Pope Leo XIV says "The brightest light here is that of your eyes, your faces, your smiles, your songs, your dances, in which everything bears witness that Christ is joy, meaning, inspiration, and beauty for our lives." FULL TEXT at Meeting with Families and Youth
Pope Leo XIV says "The brightest light here is that of your eyes, your faces, your smiles, your songs, your dances, in which everything bears witness that Christ is joy, meaning, inspiration, and beauty for our lives." FULL TEXT at Meeting with Families and Youth
Pope Leo XIV met with young people and families gathered at the Bata Stadium. Music, songs, colors, smiles, and joy filled the Bata Stadium, which has a capacity of more than 30,000 people and was packed with young people and families, seminarians, priests, and the faithful of Bata, who gave the Pope a “warm welcome.” In thanking them for such joy, the Pope recalled the motto of the visit to Equatorial Guinea—“Christ, Light of Equatorial Guinea, toward a future of hope”—and assured them that "the brightest light here is the one that shines in your eyes, on your faces, in your smiles, and through your songs," all bearing witness that "Christ is the joy, meaning, inspiration, and beauty of our lives.” The Pope’s address, preceded by a welcome from the Apostolic Administrator of Bata, Bishop Miguel Ángel Nguema Bee, followed a series of testimonies that served as the guiding thread of his reflection. It began with Alicia, who spoke about the importance of being faithful to ...
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