Pope Francis urged young people in Bahrain Sunday not to be bystanders or “tourists of life” but rather to commit themselves and take risks.
ROME — Pope Francis urged young people in Bahrain on Sunday not to be bystanders or “tourists of life” but rather to commit themselves and take risks.. “Do not be ‘tourists of life,’ who only see it from the outside, who only see the surface of things.”
“Yet if we live with that tourist mentality, we miss the present moment and risk throwing away whole pieces of our life!” he asserted. “How beautiful it is, on the other hand, to make a positive mark on our journey even now, by caring for our community, our classmates, our co-workers, and for the world around us.”
“This is the challenge of today that will make us winners tomorrow, the challenge faced by our increasingly globalized and multicultural societies,” he said.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Pope in Bahrain: Treatment of prisoners a measure of societyMANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up the first-ever papal trip to Bahrain on Sunday by encouraging priests and nuns to keep ministering to the Gulf kingdom’s tiny Catholic flock. He specifically mentioned its prisoners, saying “the way in which these ‘least ones’ are treated is a measure of the dignity and the hope of a society.”
Read more »
Pope ends Bahrain trip with visit to Gulf's oldest churchPope Francis departed from Bahrain on Sunday after a four-day trip that culminated with a visit to the Gulf's oldest Catholic church, where he told bishops, priests and nuns to remain united as they ministered to the faithful in the majority Muslim area.
Read more »
Pope in Bahrain: Treatment of prisoners a measure of societyPope Francis wrapped up the first-ever papal trip to Bahrain by encouraging priests and nuns to keep ministering to the Gulf kingdom’s tiny Catholic flock.
Read more »
Thousands from around Gulf pack Bahrain stadium for Pope's MassAbout 30,000 worshippers join an open-air mass held by Pope Francis in Bahrain, the highlight of his outreach mission to the Gulf to build ties with Muslims.
Read more »