Pope Francis just keeps making history. He is making world history by proclaiming Christ's Gospel to persons in every single part of the world. Today our Pope did what no other pope had done. Today our Pope met with thousands of journalists and reporters to send a Spirit-filled message to them and through them to all the nations.
He is so transparent and authentic when he speaks. I was able to attend this miraculous event thanks to the news team of Houston's Channel 13 who took me to the papal audience hall and got me in. Pope Francis was simply speaking from his heart and with so much charity. In his generosity, the Pope answered the question of how he chose the name Francis and he did so recounting the most interesting details of that decision. In one sentence, he chose that name because he wants his papacy to be for the poor, for peace, and for creation just as St. Francis of Assisi was a saint of the poor, of peace, and a friend of nature.
Two sentences that Pope Francis said arrived to my heart as an arrow: first he said that we all are called to give all of our attention to Christ because Christ is the center of the Church, not the pope! Secondly, he expressed that he wishes the Church to be poor and to be for the poor! These two messages, among the others, have made such a strong impression in my interior mainly because they express the essence of Christ's Gospel. These two messages fill us all with God's Hope in this year of Faith!
Two retired Italian reporters told me this Pope reminds them a lot of John Paul II. To see this event's pictures click here!
He is so transparent and authentic when he speaks. I was able to attend this miraculous event thanks to the news team of Houston's Channel 13 who took me to the papal audience hall and got me in. Pope Francis was simply speaking from his heart and with so much charity. In his generosity, the Pope answered the question of how he chose the name Francis and he did so recounting the most interesting details of that decision. In one sentence, he chose that name because he wants his papacy to be for the poor, for peace, and for creation just as St. Francis of Assisi was a saint of the poor, of peace, and a friend of nature.
Two sentences that Pope Francis said arrived to my heart as an arrow: first he said that we all are called to give all of our attention to Christ because Christ is the center of the Church, not the pope! Secondly, he expressed that he wishes the Church to be poor and to be for the poor! These two messages, among the others, have made such a strong impression in my interior mainly because they express the essence of Christ's Gospel. These two messages fill us all with God's Hope in this year of Faith!
Two retired Italian reporters told me this Pope reminds them a lot of John Paul II. To see this event's pictures click here!
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