“Dear young people. I invite you especially to take concrete initiatives of solidarity and sharing along‑side and with those who are the poorest. Participate generously in one or another of the projects through which, in different countries, others of your contemporaries are involved in gestures of fraternity and solidarity.” – Pope Francis
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“Be in this world bearers of Christian faith and hope by living love every day. Be faithful witnesses of the Risen Christ, never turn back before the obstacles that present themselves on the paths of your lives. I am counting on you. On your youthful energy and your dedication to Christ.” – Pope Francis
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“You are ready for what Christ wants of you now. He wants you—all of you—to be the light of the world, as only young people can be light. It is time to let your light shine!” – Pope Francis
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“It is first of all necessary for you young people to give a forceful witness of love for life, God’s gift. This love must extend from the beginning to the end of every life.” – Pope Francis
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“Pray and learn to pray! . . . Deepen your knowledge of the Word of the Living God by reading and meditating on the Scriptures.” – Pope Francis
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“There, in the midst of humankind, is the dwelling of Christ, who asks you to dry every tear in his name, and to remind whoever feels lonely that no one whose hope is placed in him is ever alone.” – Pope Francis
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“I hope that many young men and women, inspired by sincere, apostolic zeal, will consecrate their own lives to Christ and the Church as priests and religious, or as lay people who are also ready to leave their own countries to rush to those places where workers in Christ’s vineyard are scarce.” – Pope Francis
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“Call out to Jesus to remain with you always along the many roads to Emmaus of our time. May he be your strength, your point of reference, your enduring hope.” – Pope Francis
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“The human being has a deep-rooted tendency to ‘think only of self.’ . . One who chooses to follow Christ, on the other hand, avoids being wrapped up in himself and does not evaluate things according to self-interest.” – Pope Francis
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“Dear young people, you are under threat from the bad use of advertising techniques, which plays upon the natural tendency to avoid effort and promises the immediate satisfaction of every desire, while consumerism that goes with it suggests that [you] should seek self-fulfillment especially in the enjoyment of material goods.” – Pope Francis
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