Source: Agenzia Fides – MIL OSI
Tuesday, 29 July 2025
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Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “In online spaces, always look for the “suffering flesh of Christ” in every brother and sister.” This is the mission that Pope Leo entrusted to the digital missionaries and Catholic influencers who came to Rome to celebrate their special Jubilee. The Pontiff met them late in the morning in St. Peter’s Basilica, following the Mass presided over by Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization – Section for First Evangelization and New Particular Churches.”How much we need peace in these times marked by hostility and war. And how much the greeting of the Risen Lord: “Peace be with you!” (Jn 20:19), invites us to bear witness today.” May his peace be with all of us, in our hearts and in our actions,” declared the Bishop of Rome, who continued his address alternating between Italian, English, and Spanish: “This is the mission of the Church: to proclaim peace to the world! The peace that comes from the Lord, who conquered death, brings us God’s forgiveness, gives us the life of the Father, and shows us the way of Love!”Peace, the Pope declared in Italian, “needs to be sought, proclaimed, and shared everywhere, both in the places where we see the tragedy of war and in the empty hearts of those who have lost the meaning of life and the desire for introspection and the spiritual life. Perhaps, today more than ever, we need missionary disciples who go wherever there is a heart that waits, seeks, and is in need. Yes, to the ends of the earth, to the farthest reaches, where there is no hope.Speaking then in English, Leo XIV emphasized that today’s world is “deeply characterized and formed by technology. It is up to us – it is up to each one of you – to ensure that this culture remains human. Science and technology influence the way we live in the world, even affecting how we understand ourselves and how we relate to God, how we relate to one another. But, the Pope warned “nothing that comes from man and his creativity should be used to undermine the dignity of others. Our mission – your mission – is to nurture a culture of Christian humanism, and to do so together. This is the beauty of the “network” for all of us.”Faced with cultural changes throughout history, the Church, he added in English, “has never remained passive. We have a duty to work together to develop a way of thinking, to develop a language, of our time, that gives voice to Love. It is not simply a matter of generating content, but of creating an encounter of hearts. This will entail seeking out those who suffer, those who need to know the Lord, so that they may heal their wounds, get back on their feet and find meaning in their lives. Above all, this process begins with accepting our own poverty, letting go of all pretense and recognizing our own inherent need for the Gospel. And this process is a communal endeavor.”Finally, in Spanish, the Successor of Peter asked influencers to build, following Jesus’ example, “networks of relationships, of love, of gratuitous sharing where friendship is profound and authentic; networks where we can mend what has been broken, heal from loneliness, not focus on the number of followers, but experience the greatness of infinite Love in every encounter. Be agents of communion, capable of breaking down the logic of division and polarization, of individualism and egocentrism. Centre yourselves on Christ, so as to overcome the logic of the world, of fake news, of frivolity, with the beauty and light of Truth.” (F.B.) (Agenzia Fides, 29/7/2025)
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