Pope Francis dearly cares about the family; and he speaks about it, and very much so. In his Wednesday General Audiences from 17 December 2014 to 16 September 2015, he chose to talk about it, reflecting on its mystery and beauty, the difficulties and the challenges that it faces, and giving, at the same time, wise admonitions and tender tips in the way that only a father can. For those who wish to re-read his words or reflect on them, here are the links to his Catecheses. By following them, you can easily and quickly retrace this itinerary through family life seen with the eyes of Pope Francis, who inevitably captures the image not only of the family as such but that of our time, a society in the making and its cultural changes, harbingers of challenges and opportunities. To those who would like to consult the printed version, we propose the text that has just been released in three languages:
“La famiglia genera il mondo” (Ita.) - “La familia genera el mundo” (Sp.) - “The Family: The World’s Generating Force” (Eng.), LEV Editore, 2015. The book contains the entire series of encounters and an introduction by Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President of the Pontifical Council for the Family.
General Audience of 17 December 2014: The family - 1. Nazareth General Audience of 7 January 2015: The family - 2. The mother General Audience of 28 January 2015: The family - 3. The father (First part) General Audience of 4 February 2015: The family - 3. The father (Second part) General Audience of 11 February 2015: The family - 4. The children General Audience of 18 February 2015: The family - 5. Siblings General Audience of 4 March 2015: The family - 6. The elderly General Audience of 11 March 2015: The family - 7. The grandparents General Audience of 18 March 2015: The family - 8. The children (I) General Audience of 8 April 2015: The family - 9. The children (II) General Audience of 15 April 2015: The family - 10. Male and female (I) General Audience of 22 April 2015: The family - 11. Male and female (II) General Audience of 29 April 2015: The family - 12. Marriage (I) General Audience of 6 May 2015: The family - 13. Marriage (II) General Audience of 13 May 2015: The family - 14. The three expressions General Audience of 20 May 2015: The family - 15. Education General Audience of 27 May 2015: The family - 16. Engagement General Audience of 3 June 2015: The family - 17. Family and poverty General Audience of 10 June 2015: The family - 18. Family and illness General Audience of 17 June 2015: The family - 19. Death General Audience of 24 June 2015: The family - 20. Wounds (I) General Audience of 5 August 2015: The family - 21. Wounded families (II) General Audience of 12 August 2015: The family - 22. Celebration General Audience of 19 August 2015: The family - 23. Work General Audience of 26 August 2015: The family - 24. Prayer General Audience of 2 September 2015: The family - 25. Evangelization General Audience of 9 September 2015: The family - 26.Community General Audience of 16 September 2015