Some 25,000 people went to St. Peter's Square to pray the Angelus with the pope. From the window of the pontifical apartments, Pope Francis said the youth synod was now finished. He noted the first fruits of the youth synod is the method they tried to follow during the synod.
POPE FRANCIS
“More than the document; however, it’s important to spread a way of being and of working together. Both young people and elderly, in listening and in discernment, to arrive at pastoral choices that respond to the reality.”
The pope also asked for prayers for the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue attack in the United States.
POPE FRANCIS
“May the Most High receive the deceased in his peace, comfort their families and support the wounded. In reality, we have all been wounded by this inhuman act of violence.”
The pope prayed the “hotbeds of hatred” be overcome and respect for life be strengthened across the world.
