(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Friday received the participants in the national assembly of Italian Religious Superiors, who have been meeting in Rome to explore the specific role of consecrated life in the Church’s broader mission, in the key of Evangelii gaudium – Pope Francis’ post-Synodal exhortation on the joy of the Gospel.
In remarks prepared for the occasion and delivered to the superiors, Pope Francis spoke especially of the fraternal life as an indispensable element of witness to the true meaning of brotherhood in the world – especially in today’s world. “This fraternity, however, presupposes the fatherhood of God and the motherhood of the Church and of the Virgin Mary,” he said. “We must each day place ourselves once again in this relationship, and we can do so with prayer, the Eucharist, with adoration, with the Rosary.”
The 54th national assembly of the Italian Conference of Major Superiors opened in Tivoli on Monday, November 3rd, and concluded with the Papal audience on Friday, November 7th.
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis received the participants in the 33 rd Ecumenical Meeting of Bishops, F riends of the Focolare Movement this Friday. The meeting opened on November 3 rd , and concluded with the audience at the Vatican. For four days, nearly forty Catholic and non-Catholic Church leaders from nearly thirty different countries met to explore the theme: “The Eucharist, mystery of communion”. Click below to hear our report
In remarks to the participants in the conference, Pope Francis praised the gathering as a “bright and attractive sign” of the common faith in Our Lord, Jesus Christ. “In fact,” said Pope Francis, “if we, as Christians, desire to respond in a meaningful way to the many problems and dramas of our time, then we need to speak and act as brothers, so that everyone can easily recognize [that we belong to Christ, the One Lord].” The Holy Father also renewed his appeal on behalf of all those suffering religious persecution, and denouncing the lack of effective protections for authentic religious liberty around the world. “The fact that [people in] many countries lack the freedom to express religion publicly and to live openly according to the requirements of Christian ethics; the persecution of Christians and other minorities; the sad phenomenon of terrorism; the plight of refugees caused by war and other reasons; the challenges of fundamentalism and on the other extreme, exaggerated secularism; all these really challenge our conscience of Christians and pastors,” he said. Pope Francis concluded saying that all these challenges are a call seek with renewed commitment, perseverance and patience, the ways that lead to unity – “that the world may believe” (Jn 17:21), and in order that we ourselves might be full of confidence and courage. (from Vatican Radio)…
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Friday received the participants in the national assembly of Italian Religious Superiors, who have been meeting in Rome to explore the specific role of consecrated life in the Church’s broader mission, in the key of Evangelii gaudium – Pope Francis’ post-Synodal exhortation on the joy of the Gospel. In remarks…
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