Rome, 26 Sept. (LaPresse) – “The history of the Church and of humanity is not written by those who appear to be winning, imposing themselves and taking up space, but by those who ‘make space’, set peace processes in motion, build trust and encourage life.” Pope Leo XIV said this in his address to the Maison Bakhita Centre for Support and Social Integration in Paris. “These are not merely sentiments, but decisions and investments that go against the tide, the public significance and promise for the future of which we are coming to understand ever more clearly,” he added. “No one is so poor as to have nothing to give; no one is so rich as to have nothing to receive,” said the Pontiff. The Holy Father spoke of the “exchange of gifts that is renewed in every encounter”, emphasising that “there is life in abundance where each person’s limitations open up to the mysterious presence of others”.
Pope Leo XIV: “History is not written by those who appear to be winning, but by those who set processes of peace in motion”
Rome, 26 Sept. (LaPresse) – “The history of the Church and of humanity is not written by those who appear to be winning, imposing themselves and taking up space, but by those who ‘make space’, set peace processes in motion, build trust and encourage life.” Pope Leo XIV said this in his address to the Maison Bakhita Centre for Support and Social Integration in Paris. “These are not merely sentiments, but decisions and investments that go against the tide, the public significance and promise for the future of which we are coming to understand ever more clearly,” he added. “No one is so poor as to have nothing to give; no one is so rich as to have nothing to receive,” said the Pontiff. The Holy Father spoke of the “exchange of gifts that is renewed in every encounter”, emphasising that “there is life in abundance where each person’s limitations open up to the mysterious presence of others”.