Pope Francis and the “culture of encounter” Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican Tuesday, June 28, 2016 To understand the Holy Father is to grasp his desire always and everywhere to meet and pray with people. To be present, but “not to be too noisy.” © 2023 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.
To understand the Holy Father is to grasp his desire always and everywhere to meet and pray with people. To be present, but “not to be too noisy.”
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Pope Francis and the “culture of encounter”
Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican
Tuesday, June 28, 2016