"All together, Bishops, ordained, consecrated people and laypeople must offer the witness of a Church which is faithful to Christ, animated by the desire to serve and ready to go forward with prophetic courage living up to the expectations and spiritual needs of men and women of our times". These were Pope Francis' words before the recitation of the angelus prayer. After the celebration of Holy Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, the Pope reflected on the festive climate of the past days thanks to the creation of 19 new cardinals. "A precious occasion -- he said -- to experience the Catholicity of the Church which is well represented by the variegated origins of the new members pf the College of Cardinals wh ...
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