#PopeFrancis discusses the synod on synodality with members of the Italian Catholic Action lay association. "The most important thing of this synod is synodality, the subjects and topics are there to advance this expression of the church, that is synodality."

#PopeFrancis arrives on the popemobile to a packed St. Peter's Square to meet with members of the Italian Catholic Action lay association.

Happy feast of St. George. It's the pope's name day, so it's a Vatican holiday. (📷St. George Slays the Dragon by Paris Bordon, Vatican Museums)

#PopeFrancis: I renew my appeal not to give in to the logic of revenge and war; let the ways of dialogue and diplomacy, which can do so much, prevail instead. I pray every day for peace in Palestine and Israel and hope that those two peoples may soon stop suffering.

#PopeFrancis: "Consider this: for Christ, I am important, irreplaceable, worth the infinite price of His life. It is not just a way of speaking: He truly gave His life for me, He died & rose again for me, because He loves me & finds in me a beauty that I often do not see myself"