During the last stage of his visit to San Giovanni Rotondo, Benedict XVI met with priests, religious and young people in the church of St. Pio of Pietrelcina.Speaking of Padre Pio, the Pope recalled that the care of souls and the conversion of sinners was a yearning that consumed him until his death. He urged priests to value the Sacrament of Penance, which was very dear to Padre Pio, and to never resign themselves to seeing their confessionals deserted, nor limit themselves to noting the disaffection of the faithful for this extraordinary source of serenity and peace.Benedict XVI explained that we must discover new channels to communicate the truth of the Gospel in our time, and that the life o ...
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