Pope to Recovering Drug Addicts: The Church Is With You, but You Need the Will to Stand Up


 

Pope to recovering drug addicts: The Church is with you, but you need the will to stand up – http://en.romereports.com A few hours after celebrating his first World Youth Day Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Aprecida, the Pope visited a hospital tha…

 

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7 Responses to Pope to Recovering Drug Addicts: The Church Is With You, but You Need the Will to Stand Up

  • StJohnNeumann YAG says:

    Pope to recovering drug addicts: The Church is with you, but you need the
    will to stand up

    From Rome Reports TV

    A few hours after celebrating his first World Youth Day Mass at the Shrine
    of Our Lady of Aparecida, the Pope visited a hospital that helps recovering
    drug addicts. For over a decade, Franciscan friars have run the St. Francis
    of Assisi Hospital, helping over 1,700 recovering addicts, in the past 13
    years. Despite the heavy rain, a large crowd was ready to welcome Pope
    Francis. Before giving his speech, he listened to the testimonies of those
    who got their life back on track thanks to the center.?

  • 2MakeTheDifference says:

    Agree 100%

  • mammyoriordan says:

    “Thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build My Church…..” Matt. 16:18
    – tell me where is that Church? And tell me how did the New Testament come
    to be compiled. And Jesus gave His apostles the faculty to forgive sins
    “whose sins you forgive will be forgiven them and whose sins you retain
    they are retained…” John 20:23 The apolstles appointed others by the
    “laying of of hands. – Rene

  • 143mik says:

    Happy to be part of #WYD2013 here in #Philippines where we can join the
    celebracion de World Youth Day at #DonBoscoMakati

  • Nicholas Esposito says:

    3:27 LOL

  • Mark Zielman says:

    The Church is the Bride of Christ.

  • grandmoff21 says:

    Is that Cardinal at 0:25 Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco?

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