Pope Francis encourages hope and friendliness in the new year

Pope Francis encourages hope and friendliness in the new year

London, Großbritannien - On December 28, 2024, Pope Francis in an audio message that was broadcast on the BBC show "Thought for the Day" urged hope, friendliness and gratitude. In his speech, he emphasized that despite the challenges such as wars and social injustices, people should look optimistically into the future. "Even if we do not know what the next day brings us, we shouldn't look at the future with pessimism and resignation," said the Pope, as kathpress

The Pope underlined how important friendliness is in society, as a "form of love" that opens the heart and leads to more humility. "A society that looks full of trust in the future and treats people with respect and empathy is a more humane society," said Francis. The message fell into the context of the Holy Year 2025, which is under the motto "pilgrim of hope" and began on December 24th. The Pope recalled the listeners that challenges should not discourage us, but that we should choose love, which can make us passionate and optimistic, so Vatican News .

The speech of the Pope is an invitation to inner renewal and a positive view of the future. "May the New Year bring us peace, frozen and gratitude," he concluded his message, in which he quoted the British writer Gilbert Keith Chesterton and called up to accept life with gratitude and not to be taken for granted. The Pope's core messages aim to promote a more harmonious and human society that is characterized by hope and friendliness.