Pope Francis: Strengthening hope through family and daily work!

Pope Francis: Strengthening hope through family and daily work!

Vatikanstadt, Italien - Vatican city, December 21, 2024 - In a warm Christmas address, Pope Francis received the employees of the Vatican and their families in the audience hall. During this meeting, the Pope emphasized the basic values of work and family and emphasized how important it is to strengthen hope through daily commitment and family ties. "What they do is certainly a lot," the Pope honored the performance of the employees and compared the activity of the Vatican City with a "large beehive" in which every task, even the most invisible, makes a valuable contribution to the World Church. This message found special expression in its request to maintain family values and spend time with loved ones, especially in the Christmas season.

family and responsibility in the economic context

In the same week, the Pope also met representatives of family businesses. He encouraged them to actively work for their families and future generations and emphasized the need for a dialogue between business and society. "It is good, it is constructive when courage and responsibility go together," says Francis. He asked to find a balance between professional commitment and family responsibility and to maintain the value of the community. The Pope recalled that the church is also a "family of God" and called on to act locally and globally for the well -being of humanity. This speech reflected the connection between religious and social responsibility and underlined the importance of the family as a fundamental unity of society, as the Italian association of family businesses, which Francis recently received.

Through these two meetings, Pope Francis made it clear that both work and family ties in the Christian faith are understood as indispensable pillars. By reminding those present that "hope is growing in the family", he realized that it is time to work in a modest courage for a better future, which is particularly important to him, especially with regard to the upcoming Holy year 2025, in which hope and community are in the foreground, as well as Vaticannews.de reported and kathpress.at reported .