“In every age you make yourself known to us, calling us to conversion. At this dark hour, help us and grant us your comfort.”
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Pope Francis: The wisdom of the elderly can save us from the carefree world of corruption
The elderly “will be the ones to sound the alarm, the alert: ‘Be aware, this is corruption, it will bring you nothing,’” Pope Francis said during his general audience on March 16.
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Read: Pope Francis prays for Ukraine
“Lord Jesus, born under the bombs of Kyiv, have mercy on us. Lord Jesus, dead in the arms of a mother in Kharkiv, have mercy on us.”
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Pope Francis: Our society is always in a hurry. The elderly help us slow down.
“The rhythms of old age are an indispensable resource for grasping the meaning of life marked by time,” Pope Francis said in his general audience, and so spending time with our elders is not just a “waste of time.”
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Pope Francis: We idolize youth. But being old is ‘just as important’
In his Wednesday audience, Pope Francis spoke against a “culture of waste” that relegates the elderly to the sidelines and discourages young people from learning the wisdom of older generations.
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Pope Francis: The Christian vocation is to safeguard human life, human hearts and human work.
“To be a Christian is not only to receive the faith, to confess the faith, but to safeguard life, one’s own life, the life of others, the life of the Church,” Pope Francis said in his Wednesday audience.
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Pope Francis: A good death must be welcomed, not administered
“Life is a right, not death, which must be welcomed, not administered,” Pope Francis said during his weekly audience. “And this ethical principle applies to, concerns everyone, not just Christians or believers.”
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Read: Pope Benedict XVI’s penitential letter on Munich sexual abuse report
“Each individual case of sexual abuse is appalling and irreparable,” Pope Benedict wrote. “The victims of sexual abuse have my deepest sympathy, and I feel great sorrow for each individual case.”
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Pope Francis: What it does (and doesn’t) mean to pray to a saint
In his Wednesday audience, Pope Francis spoke about the communion of saints, which he said does not include just those who are perfect, but also “the community of saved sinners.”
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Pope Francis to struggling parents: Don’t condemn your kids. Pray to St. Joseph instead.
In his Wednesday audience, Pope Francis remembered parents of children with different sexual orientations, with illnesses, who are struggling at school, and said, “Never condemn a child.”