{"id":111689,"date":"2025-03-10T08:03:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T08:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/03\/10\/pope-francis-urges-spiritual-renewal-in-text-from-rome-hospital\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T08:03:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T08:03:45","slug":"pope-francis-urges-spiritual-renewal-in-text-from-rome-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/pope-francis-urges-spiritual-renewal-in-text-from-rome-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis urges spiritual renewal in text from Rome Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"

VATICAN, Mar 10 \u2014 Pope Francis has urges Christians to commit to spiritual renewal during the 40-day Lenten period leading to Easter in a text accompanying his Sunday Angelus prayer released from Rome\u2019s Gemelli hospital.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He invited Christians to make Lent \u201ca time of purification and spiritual renewal, a path of growth in faith, hope, and charity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Pope, who is recovering from from bilateral pneumonia, said he is thinking especially of the many people who care for those who are sick, saying they represent a sign of the Lord\u2019s presence for those under their care.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring my prolonged hospitalization here,\u201d he said, \u201cI too experience the thoughtfulness of service and the tenderness of care, in particular from the doctors and healthcare workers, whom I thank from the bottom of my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

He called for a \u201cmiracle of tenderness\u201d to accompany everyone facing adversity, so that they might perceive \u201ca little light in the night of pain.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Pope then thanked everyone who has been praying for him, adding that he wishes to join spiritually with officials of the Roman Curia for their annual Spiritual Exercises.<\/p>\n

Call to volunteering<\/h2>\n

Pope Francis went on to recall the Jubilee for the World of Volunteering, which was held over the weekend in Rome.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn our societies, too enslaved to market logic, where everything risks being subject to the criterion of interest and the quest for profit,\u201d he said, \u201cvolunteering is prophecy and a sign of hope, because it bears witness to the primacy of gratuitousness, solidarity, and service to those most in need.\u201d<\/p>\n

He thanked everyone who volunteers in their local communities out of the goodness of their hearts, saying their care can help to reawaken hope in others.<\/p>\n

In conclusion, Pope Francis prayed for the gift of peace for \u201cmartyred Ukraine, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Myanmar, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also expressed concern for recent outbreaks of violence in Syria, calling for \u201cfull respect for all ethnic and religious components of society, especially civilians.\u201d<\/p>\n

By Vatican News <\/em><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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