Rome, Aug. 22 (LaPresse) – “Thank you for being here, thank you for this welcome and for this enthusiasm.” Pope Leo XIV said this while greeting the young people present at the Youth Village of the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples at the Rimini Fair. “Years ago, Saint John Paul II said: ‘If today’s world needs anything, it is communion.’ Even today we can repeat the same words, and if there is to be communion in the world, it begins with you young people, because you know how to build communion through friendship, you know how to respect one another in order to build peace. The world needs you, your enthusiasm, your charity, your faithfulness. May God bless you all, and may you always remain faithful to Jesus Christ,” Pope Leo XIV added.
Pope to young people at the Meeting of Rimini: “The world needs you”
Rome, Aug. 22 (LaPresse) – “Thank you for being here, thank you for this welcome and for this enthusiasm.” Pope Leo XIV said this while greeting the young people present at the Youth Village of the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples at the Rimini Fair. “Years ago, Saint John Paul II said: ‘If today’s world needs anything, it is communion.’ Even today we can repeat the same words, and if there is to be communion in the world, it begins with you young people, because you know how to build communion through friendship, you know how to respect one another in order to build peace. The world needs you, your enthusiasm, your charity, your faithfulness. May God bless you all, and may you always remain faithful to Jesus Christ,” Pope Leo XIV added.