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“We need to read our lives” ... and “see the things that are not good but also the good things that God sows in us.” - Pope Francis

Pope Francis continued his talks on discernment, saying that knowing oneself requires patience and awareness of self, distinguishing between feelings and spiritual faculties.

Kazakhstan – home to 150 ethnic groups and more than 80 languages – has a “vocation of being a country of encounter, of culture, of language,” the pope said.

Pope Francis called on all Christians to “hope for this fullness of life that awaits us all...”

Pope Francis encouraged Christians, especially the elderly, to live their final years of life “in the expectation of the Lord” because in old age, Jesus’ promise becomes “transparent..."

“I want to tell you how very sorry I am and to ask for forgiveness for the evil perpetrated by not a few Catholics” who ran the residential schools Indigenous children (in Canada) ... -- Pope Francis

The phenomenon of mass shootings “is a grave social problem,” he said, and it would be important to look into the “aggressiveness” of those who “opt to destroy and not build.” -- Pope Francis

“The priestly prayer of Jesus at the Last Supper that all may be one judges every one of our divisions around the bread broken, around the sacrament of mercy, the sign of unity, the bond of charity” -- Pope Francis

" ... the pope said that the care of the elderly is “fundamental” for society, for the church and especially for future generations." -- Pope Francis

“Do not hide old age, do not hide the fragility of old age.” -- Pope Francis

The pope praised those elderly who can turn resentment “into a tenacity for awaiting God’s promises” because they are an example to the rest of the faith community about facing “the excesses of evil.”

Pope Francis to elderly men and women: “... please be attentive to young people, they are watching us.”

Pope Francis urged Christians to not only support and encourage better care for the elderly, but also to transform the younger generations understanding “about life and its stages.” - CNS

Videos and photographs released April 3, after Russian troops retreated from Bucha and other towns, showed bodies in the streets and in the yards of homes.

From a series of talks by Pope Francis dedicated to the meaning and value of “old age” and focused on the role of memory and personal witness in handing down the faith.

A pervasive “spirit of rejection” exists in the modern world that “tends to be hostile to the elderly and, not by chance, also to children” and “casts them aside.” - Pope Francis

When people experience dangerous situations, "praying means listening to the voice that can give us the same courage as Joseph, to face difficulties without succumbing.” - Pope Francis