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IMAGE: CNS photo/Tony Gentile, ReutersBy Carol GlatzVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In the depths of despair, when nowords or gestures will help, then cry with those who suffer, because tears are theseeds of hope, Pope Francis said.When people are hurting, "it is necessary to share intheir desperation. In order to dry the tears from the face of those who suffer,we must join our weeping with theirs. This is the only way our words may trulybe able to offer a bit of hope," he said Jan. 4 during his weekly generalaudience."And if I can't offer words like this, with tears,with sorrow, then silence is better, a caress, a gesture and no words," hesaid.In his first general audience of the new year, the popecontinued his series of talks on Christian hope by reflecting on Rachel'sinconsolable sorrow and mourning for her children who "are no more," aswritten by the prophet Jeremiah.Rachel's refusal to be consoled "expresses the depth ofher pain and the bitterness of her weeping," the pope told those ga...
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(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis continued his series of catechetical reflections on “Christian Hope” during his weekly General Audience on Wednesday. The Holy Father based his reflection on the prophecy of Jeremiah: Rachel “weeping for her children,” but… “There is hope for your future” (Jeremiah 31:15-17).Below, please find the full text of the official English-language summary of Pope Francis’ catechesis for 4 January 2017:Dear Brothers and Sisters: In our continuing catechesis on Christian hope, we now turn to the figure of Rachel, the wife of Jacob, who died giving birth to her second child. The prophet Jeremiah evokes Rachel’s tears – the tears of a mother who weeps for her children and would not be consoled – to describe the sorrow of the Chosen People at the time of the Exile. Anyone familiar with the grief of a mother who has lost a child knows the power of this image. In response to Ra...
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Wednesday expressed his “sorrow and concern” upon hearing news of the prison riots that took place Monday in Brazil. More than 50 people were killed, making the riots the deadliest to hit Brazil in two decades.During his General Audience on Wednesday, the Holy Father called for prayer “for those who have died, for their families, for all the inmates of that prison, and for those who work there.” The Pope also renewed his appeal “that prisons might be places of re-education and re-integration into society; and that the conditions of life of prisoners might be worthy of human persons.”Brazil's justice minister on Tuesday proposed an overhaul of the penal system to tackle chronic prison overcrowding The minister, Alexandre de Moraes, said his country needed to improve conditions in jails, which are home to an estimated 600,000 inmates, after visiting the prison in the jungle city of Manaus.
