Pope Francis at Angelus: "May the Lord support the great commitment to fight the Chinese virus"

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"Tomorrow marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp. In the face of this huge tragedy, this atrocity, indifference is not admissible and memory is a must. Tomorrow we are all invited to have a moment of prayer and of recollection, saying each in his heart: never again! ". The Pope said this at the Angelus in St. Peter's Square.

God support the fight against the Chinese virus
"I wish to pray for people who are sick because of the virus that has spread to China. May the Lord welcome the deceased in his peace, comfort families and support the great commitment of the Chinese community already put in place to fight the epidemic" he added the Pontiff. Pope Francis at the Angelus.

The frontier is the beginning of the testimony
The frontier, in which we almost mix with those who are different, is the beginning of the testimony, Francis then recalled. "We are called to trust the word of Christ, to open ourselves to the Father's mercy and allow ourselves to be transformed by the grace of the Holy Spirit", he said, "It is from here that a true path of conversion begins. Just as happened to the first disciples: the encounter with the divine Master, with his gaze, with his word gave them the impulse to follow him, to change his life by putting himself concretely at the service of the Kingdom of God ".

"The word of Jesus has come down to us, because there were these men, simple fishermen, who left their nets and replied yes," he continued, "Today's Gospel presents them to us along the sea of Galilee, a frontier territory. They too, like Jesus, find themselves well on the frontier, almost mixing with the pagans, to be light and announce to everyone the true liberation, that brought by Christ. The surprising and decisive encounter with Jesus began the journey of the disciples, transforming them into heralds and witnesses of God's love for his people. In imitation of these first heralds and messengers of the Word of God, each of us may take steps in the footsteps of the Savior, to offer hope to those who thirst for it. "