Pope: In the face of hardened hearts, re-kindle charity. Each day, before our eyes, there are “scenes of violence, faces without piety, hardened and isolated hearts”: we have to remember that God the …More
Pope: In the face of hardened hearts, re-kindle charity.
Each day, before our eyes, there are “scenes of violence, faces without piety, hardened and isolated hearts”: we have to remember that God the Father is concerned for everyone, “and desires the salvation of every human person.” With these words, Pope Francis welcomed to the Vatican the participants in the General Chapter of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate, the Pallottines. Recalling the example of their founder, St Vincent Pallotti, the Pope said today each member of the Pallottine Family is called to “re-awaken faith and re-kindle charity,” especially among the weakest members of the population, while maintaining the Person of Christ at the foundation of their existence. “Contemplating the lif ...
Each day, before our eyes, there are “scenes of violence, faces without piety, hardened and isolated hearts”: we have to remember that God the Father is concerned for everyone, “and desires the salvation of every human person.” With these words, Pope Francis welcomed to the Vatican the participants in the General Chapter of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate, the Pallottines. Recalling the example of their founder, St Vincent Pallotti, the Pope said today each member of the Pallottine Family is called to “re-awaken faith and re-kindle charity,” especially among the weakest members of the population, while maintaining the Person of Christ at the foundation of their existence. “Contemplating the lif ...