message of the Holy Father on the occasion of his upcoming Apostolic Journey to Cyprus and Greece [2-6 December 2021] (27 November 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father, signed by the Cardinal Secretary of State, for the “Semaines Sociales de France” (26 November 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father for the 11th Festival of the Social Doctrine of the Church [Verona, 25-28 November 2021] (25 November 2021)

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Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities [3 December 2021] (20 November 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father to mark the conclusion of the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Culture (23 November 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father to participants in the Ecclesial Assembly of Latin America and the Caribbean [21-28 November 2021] (15 October 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father to the Daughters of Charity on the occasion of the General Assembly (20 November 2021)

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Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to Participants in the VII Conference “Rome MED Dialogues” (20 November 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father to participants in the World Meeting of Justice and Peace Commissions of Episcopal Conferences [Video Conference, 17 – 18 November 2021] (15 November 2021)

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Video message of the Holy Father to mark the 75th anniversary of Unesco (12 November 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of UNESCO (11 November 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the 4th edition of the Paris Peace Forum [11-13 November 2021] (30 October 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the conference “Promoting child safeguarding in the time of Covid-19 and beyond” [Rome, 4 November 2021] (21 October 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father Francis to the Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) in Glasgow [Glasgow, 31 October - 12 November 2021] (29 October 2021)

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Message of His Holiness Pope Francis, signed by the Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on the occasion of the opening of a high-level global meeting on the elimination of child labor in agriculture (2 November 2021)

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Audio message of the Holy Father to the "BBC Radio - Thought for the Day" on the occasion of the COP26 meeting in Glasgow (29 October 2021)

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Video Message to the participants in the 49th Social Week of Italian Catholics (21 October 2021)

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Message to the participants in the 49th Social Week for Italian Catholics [Taranto, 21-24 October 2021] (21 October 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the Fourth World Meeting of Popular Movements (EMMP) (16 October 2021)

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Video Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to mark the 57° IDEA Colloquium "Let's Achieve a Sustainable Argentina" (14 October 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the 60th Perugia-Assisi March for Peace (10 October 2021)

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Message of His Holiness Pope Francis, signed by the Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on the occasion of the International Congress to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Maria Montessori (7 October 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the second global event of “The Economy of Francesco” (2 October 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the Meeting of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences [Casina Pio IV, 3-4 October 2021] (2 October 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father to mark the World Food Forum [1-5 October 2021] (1 October 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father to the participants in a seminar on the promotion of sustainable education in the context of "Youth4Climate: Driving Ambition" [Milan, Italy, 28 - 30 September] (29 September 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father (23 September 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father for the meeting “Our common mission of safeguarding God’s children”, organised by the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and the Bishops’ Conferences of Central and Eastern Europe (18 September 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Apostolic Administrations for Latin-Rite Catholics in Russia (16 September 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the 14th National Pilgrimage of Families for the Family (9 September 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father to the participants at the G20 Interfaith Forum 2021 (7 September 2021)

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Joint Message of the Holy Father Francis, His Holiness Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, and His Grace Justin Welby, archbishop of Canterbury, for the protection of Creation (1 September 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father (25 August 2021)

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Video Message to participants in the Laudato si' Inter-University Congress [Argentina, 1- 4 September 2021] (24 August 2021)

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Message of His Holiness Pope Francis, signed by the Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on the occasion of the 71st National Liturgical Week [Cremona, 23-26 August 2021] (23 August 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the 24th International Mariological-Marian Congress [8-11 September 2021] (22 August 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father to the people on the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 (18 August 2021)

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Video message of the Holy Father to the Participants in the Virtual Continental Congress of Religious Life, organized by CLAR [13-15 August 2021] (13 August 2021)

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Message of His Holiness Pope Francis, signed by the Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, on the occasion of the 42nd Meeting for Friendship among Peoples [Rimini, 20-25 August 2021], 29 July 2021

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Message of the Holy Father to António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations (26 July 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father to participants in the General Chapter of the Order of Friars Minor (15 July 2021)

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Joint Message for the 10th anniversary of the Independence of South Sudan (9 July 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father for the presentation of the Tenth World Meeting of Families in extraordinary form (2 July 2021)

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Video message of the Holy Father to mark the International Meeting “Science for peace” (2 July 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father to the Superior General of the Congregation of the Passion of Jesus Christ for the International Theological Congress on “The Wisdom of the Cross in a Pluralistic world” [21-24 September 2021] (1 July 2021)

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Video message of the Holy Father to the "Asociación cristiana de dirigentes de empresa - ACDE" (30 June 2021)

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Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to young people gathered in Medjugorje [1-6 August 2021] (29 June 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the second National Conference for Mental Health [Rome, 25-26 June 2021] (14 June 2021)

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Video message of the Holy Father to volunteers at the "Noche de Caridad" and "Home of Nazareth" of the diocese of Mar de la Plata (24 June 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the 109th meeting of the International Labour Organization (ILO) (17 June 2021)

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Video Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to mark the 16th Edition of the Globsec Bratislava Forum, on theme: «Let’s Rebuild The World Back Better» (15 June 2021)

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Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to the Minister of Climate and Environment of Poland, Chairperson of the XLII Session of the FAO Conference (14 June 2021)

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Video message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the foundation of the “Federación latinoamericana de Colegios de la Compañía de Jesús” (FLACSI) (10 June 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father to mark the 30th anniversary of the Central American Integration System [Costa Rica, 10 June 2021] (5 June 2021)

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Video message of the Holy Father to mark the retreat of the "John 17 Movement" at the Saint Joseph's Seminary of New York (9 June 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father to participants in the Forum “Where do we stand with Amoris laetitia? Strategies for the application of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation” (9 June 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father for the Launching of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (4 June 2021)

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Video message of the Holy Father on occasion of the tenth anniversary of the creation of "Rezandovoy", a project of the Society of Jesus in Spain, 29 May 2021

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Message of the Holy Father for the funeral celebration of His Beatitude Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan, Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenians (29 May 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father to mark the launch of the “Laudato Si” Action Platform (25 May 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father to the Participants in the international prayer "Pilgrims with Ignatius" to mark the beginning of the Ignatian Year (23 maggio 2021)

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Video message of the Holy Father on occasion of the ecumenical Pentecost Vigil organized by CHARIS, in the Anglican 'Christ Church' in Jerusalem (22 May 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the 50th National Week for Institutes of Consecrated Life in Spain (17 May 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father to participants in the “Meeting for Fraternal Dialogue 2021” of the Italian Charismatic Consultation (15 May 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father to mark the presentation of the volume "Seeking and Finding God's Will. A Practical Guide to the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola" by Father Miguel Ángel Fiorito (10 May 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father to participants in the Fifth International Conference entitled “Mind, Body and Soul” (8 May 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father to the participants in "Vax Live: The Concert To Reunite the World" (8 May 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the Feast of Our Lady of Luján, Patroness of Argentina (6 May 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father to the Archbishop of Bombay on the Covid-19 health emergency in India (6 May 2021)

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Video message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the blessing of the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph in Miandrivazo, in the diocese of Morondava, Madagascar (1st May 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father to mark the beatification of José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros [Caracas, 30 April 2021] (29 April 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father to participants in the international “Leaders Summit on Climate” (22 April 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father to mark the "Earth Day" (22 April 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the International Congress "Mujer exceptional", or Exceptional Woman, dedicated to the 50th Anniversary of the proclamation of St. Teresa of Ávila as a Doctor of the Church [St Teresa of Ávila Catholic University, 12-15 April 2021]

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Video Message of the Holy Father for the 58th General Assembly of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (15 April 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father to participants in the International Conference "A Politics Rooted in the People" (15 April 2021)

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Video Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for the 500th Anniversary of the Evangelization of the Philippines (4 April 2021)

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Video Message of His Holiness Pope Francis on the Occasions of the Birth Centenary Celebration of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the Fiftieth anniversary of the Independence of Bangladesh (24 March 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father to the participants at the UNESCO Forum on Biodiversity (24 March 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father to mark the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of St. Alphonsus M. de Liguori Doctor Ecclesiae (23 March 2021)

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Video Message of the Cardinal Secretary of State, on behalf of the Holy Father, for World Water Day (22 March 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father on the occasion of the elevation of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Knock to an International Shrine of Special Eucharistic and Marian Devotion (19 March 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the online meeting “Our daily Love”, for the opening of the “Amoris Laetitia Family” Year (19 March 2021)

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Video message of the Holy Father on the occasion of his upcoming Apostolic Journey to Iraq [5-8 March 2021] (4 March 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the Religious Education Congress sponsored by the Los Angeles Catholic Archdiocese (19 February 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father in occasion of the presentation of his encyclical "Fratelli tutti" in Russian (17 February 2021)

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Message on the occasion of the Brotherhood Campaign 2021 of the Church in Brazil (17 February 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father in memory of the Coptic Martyrs killed in Libya (15 February 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father, signed by Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Secretary for Relation with States of the Holy See, on the occasion of the virtual event promoted by the FAO for "World Pulses Day" (12 February 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the World Day of Prayer, Reflection and Action Against Human Trafficking (8 February 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father to mark the celebration for the first International Day of Human Fraternity and the presentation of the winners of the first Zayed Prize 2021 for Human Fraternity (4 February 2021)

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Video message of the Holy Father to the participants in the Fourth International Conference on music, promoted by the Pontifical Council for Culture (4 February 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father to the organisers and participants at the Fifth Global Meeting of the Indigenous Peoples' Forum (2 February 2021)

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Video Message of the Holy Father to mark the online presentation of the Ecclesial Assembly of Latin America and the Caribbean [Mexico City, 21-28 November 2021] (24 January 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father to the 46th President of the United States of America, Joseph R. Biden, on the occasion of his inauguration at the White House (20 January 2021)

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Video message of the Holy Father to the participants in the national Meeting of Bishops and Priests of Venezuela (19 January 2021)

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Message of the Holy Father to the members of the Associations "Entraide et Fraternitè" and "Action Vivre ensemble" (8 January 2021)

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The Holy See

Pontifical Messages 2021

Video message of the Holy Father to mark the inauguration of the Tower of the Virgin Mary in the Sagrada Família in Barcelona (8 December 2021)

Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the 4th edition of the Paris Peace Forum [11-13 November 2021] (30 October 2021)

Video Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to mark the 57° IDEA Colloquium "Let's Achieve a Sustainable Argentina" (14 October 2021)

Message of the Holy Father to the participants in the Meeting of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences [Casina Pio IV, 3-4 October 2021] (2 October 2021)

Message of the Holy Father (23 September 2021)

Message of the Holy Father 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Apostolic Administrations for Latin-Rite Catholics in Russia (16 September 2021)

Message of the Holy Father to participants in the General Chapter of the Order of Friars Minor (15 July 2021)

Video message of the Holy Father to the "Asociación cristiana de dirigentes de empresa - ACDE" (30 June 2021)

Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to young people gathered in Medjugorje [1-6 August 2021] (29 June 2021)

Video Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to mark the 16th Edition of the Globsec Bratislava Forum, on theme: «Let’s Rebuild The World Back Better» (15 June 2021)

Message of His Holiness Pope Francis to the Minister of Climate and Environment of Poland, Chairperson of the XLII Session of the FAO Conference (14 June 2021)

Message of the Holy Father to mark the 30th anniversary of the Central American Integration System [Costa Rica, 10 June 2021] (5 June 2021)

Message of the Holy Father to the participants at the UNESCO Forum on Biodiversity (24 March 2021)

Message on the occasion of the Brotherhood Campaign 2021 of the Church in Brazil (17 February 2021)

Video Message of the Holy Father to mark the online presentation of the Ecclesial Assembly of Latin America and the Caribbean [Mexico City, 21-28 November 2021] (24 January 2021)