A faith without solidarity is a dead faith. A sea of delicate smiles and eyes full of wonder welcomed Pope Francis at Bañado Norte, one of the poorest areas in Asunción. “I could not come to Paraguay …More
A faith without solidarity is a dead faith.
A sea of delicate smiles and eyes full of wonder welcomed Pope Francis at Bañado Norte, one of the poorest areas in Asunción. “I could not come to Paraguay without spending some time with you, here on your land,” Pope Francis said, to cheers from the crowds. “To see your faces, your children, your elderly, and to hear about your experiences and everything you went through to be here and have a dignified life and a roof over your heads, to endure the bad weather and the flooding of these last few weeks… All this makes me think of the little family of Bethlehem: their lives were affected by harsh weather but by other kinds of hardship too, yet they had the support of nearby shepherds. In fact, whilst th ...
A sea of delicate smiles and eyes full of wonder welcomed Pope Francis at Bañado Norte, one of the poorest areas in Asunción. “I could not come to Paraguay without spending some time with you, here on your land,” Pope Francis said, to cheers from the crowds. “To see your faces, your children, your elderly, and to hear about your experiences and everything you went through to be here and have a dignified life and a roof over your heads, to endure the bad weather and the flooding of these last few weeks… All this makes me think of the little family of Bethlehem: their lives were affected by harsh weather but by other kinds of hardship too, yet they had the support of nearby shepherds. In fact, whilst th ...