Quotes
May the sound of arms be silenced in war-torn Ukraine!"
Peter's Basilica to thousands of people in the square below, Reuters reported, the pope said This is the night when the door of hope has opened wide on the world; this is the night when God says to each one: there is hope for you too,
the 88-year-old Pope said Hope, ... does not admit the false prudence of those who do not get off the hook for fear of compromising themselves and the calculation of those who think only of themselves; hope is incompatible with the quiet life of those who do not raise their voices against evil and against the injustices consummated on the skin of the poorest.”
It is the Lord’s promise to be welcomed here, now, in this suffering and groaning earth,
The event also recovers the ancient tradition of the biblical Jubilee, which was a time of liberation, peace and social bonds."
Dating back to the 1300s, the official added There is a great need for hope and this is the theme placed at the centre of the Jubliee journey: hope that is rooted first and foremost in the Lord who died and rose again for us and that might be lived out in a 'contagious' manner by all Christians
Don Francesco Scalzotto said We think of wars, of machine-gunned children, of bombs on schools and hospitals,
It’s my first time in Rome and for me to be here at the Vatican, I feel already blessed,
said Lisbeth Dembele, a 52-year-old French tourist visiting St Peter’s Square earlier The Jubilee calls us to spiritual renewal and commits us to the transformation of our world,
Hope calls us ... to be upset with things that are wrong and to find the courage to change them,
The Jubilee was born in the 1300s as a people's event, understood as a time of forgiveness of sins, which does not leave out any aspect of personal, community and social life,
explains Don Francesco Scalzotto, official of the Dicastery for Evangelisation There will be more vehicles, more men, and very, very, shall we say, robust and important security devices,
Gualtieri told reporters last week Many people go on pilgrimage to Rome during the Holy Year,
It's a very significant year, ... Every 25 years, the church celebrates the anniversary of Christ coming into the world. And that incarnation of the Son of God is the source of our salvation. It's a great time to thank the Lord for not only coming among us, but then giving us the Gospel, the message of hope, giving us his miracles which inspire faith."
Murray said on "National Report."
